Lawmakers and a pastor weigh in on Ten Commandments bill passing House

Alabama House approves bill requiring Ten Commandment displays in public schools

The Alabama House of Representatives approved a bill on Thursday requiring K-12 public schools to display the Ten Commandments in common school areas and classrooms routinely used to teach US history. The bill states that displaying the Ten Commandments “with an appropriate context statement” is essential to educating students in “Civics, Government, History, Philosophy, Religion, and Sociology.” The bill provides that the context statement is t…

Alabama House passes bill requiring Ten Commandments displays in K-12 schools

Rep. Mark Gidley, R-Hokes Bluff, listens to a presentation in the Alabama House of Representatives on April 3, 2025 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector) Gidley's bill that would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public K-12 schools passed the House on April 17, 2025.The Alabama House of Representatives Thursday passed a bill requiring public K-12 schools to display the Ten Commandments. …

House passes bill requiring Ten Commandments in schools

The bill would require displays in all K-12 classrooms that teach history.

Lawmakers and a pastor weigh in on Ten Commandments bill passing House

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — House Bill 178, which would mandate public schools to display the Ten Commandments, passed the House Thursday and is heading to the Senate. "Religious freedom must apply to everyone, not just the majority... The idea that our nation’s moral decline can be reversed simply by posting the Ten Commandments in schools is, frankly, misguided. Morality is not restored by hanging religious texts on walls—it is demonstrated by …

‘Founding documents’ act could put the Ten Commandments in Ohio classrooms | The Highland County Press

A measure moving through the Ohio Senate would direct public schools to display historical documents like the Declaration of Independence or the Bill of Rights. It also includes the Ten Commandments, a religious document. The measure is one example in a wave of state legislation attempting to roll back a bright line separating religious displays from public school classrooms.