The 5,280-pound granite Ten Commandments monument that cost Roy Moore his job as Alabama's chief justice has found a permanent home at his church in Gadsden, Ala.
The monument ended its nationwide tour and was installed last month in the foyer of CrossPoint Community Church, said associate pastor Bruce Word. Moore spoke at the dedication ceremony.
Moore installed the monument in the rotunda of the state judicial building after being sworn in as state chief justice in 2000. A federal judge ordered it removed in 2003 and Moore was removed from office for defying the order.
Mel Glenn, the executive director of the Foundation for Moral Law, said the monument is being located at the church for preservation and safekeeping. The installation coincides with the opening of the new location of Coosa Christian School on the church grounds, Glenn added.
Word said the church will be home to the monument for the foreseeable future.
Religion News Service