Catholic Lawyer to Defend Ten Commandments Monument

Marvin Olasky interviews Texas AG Greg Abbott on his upcoming presentation to the Suprme Court on the Ten Commandments case:

On Wednesday, March 2, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is scheduled to present before the U.S. Supreme Court his defense of a Ten Commandments monument on the state capitol grounds. But this is of more than Texas interest: Mr. Abbott hopes the court, which refused to hear the appeal of former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, will use the monument as an example of how the Ten Commandments may be displayed.

Mr. Abbott graduated from the University of Texas in 1981 and studied law at Vanderbilt University. He took a break while studying for the bar exam in 1984 and went for a jog, but a 75-foot tree at least eight feet in diameter fell on him, damaging his spine and almost killing him. He says that while lying in the hospital he thought that he was still alive for a reason. Since then he has been in a wheelchair, partly paralyzed. He is a Catholic and strongly pro-life.

From General Abbott:

I fully believe, and will argue before the U.S. Supreme Court, that the Texas Ten Commandments monument is constitutional and that government may recognize religion's undeniable role as a foundational aspect of our nation's law and culture.

And as I present my argument, I will be mindful that looking down on me and the justices in that historic chamber will be a carving of Moses holding the very tablets that are at the center of this debate.

General Abbott goes on to discuss abortion, the Federal Marriage Amendment, and how faith impacts policy decisions. Sounds like another faithful Catholic in the Public Square.