If the people can't come to the Ten Commandments, take the Ten Commandments to the people. That's the premise of a new venture designed to collect the signatures of people who believe the biblical laws should be freely displayed in public because they are the foundation of American law.

The "Save the Commandments Caravan" is a momentous expedition that is taking the Ten Commandments from Montgomery, Ala., to our nation's capital. Sponsored by Faith in Action and Grassfire.net, the caravan will conclude with a "God Save the United States" rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building. The monument is a replica of the one that once prominently stood in the rotunda of the Alabama Supreme Court building in Montgomery.

Following the ouster of that monument, many Americans want to take action against the leftist fanatics who want public religious speech permanently eradicated. As Americans watched that monument being pushed into a back room at the Montgomery courthouse, most realized that it is time to take a stand against the forces that want to secularize our Christian-based nation.

Recent polls indicate that Americans largely support public religious expression.

Asked in a USAToday/CNN/Gallup Poll if a Ten Commandments courthouse monument sends a message that "the justice system gives special consideration to Jews and Christians over those who belong to other religions," 73 percent answered "no." Furthermore, 58 percent said it was "acceptable to display Christian religious symbols in public places for government buildings." And an astounding 71 percent said it would be a "good thing" if a public school teacher displayed a Bible on his/her desk.

Nevertheless, the American Civil Liberties Union, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, and like-minded organizations are feverishly attempting to silence religious Americans in the workplace, while also working to expel public symbols that honor our nation's unambiguous religious heritage.

When "Save the Commandments Caravan" organizer Rob Schenck set out with his motorcade, he hoped to enlist about 50,000 people to sign a petition urging Congress and the High Court to uphold the public display of the Ten Commandments. As of today (Wednesday) the project has amazingly exceeded 250,000 signatures! (Readers may sign on at Grassfire.net.)

Here's the itinerary of the "Save the Commandments Caravan":

Montgomery, Ala. September 28
Atlanta, Ga. September 29
Columbia, S.C. September 30
Raleigh/Durham, N.C. October 1
Lynchburg, Va. October 3 (rally at Liberty University)

Fredericksburg, Va. October 4 (rally at Mary Washington Monument)
Washington, D.C. October 5 (sunrise rally at St. Matthew's Cathedral; afternoon rally at the United States Capitol; candlelight prayer vigil at the U.S. Supreme Court)
Washington, D.C. October 6 (11:30 prayer rally at the U.S. Supreme Court)

I am very pleased that the caravan will be stopping at Liberty University on October 3. Both Rev. Schenck and Dr. David Anderson, a Liberty alumnus who is on the road with the caravan, will speak in Friday's convocation at the university.

It is important to noted that while a federal district judge and federal appeals court ruled that Chief Justice Roy Moore's monument violated the Constitution's ban against government promotion of religious doctrine, other courts have supported public displays of the Ten Commandments when they are displayed with other historical documents such as the Bill of Rights and the Magna Carta.

"Over and over, ACLU lawyers are standing before judges, writing to school boards, lobbying lawmakers, and grandstanding to the public - attempting to convince America that it's wrong to display the Ten Commandments in public," said Jay Sekulow, chief counsel of the Virginia Beach-based American Center for Law and Justice.

Those ACLU lawyers are dead wrong. And Americans are now rising up to protect the beloved biblical tenets from those who want to trigger their own revisionist agenda on religious speech in the public square. I am praying that millions of Americans will join together to urge their lawmakers to protect the Commandments in this escalating religious freedom battle.

Jerry Falwell
Jerry Falwell.com

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