Friday, April 29, 2005

New Mississippi Law Permts Religious Displays In Public Buildings

In Mississippi, the governor has signed SB 2486 permitting the display of "In God We Trust" and the Ten Commandments, or the Beatitudes (the blessings opening Jesus' Sermon on the Mount) and the Ten Commandments in all public buildings. The Daily Missippian Reports today on the signing and on the mixed reaction of University of Mississippi Students to the new law.