re: Another JL moment: 10 Commandments coming to La public schools.

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That sculpture also has Solon and Confucius. They are supposed to represent law makers since most people know that Moses carved out those commandments to keep the Jews under control.

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They could have left out Moses and gotten point across. You see the historical and social context that the 10 commandments and Moses can be used in a public setting including with the US’s own history, but you think it has to be prohibited solely because of its religious context?

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"Such absolutism is not only inconsistent with our national traditions...but would also tend to promote the kind of social conflict the Establishment Clause seeks to avoid."

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