The Ten Commandments are not the product of any church. Many churches have chosen to create their creed and purpose around the Ten Commandments as many nations have, including ours. But that is a choice. The Ten Commandments existed in history before the very concept of church existed. To claim the desire to maintain the separation of church and state as a legal reason to remove the Ten Commandments from a courthouse in Alabama seems to be illogical. There is one thing we are definitely sure of. The laws and rules of this land are based on two concepts. One, laws seek to construct that which is logically best for the harmony of society. And two, laws seek to uphold those concepts which are embodied in the Ten Commandments.

Now, if a judge or anyone in government required that someone go to confession regardless of their religion or that someone sit in temple or participate in any religious ritual., this would be a clear violation of the principal of the separation of church and state. Confession, temple, religious rituals are the products of various structured religions.

The Ten Commandments are not the products of religion and church, after the fact. The Ten Commandments are the basis of religion and church, before the fact. The Ten Commandments cannot be held accountable for any religion or church and therefore cannot logically be the violator of any concept involving church and state. As a matter of fact, not being representative of any church, the Ten Commandments seem to be the victim of the state.

Robert Tedesco

Amityville