Ten Commandments Monument (Little Rock, Arkansas)

The monument was erected on the Arkansas State Capitol grounds on June 27, 2017, then destroyed within 24 hours of its installation. The Freedom From Religion Foundation, which had criticized the erection of the Arkansas monument on public government property, also criticized the illegal destruction of the monument. In a news release, FFRF stated: "FFRF does not condone violating the Constitution by erecting a Ten Commandments monument on the Arkansas Capitol grounds. Nor do we condone breaking the law to remove such a display." == Replacement and legal challenges==

Following private fundraising from State Senator and Christian minister Jason Rapert, the monument was replaced on April 26, 2018. According to the Satanic Temple, the state legislature's rejecting one monument while allowing the other demonstrates an illegal religious preference. The Satanic Temple briefly exhibited their statue at the Capitol on August 16, 2018. After the request to install the Baphomet statue was refused, in an alleged violation of the Equal Protection Clause, Satanic Temple members were granted legal standing to challenge the Ten Commandments monument. The monument is being challenged as unconstitutional by the American Civil Liberties Union. ==See also==