Religion Roundup
State Senate Panel Approves Ten Commandments Displays
Associated Press
May 7, 2008
COLUMBIA, S.C. - A bill allowing the Ten Commandments to be displayed in South Carolina schools and courthouses with other historical documents is heading to the floor of the state Senate for debate.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the House bill Tuesday on an 18-1 vote after amending it to include Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves and Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech in the list of documents that could be displayed with the Ten Commandments.
Supporters say the legislation closely follows U.S. Supreme Court decisions to limit the government's role in expressions of religious preference, and should survive a court challenge.
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