The federal court should not have ordered Alabama Chief Justice Moore to remove his monument of the Ten Commandments from the state Judicial Building. The monument's existence does not violate the First Amendment, however the removal of it does. The notion of separation between church and state is not established in the Constitution. Aside from being in the Christian Bible, the Ten Commandments can be perceived as moral principles which serve to maintain a civilized …
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…Ten Commandments and anything that has to do with God. No amount of law can provide that every person will not be offended in some way. As a religious person, I hold no offense toward different religious practices. I also respect others' rights when it comes to issues that do offend me. I believe others should hold the same respect for others to exercise their freedoms as long as their own freedoms are not impeded.