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Article: AROUND THE STATES.
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- Church & State
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- May 1, 2000
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Ten Commandments Bill Approved In Kentucky
The Kentucky General Assembly has passed legislation urging the posting of the Ten Commandments in public schools and other government buildings. The bill, which Gov. Paul Patton said he is prepared to sign into law, also requires that a 7-foot-high Decalogue monument be placed outside the Capitol near the state's floral clock.
On March 29, the Kentucky Senate voted 33 to 2 to pass S.J.R. 57, a resolution that declares the Ten Commandments to be the foundation for our laws and therefore suitable for posting on state property. The bill claims the purpose of the display "shall not be to advance religion, but to ...