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04-03-2006

Ten Commandments Monument Dedicated at University of the Cumberlands

 


Judge Roy S. Moore speaks to a crowd of nearly 2,000 at University of the Cumberlands during a special Moral Leadership program.

Williamsburg, Ky. – University of the Cumberlands held a special Moral Leadership program on March 28th featuring Judge Roy S. Moore, the former Alabama Chief Justice dismissed from office for refusing to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the court house.

Judge Moore spoke to a crowd of nearly 2,000 on moral law and leadership. Prior to the program, Dean Whitaker, director of Cumberlands’ Baptist Campus Ministries, along with students, led a dedication program for monuments inscribed with the Ten Commandments and the Eight Beatitudes. The granite structures are located at the Smiddy entrance of Cumberlands’ campus.

 


Monuments inscribed with the Ten Commandments and the Eight Beatitudes are unveiled on UC's campus.

University of the Cumberlands, located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, is a private liberal arts college in its 117th year of operation. Cumberlands offers four undergraduate degrees in 37 major fields of study, 30 minors and 9 pre-professional programs, as well as online and accelerated, non-traditional programs for adults.