A federal appeals court case about displaying the Ten Commandments in Louisiana public schools is poised to become the next major battleground over religion’s role in American public life. While the case has sparked familiar debates about church-state separation,
A lawmaker in Kentucky has introduced legislation that would allow teachers to bring the Ten Commandments into public schools.
Under House Bill 116, school boards can give teachers permission to read or post the Ten Commandments at anything school related.
PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) — The South Dakota Senate voted 18-17 on Tuesday at the Capitol to advance a bill mandating public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom and teach their historical significance. The bill now heads to the state House of Representatives.
A committee of South Dakota lawmakers voted 4-3 to endorse a bill Thursday in Pierre that would require public school districts to teach the Ten Commandments and display them in every classroom. The vote came after an hour of testimony that included opposition from public school groups. The legislation now heads to the full state Senate.
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.
A three-judge panel heard oral arguments about a Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public classrooms.
After two meetings full of passionate debate, there are currently no plans to place copies of the Ten Commandments in some Kern County schools, but officials say it's possible the issue could be discussed further.
State senators cleared Senate Bill 51 on Tuesday with a vote of 18 to 17. Senators that opposed the bill included Democrats and Republicans. On top of having a copy of the Ten Commandments posted in every class, the bill would also require schools to cover the Ten Commandments as a historical legal document in the history and civics curriculum.
The bill would require the Ten Commandments be posted in each classroom in South Dakota's public schools. But it could face legal challenges.
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a state law that gives them the ability to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms, if they are accompanied by other historical documents.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.
Legislation has been introduced for the 2025 regular session of the General Assembly by Rep. Richard White, R-Morehead, that would allow the Ten Commandments to