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The infamous Bible that formerly stood on Houston's Courthouse Square could now be a moot point because the Bible and the monument that held it are both gone and the courthouse is closed, judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said yesterday. It was the first day of a hearing before the 5th Circuit about the Bible, which was removed from a monument honoring Star of Hope benefactor William Mosher after a federal judge and a panel of the circuit court judges said it violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. more ›

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is set to hear a controversial case involving a Bible display at the Harris County Courthouse today — and just in time, the stand that used to hold the Bible (and supposedly would again if previous decisions are overturned) has been removed. more ›

Looks like it may be the end of the line for the Bible in the previously forgotten William Mosher memorial in front of the old Harris County Courthouse: A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Bible must be removed from the monument because a district judge made it a religious monument when he restored it 10 years ago. We talked about the Mosher monument in December; if you haven't seen it, it's a block... more ›