Author: MAHAGURU ISLAM KRISTENMAHAGURU ISLAM KRISTEN
Date: Feb 15, 2008 12:15
In July 2001, Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore, in the cover of
night, placed in the middle of a public courthouse foyer a two-ton granite
display that ignited a firestorm consuming American politics and the
national media for months. Lawsuits were filed, protests on both sides were
organized, and the battle over this country's destiny began.
What could cause such an ill-tempered debate on the future of religion
in American politics The 10 Commandments of course! Actually, it's hard to
believe that God's law, delivered to His people on their freedom tour of the
Middle East, could cause such an outrage. Designed specifically to give
humans a guide to peace and harmony on earth, it was turned into a smoking
platform of anger and self-righteousness. Perhaps not since the Scopes trial
of the early 20th century has America experienced such rancor over the
state-church controversy.
By the time the granite dust settled, the 10 Commandments had been
removed from the court by the order of a higher justice; furthermore, Chief
Justice Roy Moore was removed from office for unrepentantly defying the law
of the land. Yet on the day of his expulsion, the passionate judge gave a
warning to those who challenged his attempt to acknowledge God from his
chair-he'd be back! And what he planned would change the course of American
politics. ...
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