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Lawmakers hear support, questions for bill to place Ten Commandments monument on State House grounds
Summary
Sponsor said the display would recognize a historical moral influence on law; supporters framed the proposal as heritage recognition while some members asked about religious and funding implications.
Delegate Rick Metzger told the Health and Government Operations Committee that House Bill 14-72 would authorize placement of a Ten Commandments monument on the Maryland State House grounds and said it would recognize the document’s historical influence on Western legal tradition.
Metzger said he had letters of support from several faith groups and from the National Association of Christian…
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