Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore got the boot today for his refusal to remove a monument honoring the Ten Commandments from the lobby of the state courthouse. When I first mentioned Moore in my blog, I was visibly irritated and admittedly antagonistic. But now that Moore is out of work, I can’t help but feel sorry for the guy.
2 Tons? Really, Roy?
While the phrase “separation of Church and State” never actually appears in the US Constitution, I still believe that the tenet is very much a part of the spirit of the law and should therefore be upheld. But even so—although I’ve denounced Roy Moore’s decision to erect a TWO TON granite monument of the Ten Commandments in the state courthouse, I never wanted the guy to be put out of a job. Okay, so I did at first. But now that it’s happened, that soft, wishy-washy, closeted John Denver loving part of me wishes that things had played out differently. Even though I disagree with Moore’s actions, I do at the very least give him props for taking a stand on something that he believes in.
Stupid compassion. It paints everything with Prosaic Shades of Gray. To those of you who remember the Movie Titles entry, that last one was for you.
