Judge Orders Texas Schools to Remove Ten Commandments Posters
The Facts
- Federal Judge Orlando L. Garcia issued a preliminary injunction against a Texas law on Tuesday, ordering certain schools in the state to remove displays of the Ten Commandments from their classrooms by Dec. 1.
- Texas Senate Bill 10 (SB 10), signed by Gov. Greg Abbott in June, requires public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom using posters at least 16 inches wide and 20 inches tall with text legible from anywhere in the room.
- Families from diverse religious backgrounds, including atheist, agnostic, Christian, Jewish, Baha’i and Hindu, filed a lawsuit against the bill in September, arguing that its main purpose was to “impose specific religious beliefs on public-school children.”
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The Spin
Progressive narrative
Garcia’s decision is a decisive victory for freedom of religion against those who would seek to curtail it. As the judge rightly ruled, SB 10 is an egregious violation of the Establishment Clause and clearly favors one religion over others. The courts must go further, however, and prevent all ISDs in the state from enforcing this blatantly unconstitutional law.
Conservative narrative
The Ten Commandments are not only the bedrock of Judeo-Christian morality, but also the ideals and historical heritage of the U.S., which is why Texas voted to pass SB 10 to honor that legacy. As SB 10 is state law, it is the obligation of school districts to follow the bill’s stipulations, or face legal consequences for disregarding the will of Texan voters.
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