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Commissioners accept donated Ten Commandments granite marker after legal question raised
Summary
The court voted 5-0 to accept a donated Ten Commandments granite marker from the First Responders Prayer Force; commissioners discussed separation of church and state and the judge referenced a Supreme Court decision allowing such displays.
Harrison County commissioners accepted a donated granite Ten Commandments marker from the First Responders Prayer Force, purchased by General Lewis. The judge said he consulted county counsel and cited a Supreme Court case supporting the legality of such displays, noting other public bodies have erected similar markers.
One commissioner expressed reservations about posting a religious text without broader context, but said he was not opposed to the donation itself. The court approved acceptance of the donation 5-0; commissioners did not finalize placement during the meeting and said they would consider locations on county grounds or across the street at the 1963 courthouse.
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