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Wednesday, October 07, 2009 6:23:25 PM
Suit: Remove Ten Commandments
Cincinnati.com Ohio Courts
LOCKLAND - A Lockland resident has filed a lawsuit against the village, claiming a display of the Ten Commandments outside the town hall is unconstitutional.
Christopher Knecht wants the sign removed and a court order to prevent any future displays of “religious fables and myths.”
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The sign has been there for as long as many can remember but wasn't noticed by Knecht until recently.
“When I saw the Ten Commandments there, it dawned on me this is one of those towns that uses a theological basis in their decisions,” Knecht said. “This is a Mayberry type of town and they’re still stuck in the 20th century.”
Village Administrator David Krings said he was unaware of the lawsuit and could not comment.
Knecht is not the first to raise such arguments in Greater Cincinnati. In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear arguments that the Adams County school district should be allowed to have a monument on school grounds.
There have also been several court battles in Kentucky on the issue. In July, the Ten Commandments were removed from an eastern Kentucky courthouse after a federal lawsuit claiming improper government endorsement of religion.
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http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091006/NEWS010702/910070313
Cincinnati.com Ohio Courts
LOCKLAND - A Lockland resident has filed a lawsuit against the village, claiming a display of the Ten Commandments outside the town hall is unconstitutional.
Christopher Knecht wants the sign removed and a court order to prevent any future displays of “religious fables and myths.”
.......... The sign has been there for as long as many can remember but wasn't noticed by Knecht until recently.
“When I saw the Ten Commandments there, it dawned on me this is one of those towns that uses a theological basis in their decisions,” Knecht said. “This is a Mayberry type of town and they’re still stuck in the 20th century.”
Village Administrator David Krings said he was unaware of the lawsuit and could not comment.
Knecht is not the first to raise such arguments in Greater Cincinnati. In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear arguments that the Adams County school district should be allowed to have a monument on school grounds.
There have also been several court battles in Kentucky on the issue. In July, the Ten Commandments were removed from an eastern Kentucky courthouse after a federal lawsuit claiming improper government endorsement of religion.
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http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091006/NEWS010702/910070313
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