News Release
For Immediate Release: 3.20.25
Contact: John Manning, media@firstliberty.org
Direct: 972-941-4453
Texas Senate Passes Bill Requiring Classrooms to Display the Ten Commandments
The bill is similar to those passed in other states that require privately funded, passive displays of the Ten Commandments in schools.
Austin, TX—Last night, the Texas Senate passed SB 10, legislation that requires the posting of the Ten Commandments in school classrooms. The following statement may be attributed to Matt Krause, Of Counsel at First Liberty Institute. who testified in favor of the proposed bill:
Displaying The Ten Commandments in Texas classrooms is consistent with Supreme Court decisions that recognize our religious heritage and the best of the nation’s history and traditions. The Ten Commandments are a symbol of law and moral conduct with both religious and secular significance which provide valuable lessons for students. We applaud Texas legislators for taking this bold step for religious liberty.
As noted in the 2019 case, The American Legion v. American Humanist Association, the Supreme Court of the United States noted that the Ten Commandments “have historical significance as one of the foundations of our legal system.” In Kennedy v Bremerton School District, the Court eliminated the Lemon test, undermining Stone v. Graham, a 5-4 decision that banished Ten Commandments from schools.
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