Dennis from Louisiana asks: What is the ACLJ’s view concerning all the displays of the Ten Commandments and the Establishment Clause?

Jay answers: I don’t think Ten Commandments displays conflict with the Establishment Clause, and we have this in our brief starting on Page 4: "The portion of the Hebrew Scriptures called the Ten Commandments, or the Decalogue, is an integral part of the legal heritage of Western civilization. To require its removal from the walls of American courthouses and other public settings because it refers to the God of Israel as a source of fundamental legal obligations would be similar to requiring the removal of the Declaration of Independence because it refers to ‘Nature’s God’ and to ‘the Creator’ and to ‘divine providence’ as the source of the equality of all persons and of the universal rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." We look at the Ten Commandments historically.

This brief was co-authored by Harold Berman, a professor of law at Emory University and one of the leading lawyers in the country on the role of religion and its impact on law, including the Ten ... more.

Jay answers: I don’t think Ten Commandments displays conflict with the Establishment Clause, and we have this in our brief starting on Page 4: "The portion of the Hebrew Scriptures called the Ten Commandments, or the Decalogue, is an integral part of the legal heritage of Western civilization. To require its removal from the walls of American courthouses and other public settings because it refers to the God of Israel as a source of fundamental legal obligations would be similar to requiring the removal of the Declaration of Independence because it refers to ‘Nature’s God’ and to ‘the Creator’ and to ‘divine providence’ as the source of the equality of all persons and of the universal rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." We look at the Ten Commandments historically.

This brief was co-authored by Harold Berman, a professor of law at Emory University and one of the leading lawyers in the country on the role of religion and its impact on law, including the Ten ... more.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.