Judge Roy Moore's Ten Commandments Case
             Judge Roy Moore has been trying his luck for quite some time trying to keep his Ten Commandments monument in the judicial building in Montgomery. Many people disagree with him trying to have the monument there, as well as the people who agree with Moore. In the article Ten Commandments Case Puts Evangelicals on Opposite Sides, from the Baptist Press, written by Michael Foust, three evangelical leaders take different sides on the case. As for the article, Roy Moore: A monumental Plot for Power?, from Newsweek, co-written by Eleanor Clift and Frederick Burger, gives stances from leaders from different backgrounds to support their claim. The case has been going on for some time, and as of recently, it was taken out of the judicial building and put into storage awaiting an decision by the U.S. Supreme court. The monument is a symbol of the Christian belief system and is argued to be a major violation of the people's rights in this country.
             It all started in Moore's courtroom in Gadsen, Alabama. Eleven years ago, Moore hand carved a wooden tablet of the Ten Commandments which he hung in his courtroom. Being a small town judge, it really didn't bring much attention to the subject. It wasn't till later when he decided to run for the chief justice position for which it became a big ordeal. He soon became known as the "Ten Commandments judge."
             In the year 2000, Moore won the election for the position and quickly became the object of many eyes all across the country. There are plenty of people that are disagreeing with what he is trying to do, but a recent poll says that 77% of Alabamians support Moore's position that the displaying of the commandments is constitutional. Naturally, this stirs Moore's ambition. A Senate Republican said, "He is clearly doing this for his own political aggrandizement."(Clift, Burger 1)
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