News Release
For Immediate Release: 4.15.25
Contact: John Manning, media@firstliberty.org
Direct: 972-941-4453
Tarrant County Commissioners Approves Ten Commandments Monument In Front of Courthouse
The decision follows other states that have accepted privately funded, passive displays of the Ten Commandments on public property.
Fort Worth, TX—Today, the Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved acceptance of private donations for a Ten Commandments monument to be placed on the grounds at the county courthouse. The following statement may be attributed to Kelly Shackelford, CEO and Chief Counsel at First Liberty Institute:
Displaying The Ten Commandments on public grounds in Texas is consistent with Supreme Court decisions that recognize our religious heritage and the best of the nation’s history and traditions. The Ten Commandments are a symbol of law and moral conduct with both religious and secular significance for all Americans. We applaud the Commissioners Court for taking this bold step for religious liberty.
As noted in the 2019 case, The American Legion v. American Humanist Association, the Supreme Court of the United States noted that the Ten Commandments “have historical significance as one of the foundations of our legal system.” In Kennedy v Bremerton School District, the Court eliminated the Lemon test, allowing communities to publicly recognize religion consistent with the history and tradition of the United States. In Van Orden v. Perry, the Supreme Court upheld the display of the Ten Commandments on the Texas capitol grounds.
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