The only Ten Commandments monument
visible on Capitol Hill has been toppled facedown to the ground by vandals. The 850-pound steel reinforced sculpture sits
in the front garden of the Honorable William J. Ostrowksi House on Capitol Hill
… the headquarters for Faith and Action
… a Christian outreach ministry to top-level government officials in
Washington, DC. The 3-foot by 3-foot
granite monolith was installed in 2006 after a five-year legal battle with
numerous government agencies. The damage
occurred sometime between Friday night, September 20 and Saturday night,
September 21. A stolen “For Rent” sign
was also stuck in front of the area.
“After all we went through to place
this beautiful tribute to God's Law in full view of the Supreme Court and U.S.
Capitol buildings, it's heartbreaking to see it in this condition,” said the
Reverend Rob Schenck, president and lead missionary of Faith and Action. “But we're
as determined to repair and reinstall it now as we were seven years ago when we
did it the first time. The Great Words
of Sinai will be seen again here on Capitol Hill.”
Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney of the Christian Defense Coalition, who
collaborated with Rev. Schenck and with the Reverend Dr. Kenneth Johnson of the
Adams County (Ohio) Ten Commandments
Committee to bring the monument to Washington, said of the vandalism, “Any
time a symbol of faith is attacked it must be deemed a hate crime. This is the same as defacing a synagogue or
mosque. It's outrageous and must be condemned by all people of conscience.”
Rev.
Dr. Kenneth L. Beale, Jr.
Chaplain
(Colonel-Ret), U.S. Army
Pastor,
Ft. Snelling Memorial Chapel
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