Ten Commandments, Texas and Louisiana

Texas could join Louisiana with a law to require the Ten Commandments in classrooms
Similar proposals are in multiple states after a court ruling in 2022, though opponents say the move would impose one religious view on people with different religious traditions
Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms is back in court
The law, which applies to all public K-12 school and state-funded university classrooms, took effect Jan. 1. Days after the mandate went into effect, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill — the state’s top lawyer — made clear that she expects school districts to comply.
Texas Law Would Require The Ten Commandments Be Displayed In School Classrooms
All school classrooms will be required to display the Ten Commandments if some Texas lawmakers have their way.
Texas lawmakers consider putting Ten Commandments in public schools—again
A new bill is set to be introduced this week that would bring the Ten Commandments into all Texas public school classrooms. Texas senator Phil King is breathing life back into a bill that would achieve Lt.
North Dakota bill sparks debate over displaying the Ten Commandments in schools
North Dakota’s school boards already have a state law that gives them the ability to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms, if they are accompanied by other historical documents. Now, lawmakers are debating whether to require posting the commandments in every public K-12 and college classroom.
Texas lawmakers move to require Ten Commandments in classrooms
Texas lawmakers plan on picking up an idea passed in Louisiana last year and now blocked in court — requiring the Ten Commandments be posted in public schools.
Bill to require Ten Commandments displayed in TN schools
The Ten Commandments would have to be posted in Tennessee schools if a new bill becomes law. A Georgia fire chief stopped to help a driver who hit a deer. He was then shot and killed.
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Fifth Circuit judges question purpose, legality of Louisiana's Ten Commandments law
Just because the biblical text is important "doesn't mean it has to be put in every classroom," a judge said during a hearing in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Proposal to display Ten Commandments in public schools back on Texas legislative agenda
The new Texas legislative session that started Tuesday in Austin is set to test the boundaries between church and state. One of the major efforts will be a fresh bill seeking to mandate the ...
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Texas GOP chair claims church-state separation is a myth as lawmakers, pastors prep for “spiritual battle”
Abraham George’s comments are the latest sign of the state GOP’s embrace of fundamentalist ideologies that seek to center ...
Some US lawmakers want more Christianity in the classroom. Trump could embolden their plans
Conservative lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to introduce more Christianity to public school classrooms, testing the ...
People's March participant: 'We're not going to vanish or stay silent'
It’s freezing out here, but our hearts are on fire,” said one participant in Amarillo's demonstration held over the weekend.
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Graven Images: Altering the Commandments?
Allegedly the Catholic Church condones statue worship. Now one version of the Ten Commandments can be found in the fifth chapter of the Book of Deuteronomy (also Exodus 20). Comparing Deut.
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