As you walk up the steps to the building which houses the U.S. Supreme Court you can see near the top of the building a row of the world's law givers and each one is facing one in the middle who is facing forward with a full frontal view  ... it is Moses and he is holding the Ten Commandments!*

The pediment located on the east facade of the Supreme Court, is about 18 feet tall and 60 feet long. It emphasizes the contributions of Eastern and Mediterranean civilizations to the development of law. Moses, with the two tablets of Israelite law, is the central figure.
(www.moseshand.com)  

A display of Moses the Lawgiver holding the Ten Commandments is located directly above the Justices' bench in the Chamber of the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.  The same display is featured on the bronze doors leading into the Chamber. And Moses is one of 23 marble relief portraits of lawgivers displayed over the gallery doors of the House of Representatives. (See photo right)  These representations in our nation's capital underscore the importance America's Founders attached to the Ten Commandments. (www.christianlaw.org) 

As you enter the Supreme Court courtroom, the two huge oak doors have the Ten Commandments engraved on the lower portion of each door.*

The Supreme Court Building is significant because of its association with the Supreme Court of the United States. At the laying of the cornerstone for the Supreme Court Building on October 13, 1932, Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes stated it best when he said: "The Republic endures and this is the symbol of its faith."   

James Madison, the fourth president, known as "The Father of Our Constitution" made the following statement:  "We have staked the whole of all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God." *

Patrick Henry, that patriot and Founding Father of our country said: "It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not by religionists but by Christians, not on religions but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ."*

George Washington:  "The General hopes and trusts that every officer and man will endeavor to live and act as becomes a Christian soldier defending the dearest rights and liberties of his country."  (www.retakingamerica.com)

A Prayer Journal Quote of George Washington (age 20): "Thou givest Thy Son to die for me, and has given me assurance of salvation, upon my repentance and sincerely endeavoring to confirm my life to His holy precepts and example.”  (www.retakingamerica.com)

Every session of Congress begins with a prayer by a paid preacher, whose salary has been paid by the taxpayer since 1777.*

Fifty-two of the 55 founders of the Constitution were members of the established orthodox churches in the colonies.* 

There are Bible verses etched in stone all over the Federal Buildings and Monuments in Washington, D.C.*

The very first Supreme Court Justice, John Jay, said:  "Americans should select and prefer Christians as their rulers." *

It is said that 86% of Americans believe in God. Therefore it is very hard to understand why there is such a mess about having the Ten Commandments on display or "In God We Trust" on our money and having God in the Pledge of Allegiance.  Why don't we just tell the 14% to Sit Down?*


*From an e-mail titled "Did You Know?"