Ten Commandments monument returning to Ky. Capitol grounds...
Ten Commandments monument returning to Ky. Capitol grounds amid pushback from some religious leaders Christian Post, A Ten Commandments monument is returning to the Kentucky state Capitol grounds as religious liberty advocates and faith leaders offer differing opinions about the display. House Joint Resolution 15, which overwhelmingly passed the Republican-controlled Kentucky House of Representatives and the Republican-controlled state Senate, became law Thursday without the signature of Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat. The resolution authorized the return of a granite Ten Commandments monument to the Capitol grounds after it had spent decades in storage and a previous attempt to display the monument faced resistance from the courts. The monument was first donated to the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1971 by the Kentucky State Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. It remained on display until the 1980s.. While a joint resolution approved by the Kentucky Legislature in 2000 authorized t...
