Judy Cameron Welcome to this week s edition of Streetmail, Noble County s place for local news and local voices. I m Judy Cameron, your Merriam neighbor. If you have any problems unsubscribing, please see further instructions at the bottom of this edition of Streetmail. As you are probably aware, Lawrence County recently erected an 11,500-pound monument depicting the Ten Commandments on its courthouse lawn. The Indiana Civil Liberties Union sued and now the monument has been removed and put in storage while the lawsuit is pending.
Many people believe that religion is an integral part of daily living.
And yet, our Constitution states that there is indeed a division. When I spoke with Ken Falk, legal director for the Indiana Civil Liberties Union, he told me, It would be very difficult to make the Lawrence County display constitutional. It would need to include similar monuments to other religions so that it doesn t appear that the government endorses one particular religious belief. At nearly six tons for each monument, however, it seems to me that a display like that would take up the whole lawn, if not the entire downtown area. Be sure to give your name and the town where you live.