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Giles County Schools: Ten Commandments saga continues

Giles County Schools: Ten Commandments saga continues

Judge Michael Urbanski has ordered Giles County Schools and plaintiffs ACLU and FFRF to take the case of the Ten Commandments at Narrows High School to mediation.

May 8, 2012 / No Comment / Read More

‘Thou Shalt Sue Us’: Georgia House Wants Commandments in Schools and Other Public Buildings

March 1, 2012 4 Comments

If Georgia lawmakers get their way, a copy of the Ten Commandments could be displayed in every single government building in the state. And that includes public schools!

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Thou Shalt Love the Ten Commandments – Or Get Out

December 2, 2011 4 Comments
Thou Shalt Love the Ten Commandments – Or Get Out

Last Sunday, the residents of Dixie County, Fla., rallied on behalf of a controversial Ten Commandments monument that sits in front of their courthouse.

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Arguments for Giles County, VA Ten Commandments display test limits of reason

October 25, 2011 1 Comment

The folks in Giles County, VA are really eager to keep the Ten Commandments on their school walls. Eager enough to come up with some bizarre arguments to explain why the posters aren’t unconstitutional.

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Doe v. Government-Sponsored Religion: Why plaintiffs sometimes need to be anonymous

September 22, 2011 1 Comment

Let’s say you lived in Giles County, Va., a rural enclave of about 17,000 people in the southwestern portion of the state. Let’s say you were a high school student and you were opposed to the school board’s decision to post the Ten Commandments in your school. Would you be eager to be public about it?

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FFRF sues Virginia school over Ten Commandments

September 14, 2011 4 Comments

The Freedom From Religion Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia filed a federal lawsuit Sept. 13 against the School Board of Giles County, Va., for unconstitutionally endorsing religion by displaying the Ten Commandments.

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Dixie Decalogue starring Mat Staver: Sequels are always bad, aren’t they?

July 22, 2011 No Comment

A federal judge recently ordered officials in Dixie County, Fla., to remove yet another Ten Commandments display. Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel will defend their right to advertise their religion on public property. Rinse, repeat.

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Gay marriage, miscegenation, and the 11th Commandment

June 27, 2011 2 Comments

The New York Legislature has just approved a bill permitting same-sex marriage in the nation’s third most populous state. The hold-up for the past week? Desire for “religious exemptions”.

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Advice to Giles County: Thou shalt not gamble with scarce public school funds

June 24, 2011 No Comment

Across the country, cash-strapped public schools are scrambling to keep it together. In many districts, teacher salaries are stagnant, and class sizes are growing.

This would not seem to be a good time for any public school to risk losing scarce funds by going on a Ten Commandments crusade. Yet that’s exactly what’s going on in Giles County, Va.

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Americans United Urges Louisiana Legislators To Reject Ten Commandments Display At State Capitol

June 13, 2011 No Comment

Display Of Religious Symbol Would Be Divisive And Could Lead To A Lawsuit, Church-State Watchdog Group Says

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