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When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was serving as his state’s attorney general in 2005, he appeared before the Supreme Court to argue Van Orden v. Perry.
Sen. Phil King, who represents Fort Worth, authored the law requiring public schools to prominently display the religious teachings.
A newly-passed Texas law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms is facing a second ...
Sixteen Texas families of multiple faiths and nonreligious backgrounds filed the case against multiple school districts ...
On this July 4 th, may we lift our eyes to heaven and our hearts to one another. God bless you, neighbor! And God bless the ...
The plaintiffs argue the mandate violates the First Amendment’s protections for religious freedom and the separation of church and state.
Two lawsuits have been filed against a Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms.
Texas will soon require public school classrooms to prominently display the Ten Commandments under a newly signed law ...
Come September, every public school classroom will be required to display the Ten Commandments — part of a larger push in Texas and beyond to increase the role of religion in schools.
The law dictates the size of the posters — and least 11 by 14 inches — and the text they must feature, a Protestant version of the Ten Commandments that begins with, “I AM the LORD thy God.
While they recognize the Ten Commandments as part of their faith, the Protestant version lawmakers want displayed in public schools is contrary to their beliefs, according to the complaint.