The ACLU argues that a Ten Commandments display in every classroom would have a coercive effect on students. It objects to the use of the King James Version of the Ten Commandments, as found in the Book of Exodus Chapter 20, rather than Jewish or Catholic translations.

A nonprofit organization dedicated to “secular values” is urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to find a Louisiana statute requiring public schools to

Since 1961, a granite monument has been on the grounds of the Texas Capitol complex. The monument was at the center of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Van Orden v. Perry, in which it found the religious display's existence did not violate the First ...

A FEDERAL JUDGE LISTENED TO ARGUMENTS IN A LAWSUIT CHALLENGING A NEW LAW IN ARKANSAS. IT REQUIRES THE 10 COMMANDMENTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOM. PARENTS FROM A HANDFUL OF LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS WANT TO TEMPORARILY BLOCK THE LAW.

A copy of the Ten Commandments could soon hang in every Texas public school classroom. The Texas Legislature is close to passing the requirement authored by Sen. Phil ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 10, mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. The bill passed despite concerns about the separation of church and state and potential legal challenges. Supporters argue the Ten ...

The push for Ten Commandments displays in Alabama’s K-12 schools is heating up, with lawmakers advancing new legislation Wednesday that would require the sacred text to be posted in public school entrances, common areas, and history classrooms.

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