The Texas Senate passed three bills on Thursday that would require public schools to promote religion to their students and employees, including a proposal for each classroom in the state to prominently display the Ten Commandments, starting next year.
says “a public elementary or secondary school shall display in a conspicuous place in each classroom of the school a durable poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments.” The bill sponsored by state Sen. Phil King , which passed by a 17-12 vote, says the document must be at least 16 inches tall by 20 inches wide “in a size and typeface that is legible to a person with average vision from anywhere in the classroom in which the poster or framed copy is displayed.
as to why the path was clear to bring the Ten Commandments back into Texas classrooms. He has described Ten Commandments as being part of American heritage.“[The bill] will remind students all across Texas of the importance of the fundamental foundation of America,” King said during the hearing, according to theIn the same session Thursday, the Texas Senate gave final passage to a bill that would allow public schools to require time for students to pray and read the Bible at school.by state Sen.
“I should have the right to introduce my daughter to the concepts of adultery and coveting one’s spouse,” Litzler “The U.S. Constitution expressly prohibits the entanglement of church and state, and the Texas Constitution guarantees the freedom of worship,” David Donatti, an attorney for the ACLU of Texas, told The Washington Post. “Whether we choose to belong to one religion or none at all, people of all faiths and creeds should together resist the state’s endorsement of one particular religion.”
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