NBC’s Law & Order took a swipe at religious believers in this week’s episode, titled “In God We Trust.”
In the opening minutes, two lawyers discuss a local Ten Commandments case as they walk down the hall. Both agree that anyone who wants the Ten Commandments in a state-funded building is a “zealot.”
Lawyer: Eli here is so committed to his latest pro bono case, he’s forgotten what it is to actually bill a client.
Eli: I’m not gonna let some charter elementary school in New York City post the Ten Commandments. First Louisiana, now Spanish Harlem? It stops here.
Lawyer: Thou shalt not question Eli’s passion for this case.
Eli: Religion has no place in a state-funded building.
Lawyer: I agree. I just don’t like angering zealots.
Eli: Oh, I can handle zealots. Speaking of, I’ve got a 2:00 meeting.
Their dialogue references a Louisiana law passed…
