Friday, August 20, 2004

Bible Case Update:

HoustonChronicle.com - New evidence claimed in Bible display lawsuit

What new evidence is that? Well apparently the Star of Hope is offering to put disclaimers on the monument. Interesting. I would be surprised if this gets back to Judge Lake since he already ruled on the matter. Even if it did, however, I don’t see how any of this evidence would change anything for a few reasons. First, the monument was put there to promote Christianity, and the only reason Judge Devine put the bible back in the case (that I have seen) is to promote Christianity. Second, there are no disclaimers on it now, so what has changed? Third, the payment of the electric bill will not reduce the impropriety. Perhaps if they moved it off of the courthouse grounds, or even surrounded it by other monuments, but one single monument, no way.

Stay tuned for Judge Lake’s ruling.

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Faith, here’s an equivocator, that could swear in both the scales against either scale; who committed treason enough for God’s sake, yet could not equivocate to heaven. O, come in, equivocator. -Shakespeare, Macbeth: 3.2.9-12