Thou shalt have the Ten Commandments in Texas public schools?
The Republican-controlled 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.
Senate Bill 1515 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 (R), 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.”
