Texas Senate reintroduces bill to display Ten Commandments in public school classrooms
After failing in the last legislative session, a bill has been re-introduced in the Texas Senate requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in public schools.
House committee passes bill to require Ten Commandments in SD public school classrooms
SB 51 will be heard in the House next week, and if it passes there, it will head to Gov. Larry Rhoden’s desk for final approval.
Committee advances bills requiring Ten Commandments and state motto in SD schools
The Ten Commandments bill would require 8-by-14-inch posters with “easily readable font.” Schools would have to additionally display a three-part, roughly 225-word statement near the posters containing information about the commandments’ historical significance.
New effort in Kentucky wants to display Ten Commandments in every public school classroom
"Posting the Ten Commandments in public schools fundamentally violates people's religious freedoms," said Corey Shapiro, legal director for the ACLU in Kentucky. "The idea now that Kentucky students should be forced to have religious scripture as a condition of getting a public education is just a bad idea."
Bill would require Ten Commandments to be displayed in Alabama schools
A bill has been introduced in the Alabama House of Representatives that would require the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools across the state. Under HB178, all local boards of education and public colleges must display the commandments and a context statement.
Alabama lawmakers push for 10 commandments displayed in schools
Some Alabama lawmakers want the Ten Commandments displayed in schools. A pre-filed bill would require schools to display the Ten Commandments in common areas.
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Texas lawmakers again trying to bring prayer, Ten Commandments into classrooms
Bills filed in the Texas Senate are once again trying to bring prayer and the Ten Commandments into public school classrooms.
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South Dakota Ten Commandments bill voted down on House floor
Sen. John Carley, a Republican freshman out of Piedmont who introduced the Ten Commandments bill, called Monday's results "a ...
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Bill requiring posting, teaching of Ten Commandments fails in SD House
State representatives engaged in a lengthy, impassioned debate. Opponents said the bill represented an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion, and warned of legal challenges.
Alabama lawmakers want Ten Commandments in schools: Will Roy Moore-era legal battle be reignited?
Alabama lawmakers are once again placing the Ten Commandments at the center of a cultural and potential legal battle, ...
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Georgia latest state to consider mandatory Ten Commandments posters in schools
In addition to setting a deadline to hang posters displaying the Ten Commandments, the Georgia bill outlines several requirements for the displays.
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Montana's Ten Commandments bill almost dies on Senate floor, but is narrowly revived
The proposal nearly died on Wednesday when a Republican senator said he hit the wrong button and voted against the bill ...
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South Dakota near to compelling public schools to posting the Ten Commandments in every classroom
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) — The South Dakota Legislature is endorsing a bill that would require the posting of the Ten ...