No boundary between church and state
Gloating over Grayson County officials overstepping the intent of the Supreme Court ruling and returning the Ten Commandments display to their courthouse, a Herald-Leader editorial, “It really is just about religion,” got several things wrong, the most glaring of which is a misinterpretation of the First Amendment.
The alleged “boundary between church and state” is an overused misinterpretation at its best and a lie at its worst.
Contrary to the indoctrination prevalent in our government schools, our Constitution does not declare any boundary or separation between church and state. It merely forbids a state-controlled church and a church-controlled state, as it should. Indeed, two days after Thomas Jefferson wrote his famous letter to the Danbury Baptists, he was in church with his Bible. That service was held in Congress.
The anti-Christ crowd loves to omit “prohibiting the free exercise thereof” when attacking public displays celebrating Christianity while loudly proclaiming “abridging the freedom of speech” when protecting pornographers and pedophiles. The hypocrisy is nauseating.
While the Herald-Leader is correct for castigating Grayson County officials who went too far in their public celebration while rehanging the Ten Commandments, it is wrong to believe that this action in any way makes moot the ruling of the court. The historic significance of the Ten Commandments, also carved into our Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., cannot honestly be denied.
Jeff “Mario” Smith
LEFTington, KY
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