County will hang Ten Commandments

In Barrow County near Athens, the Board of Commissioners has voted to hang the Ten Commandments in the county annex building. Private donations will pay for the display which also includes the Mayflower Compact and the Declaration of Independence. The county removed a Ten Commandments display in 2005 after a lawsuit. Last year, the state Legislature passed a bill allowing local governments to post copies of the Ten Commandments in courthouses as long as the displays also include the Mayflower Compact and the Declaration of Independence.

Ten Commandments on display

The Ten Commandments are on display in Hartwell in northeast Georgia. The display is part of a nine-document exhibit inside the city courtroom. It was set up by the group Ten Commandments Georgia under a new state law that allows the public display of historical legal documents. The new measure in Georgia was prompted after public postings of the Ten Commandments sparked controversy at the Barrow County Courthouse.