Much Ado About Nothing (and Speaking of Populism)

This Ten Commandments flap is about to drive me crazy. While I value and support the Commandments themselves, I have to ask my fellow Christians a simple quesiton: how would having this momument in the State Supreme Court building actually promote the Christian faith in any substantial way?

Similarly, I would ask those who oppose the momument, what the precise societal harm is for the monument to be there? Given that this is Alabama, it is hardly surprising that there is popular support for the monument. Perhaps those who filed the lawsuits to remove the thing should have left well enough alone, this story would have faded frm view, and the monument would gather dust and largely be ignored. And I know the legalities here--I am asking a practical question of actual harm.

Regardless, however, as I noted earlier in the week, I find it very difficult to swallow that Chief Justice Moore believes that he has a legitimate right to oppose a court order, especially since he could have filed for a stay while he filed his appeal to the US Supreme Court. There was no need for this grandstanding.

Further, the Alabama Supreme Court building is a secular locale, with a secular purpose.

Also, from a purely religious point of view, it would seem to me that there are far more productive ways to use energies to promote the cause of Christianity than a rally for this monument.