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Officials of the Slidell City Court in Louisiana have erected more than a dozen pictures of historical lawgivers, including Islam's Prophet Muhammad, alongside a portrait of Jesus. The ACLU had sued over the Jesus portrait, saying it is unconstitutional. Religion News Service photo by David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune
Sally Morrow

(RNS7-SEP06) Officials of the Slidell City Court in Louisiana have erected more than a dozen pictures of historical lawgivers, including Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, alongside a portrait of Jesus. The ACLU had sued over the Jesus portrait, saying it is unconstitutional. For use with RNS-JESUS-COURT, transmitted Sept. 6, 2007. Religion News Service photo by David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune.

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