Ohio Judge Tries Again, This Time Disguising Ten Commandments

An Ohio judge whose courtroom Ten Commandments poster was deemed an unconstitutional endorsement of religion, is giving it another try. This time, James DeWeese claims his self-made poster is ok because it's merely helps him express a personal philosophy of law....

Commentary Watch – Gun Sights and Burqas

A couple of fascinating commentaries worth flagging today. One, a piece from NPR by infantry soldier Benjamin Busch explaining the problems that could have been created by those controversial Trijicon gun sights. By branding weapons with Christian messages, there...

Was the Bush Faith-Based Initiative a Failure?

Earlier this month, a new report suggested that the vaunted faith-based initiative of the Bush administration had failed to increase the number of churches receiving federal funds or the percentage of those engaged in providing social services. A response in...

The Roberts Court and Ten Commandment Display Law

Writing at the First Amendment Center, Constitutional scholar David Hudson writes about the current Supreme Court makeup and its potential effect on a complex area of the law: Ten Commandment displays on government property. Much speculation is afoot over how the...