A number of religious leaders, including religious broadcasters, have formed the Ten Commandments Commission and declared today to be the First Annual Ten Commandments Day. The Commission was formed "to counter the secular agenda and help restore the Ten Commandments and Judeo-Christian values to their rightful place in our society." Radio and television stations around the country today will be broadcasting a special program for the occasion.
Meanwhile, a competing group has declared today to be Ten Amendments Day. Its website says: "On May 7th, a Ten Commandments Day Commission and millions of followers are lobbying to replace the Ten Amendments with the Ten Commandments, replacing our civil rights with their religious preferences. This attempt to align the power of government with the authority of God challenges the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment and endangers the rights protected by the other Nine."
