Texas to Display Ten Commandments in Public Schools

Monday, May 26, 2025

The Texas House on Sunday passed Senate Bill 10, a measure requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in every public-school classroom in the state.

Posted by reinheitsgebot at 10:30 AM | 27 COMMENTS | permalink

BREAKING: A bill that would require the Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom in Texas clears a key legislative hurdle and is poised to go to Gov. Greg Abbott for approval.

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-- NBC News (@nbcnews.com) May 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM

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The Texas House on Sunday passed Senate Bill 10, a measure requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in every public-school classroom in the state.

Will these displays protect students from righty incels armed with assault rifles?

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-05-25 07:04 PM

But not the Bill of Rights.

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-05-25 07:33 PM

Violation of the separation of church and state. Unconstitutional.

#3 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-05-25 07:38 PM

They should follow through with this idea and display the names of the various local officials and high-ranking politicians next to the Commandments they violate.

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-25 07:39 PM

They should put the Display beside a portrait of the current US President.... with a sign asking which of these Ten has he not broken multiple times, and then lied about it.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-25 07:50 PM

Can a woman covet her neighbor's husband?

Oh yeah inherent misogyny

#6 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-05-25 08:41 PM

In Christian understanding, the commandment not to covet the wife of one's neighbour also prohibits a woman from desiring her neighbour's husband. If this covetousness is directed at the spouse of another person, this constitutes a violation of God's commandment.

#7 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-05-25 08:46 PM

Given the apparent political focus of Christianity in the US of late, this is not a surprise.

But I have to ask, at what point do the wanderings of the Right-wing Christian Churches into politics triggers a ~they no longer are tax-exempt~ status?

#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-25 09:14 PM

The courts strike this BS down every time

#9 | Posted by qcp at 2025-05-26 10:39 AM

#9 | Posted by qcp

"The courts" are now meaningless.

#10 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-05-26 11:48 AM

#8 | Posted by LampLighter

LOL!!!

How about "never"?

#11 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-05-26 11:50 AM

#4 | Posted by snoofy

Not enough wall space.

#12 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-05-26 11:51 AM

Can a woman covet her neighbor's husband?
Oh yeah inherent misogyny
#6 | Posted by truthhurts

I've had a few ladies covet my ass. Does that count?

#13 | Posted by censored at 2025-05-26 12:25 PM

Also, the inevitable result:

As conservatives put religion in schools, Satanists want in, too
When Arkansas installed a statue of the Ten Commandments outside the State Capitol, the Temple unveiled its own statue of Baphomet, a goat-headed figure, there, too.

#14 | Posted by censored at 2025-05-26 12:28 PM

"The church is supposed to direct the government. The government is not supposed to direct the church. That is not how our Founding Fathers intended it."

"I'm tired of this separation of church and state junk that's not in the Constitution. It was in a stinking letter, and it means nothing like what they say it does."

-MAGA maroon Boebert.

THIS is how they "think".

#15 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-26 02:00 PM

I think it would be perfectly ok if they allow religious symbols from all religions to be displayed in schools. Religion is part of our human history and culture.

In history or religious studies classes of course. But they all have to be the same size and footprint.

I would love to see a statue of the Buddha in every school.

#16 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-26 02:14 PM

Donnerboy:

Exactly. Religion has historic significance. It is prevalent in most cultures at some level.
But Texas of course does not want those things; they want Texas kids to be good little drones of one faith only.

This will be struck down before the 4th of July holiday.

#17 | Posted by e1g1 at 2025-05-26 04:05 PM

Yay! Sharia Law! They love it in Texas!

#18 | Posted by TFDNihilist at 2025-05-26 05:45 PM

The passed this law on the sabbath breaking a commandment in the process.

#19 | Posted by qcp at 2025-05-27 08:30 AM

Texass American Christian Taliban strikes yet again.

#20 | Posted by Wildman62 at 2025-05-27 01:45 PM

Can a woman covet her neighbor's husband?
Oh yeah inherent misogyny
#6 | Posted by truthhurts
I've had a few ladies covet my ass. Does that count?
#13 | Posted by censored at 2025-05-26 12:25 PM

Pimping your ---- for the rent doesn't count, sorry.

#21 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-05-27 05:15 PM

Violation of the separation of church and state. Unconstitutional.

#3 | Posted by LauraMohr

No such thing.

The only restriction is for the U.S. to NOT declare a national religion.

Localities can and should declare what they want to.

#22 | Posted by boaz at 2025-05-27 07:21 PM

No such thing.
The only restriction is for the U.S. to NOT declare a national religion.
Localities can and should declare what they want to.

Posted by boaz at 2025-05-27 07:21 PM | Reply

Your ignorance of the Constitution is duly noted.

#23 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-05-27 07:25 PM

No such thing.
The only restriction is for the U.S. to NOT declare a national religion.
Localities can and should declare what they want to.

OK cool, so let's put the Satanic Temple in there as well.

#24 | Posted by zarnon at 2025-05-27 07:39 PM

No such thing.
The only restriction is for the U.S. to NOT declare a national religion.
Localities can and should declare what they want to.

Posted by boaz at 2025-05-27 07:21 PM | Reply

As long as it's the particular flavor of some Abrahamic nonsense that you happen to believe.

Right boazo?

#25 | Posted by billy_boy at 2025-05-27 08:49 PM

Is the text printed in the original God-ish lingo? Because otherwise it's derivative and a distortion of the message. Hubbahubba.

#26 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-05-28 08:06 AM

If your school displays the ten commandments while taking food away from hungry children you're not a christian.

#27 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-05-28 08:40 AM

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