Should Religious Symbols be Displayed on Public Property?

Should Religious Symbols be Displayed on Public Property?

Eighty-five percent of Americans claim some form of religious affiliation. The public display of religious symbols, though, is always controversial, whether we’re talking about the Ten Commandments in a courthouse or nativity scenes in a park. In the ongoing debate about religious imagery’s proper place, where do we draw the line between private faith and public religious expression?

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Thou Shalt Not! -- The Ten Commandments
- From William Martin PhD
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By William Martin, Ph.D. - Baker Institute, Rice University
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