Slidell painting (icon) draws ACLU legal fight - 07/08/07 09:27 PM
They must have had a large Slavic community when they placed this in the court house. The ACLU does pretty dumb things, but in this one...well I don't recon' they should take on one God's icons...
The ACLU says a Louisiana courthouse lobby portrait which includes an image of Jesus is a violation of the supposed separation of church and state, but city and regional government leaders disagree. That's the crux of the lawsuit filed by the civil liberties group, which will be opposed by a Bible-based First Amendment law firm on the defendants' behalf.
According to The Times-Picayne, local clergy have identified the portrait as "Christ the Savior," a 16th century Russian Orthodox icon. The passages displayed in the portrait are written in Russian, says the report.
"We've had the tablet translated now, and it's a very innocuous message," Johnson continues. "It says 'Judge not according to the appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.' And on the other [side of the] tablet it says, 'For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged.'"
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The ACLU says a Louisiana courthouse lobby portrait which includes an image of Jesus is a violation of the supposed separation of church and state, but city and regional government leaders disagree. That's the crux of the lawsuit filed by the civil liberties group, which will be opposed by a Bible-based First Amendment law firm on the defendants' behalf.
According to The Times-Picayne, local clergy have identified the portrait as "Christ the Savior," a 16th century Russian Orthodox icon. The passages displayed in the portrait are written in Russian, says the report.
"We've had the tablet translated now, and it's a very innocuous message," Johnson continues. "It says 'Judge not according to the appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.' And on the other [side of the] tablet it says, 'For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged.'"
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