Texas defends law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments. Hereโs what to know.
Read full article: Texas defends law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments. Hereโs what to know.A federal appeals court heard arguments in lawsuits seeking to block Texas and Louisiana from requiring classroom displays of the Ten Commandments.
Beliefs clash among students, parents and teachers as the Ten Commandments go up in Texas classrooms
Read full article: Beliefs clash among students, parents and teachers as the Ten Commandments go up in Texas classroomsA new Texas law says every public school classroom must display a poster listing the Ten Commandments.
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues three school districts for not displaying Ten Commandments in classrooms
Read full article: Texas AG Ken Paxton sues three school districts for not displaying Ten Commandments in classroomsThe suits against Galveston, Round Rock and Leander ISDs come after Texas passed a law requiring the commandments be posted in classrooms. The law is being challenged in federal court.
Comal ISD parents sound off on new Ten Commandments lawsuit now in federal court
Read full article: Comal ISD parents sound off on new Ten Commandments lawsuit now in federal courtAnother San Antonio-area school district is caught in the crosshairs of Texasโ new law that requires donated posters of the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms.
ACLU, religious freedom groups sue to block Texasโ Ten Commandments requirement in 14 more school districts
Read full article: ACLU, religious freedom groups sue to block Texasโ Ten Commandments requirement in 14 more school districtsThe American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and a coalition of religious freedom organizations are suing 14 more Texas school districts to block them from implementing a new state law requiring public school classrooms to display donated posters of the Ten Commandments.
Ten Commandments posters on display across Texas public school classrooms
Read full article: Ten Commandments posters on display across Texas public school classroomsWhen millions of Texas public school students enter their classrooms on Sept. 2, theyโll see something new: posters listing the Ten Commandments.
San Antonio parents react to federal injunction against Ten Commandments displays in classrooms
Read full article: San Antonio parents react to federal injunction against Ten Commandments displays in classroomsA federal judge on Wednesday ruled to temporarily block a new law that would require Texas public schools to post the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
Parent reacts to ruling that temporarily blocks Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms
Read full article: Parent reacts to ruling that temporarily blocks Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in classroomsA federal judge on Wednesday ruled to temporarily block the law, which was set to take effect on Sept. 1.
Judge temporarily blocks Texas law requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms
Read full article: Judge temporarily blocks Texas law requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in classroomsA federal judge on Wednesday ruled to temporarily block a new Texas law that would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms.
Testimony heard in challenge to Texas law requiring Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms
Read full article: Testimony heard in challenge to Texas law requiring Ten Commandments be displayed in classroomsThe court will reconvene Monday over Zoom, but a decision may not come until later this month.
Families seek to block Texas law requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms
Read full article: Families seek to block Texas law requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in classroomsA federal judge in San Antonio will hear arguments Friday on whether to block a new Texas law that would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom across the state.
A century after a man was convicted of teaching evolution, the debate on religion in schools rages
Read full article: A century after a man was convicted of teaching evolution, the debate on religion in schools ragesThe 1925 Scopes โMonkey Trialโ in Tennessee, where a teacher was prosecuted for teaching evolution, continues to influence debates on religion in public schools.
More parents sue to stop Texasโ Ten Commandments requirement in public schools
Read full article: More parents sue to stop Texasโ Ten Commandments requirement in public schoolsTexasโ new law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms is facing a second legal challenge. Sixteen parents of various religious backgrounds, represented by the ACLU of Texas and religious freedom groups, argued in a new lawsuit Wednesday that the law is โcatastrophically unconstitutional.โ
As appeals court is poised to consider Texasโ Ten Commandments law, other legal challenges mount
Read full article: As appeals court is poised to consider Texasโ Ten Commandments law, other legal challenges mountThe judges opting to hear the cases together marks a significant development in a saga that many believe will reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
Faith leaders and families sue to block Texas' new Ten Commandments in schools law
Read full article: Faith leaders and families sue to block Texas' new Ten Commandments in schools lawA group of Dallas-area families and faith leaders has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block a new Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.
New Texas law will require Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom
Read full article: New Texas law will require Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroomTexas will require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a new state law that will make the state the nationโs largest to attempt to impose such a mandate.
Texas is closer to putting the Ten Commandments in classrooms after a key vote
Read full article: Texas is closer to putting the Ten Commandments in classrooms after a key voteA push to put the Ten Commandments on display in all Texas public school classrooms is closer to reaching Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's desk.
Lawmakers move to mandate the display of Ten Commandments and ban pride flags in Alabama schools
Read full article: Lawmakers move to mandate the display of Ten Commandments and ban pride flags in Alabama schoolsAlabama lawmakers approved a slew of bills that would expand the use of Christian texts in public schools and limit protections for LGBTQ+ students.
In quest to infuse more religion into Texas schools, advocates say courts are now on their side
Read full article: In quest to infuse more religion into Texas schools, advocates say courts are now on their sidePast efforts to allow more religion in public schools have been hamstrung by legal challenges. But those on the religious right feel empowered by recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
Some US lawmakers want more Christianity in the classroom. Trump could embolden their plans
Read full article: Some US lawmakers want more Christianity in the classroom. Trump could embolden their plansConservative lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to introduce more Christianity to public school classrooms, testing the separation of church and state.
Louisiana's 2020 Teacher of the Year is trying to block the state's Ten Commandments law
Read full article: Louisiana's 2020 Teacher of the Year is trying to block the state's Ten Commandments lawLouisianaโs 2020 Teacher of the Year, has filed a lawsuit challenging a new state law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom by Jan. 1.
Ten Commandments won't go in some Louisiana classrooms until at least November as lawsuit plays out
Read full article: Ten Commandments won't go in some Louisiana classrooms until at least November as lawsuit plays outLouisiana has agreed to delay implementing a requirement that the Ten Commandments be placed in all of the stateโs public school classrooms, at least until November.
Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
Read full article: Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten CommandmentsCivil liberties groups have filed a lawsuit challenging Louisianaโs new law mandating that the Ten Commandments must be displayed in every public school classroom.
New law requires all Louisiana public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
Read full article: New law requires all Louisiana public school classrooms to display the Ten CommandmentsLouisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom.
Bill requiring Ten Commandments in Texas classrooms fails in House after missing crucial deadline
Read full article: Bill requiring Ten Commandments in Texas classrooms fails in House after missing crucial deadlineSenate Bill 1515 was one of several legislative attempts by conservative Christians to center public life around their religious views.