7/2/05 Sculpture bearing Ten Commandments stirs debate
Sculpture bearing Ten Commandments stirs debate
KINGSTON, N.Y. A sculpture of a horse bearing the Ten Commandments on the lawn of an Ulster County Courthouse is causing a political tiff.
Artist Rita Dee had her wooden sculpture "Atticus" placed in front of the courthouse this week. It's drawing objections from Kingston Mayor James Sottile, a Democrat, and Ulster County Legislature Chairman Richard Gerentine, a Republican from Marlboro, both of whom say the horse should be removed.
Sottile told Dee to remove the sculpture from the court property. Dee agreed, but later said she had contacted a Virginia-based law center specializing in religious free speech.
Dee said her sculpture, named after the defense lawyer Atticus Finch from the Harper Lee novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," symbolizes courage, integrity and honesty.
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KINGSTON, N.Y. A sculpture of a horse bearing the Ten Commandments on the lawn of an Ulster County Courthouse is causing a political tiff.
Artist Rita Dee had her wooden sculpture "Atticus" placed in front of the courthouse this week. It's drawing objections from Kingston Mayor James Sottile, a Democrat, and Ulster County Legislature Chairman Richard Gerentine, a Republican from Marlboro, both of whom say the horse should be removed.
Sottile told Dee to remove the sculpture from the court property. Dee agreed, but later said she had contacted a Virginia-based law center specializing in religious free speech.
Dee said her sculpture, named after the defense lawyer Atticus Finch from the Harper Lee novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," symbolizes courage, integrity and honesty.
Copyright 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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