Texas State Senate Moves To Require Posting Of Ten Commandments In Public Schools
The Texas State Senate has approved a bill that requires public schools to prominently display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. This bill passed in the state senate by a 17-12 vote and will next move to the state’s House of Representatives, where it is expected to pass. State Sen. Phil King (R), who authored the bill, stated that displaying the Ten Commandments acknowledge “the role that fundamental religious documents and principles had in American heritage and law.” He remarked that this new bill is a direct response to the Supreme Court’s decision last June in Kennedy v. Bremerton S...