Moore God, Moore of the Time

Greetings, dear readers. Today we are going to take you on a little trip on down to Dixie!

1) Running on a campaign promise to “acknowledge God as the sovereign source of law,” Roy Moore has thrown in his hat to run for governor of WHICH state? We’ll even give you a hint: It’s the same state he has served as state Supreme Court Chief Justice before being ousted from his post in 2003 for refusing to remove a Ten Commandment’s monument from the courthouse over which he presided.

A) Alabama
B) Arkansas
C) Mississippi
D) Georgia
E) Florida


2) If you recall, the whole Ten Commandments controversy made Roy Moore a darling of the Christian Right — and also propelled him to write his memoir on the topic, “So Help Me God.” So, just how big was that Ten Commandments monument, anyway?

A) 530 pounds
B) 1,300 pounds
C) 5,300 pounds
D) 13,300 pounds


3) And where did the monument in question finally end up?

A) The local city dump
B) A local self-storage company
C) A local church
D) Mr. Moore’s front lawn



ANSWERS

1) A: He is running for governor of the great state of Alabama.
2) C: The monument was a whopping 5,300 pounds.
3) C: It ended up at a local church — where it belonged!