On December 20, 2005, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled in the case of ACLU v. Mercer County that the continued display of the Ten Commandments as part of a larger display on American legal traditions in a Kentucky courthouse was allowed, because the purpose of the display (educating the public on American legal traditions) was secular in nature. In ruling on the Mount Soledad cross controversy on May 3, 2006, however, a federal judge ruled that the cross on public property on Mount Soledad must be removed. COUNT 5
QSN1 When did the US Court of Appeals rule in the case of ACLU v. Mercer County? ANS1 December 20, 2005 QSN2 What was displayed in Kentucky courthouses? ANS2 the Ten Commandments QSN3 What did a federal judge rule must be removed from public property? ANS3 the cross QSN4 When was a ruling handed down on the Mount Soledad cross controversy? ANS4 May 3, 2006 QSN5 Why were the displays of the ten Commandments allowed? ANS5 secular in nature