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US bans Commandments in courtroom
The US Supreme Court has ruled against the display of the Ten Commandments inside two Kentucky courtrooms.
Judges had been asked to decide whether such displays were merely a
tribute to American history or an unconstitutional break with the
church-state separation.
But the court upheld the presence of a monument featuring the Ten Commandments outside a government building in Texas.
Conservative Christian campaigners and secular groups have conducted a heated debate on the commandment issue.
Judges ruled against the display of framed copies of the Commandments by five votes to four.
Speaking for the court majority, Justice David Souter cited the "predominantly religious purpose" of such displays.
Limited ban
The judges, however, rejected a proposal to ban Commandment displays from all public buildings.
Some displays, they decided, would be permissible if they were portrayed neutrally in order to honour America's legal history.
In a five to four ruling, the judges approved the large granite
monument inscribed with the Ten Commandments which stands in the
grounds of the Texas State Capitol.
A lawyer opposed to displaying the Commandments had
argued before the Court that as so many of the Commandments refer to
God, they promote religion.
But supporters of the displays maintained that removing
them would create huge challenges in dealing with thousands of other
religious symbols that appear in public property.
Separately, the Supreme Court decided not to hear
appeals by US journalists Matthew Cooper and Judith Miller against a
contempt ruling by a lower court over their investigation into an
alleged leak by the White House which exposed a CIA operative.