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Houston Public Media<p>Four civil liberties organizations filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas to challenge the constitutionality of a new law requiring the display of an explicitly Protestant translation of the Ten Commandments in all public-school classrooms.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/religion/2025/07/02/525523/four-civil-liberties-organizations-sue-texas-over-ten-commandments-display-law/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/religion/2025/07/02/525523/four-civil-liberties-organizations-sue-texas-over-ten-commandments-display-law/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Court</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EducationNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EducationNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/National" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>National</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2025TexasLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2025TexasLegislature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EstablishmentClause" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EstablishmentClause</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SeparationOfChurchAndState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeparationOfChurchAndState</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TenCommandments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TenCommandments</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasPublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasPublicSchools</span></a></p>
Techdirt<p><strong>Fifth Circuit Blocks Louisiana Law Mandating Posting Of Ten Commandments In Schools</strong></p> <p><a href="https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/27/fifth-circuit-blocks-louisiana-law-mandating-posting-of-ten-commandments-in-schools/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tech</span><span class="invisible">dirt.com/2025/06/27/fifth-circuit-blocks-louisiana-law-mandating-posting-of-ten-commandments-in-schools/</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p>A quotation from <b>George Carlin</b></p><blockquote>Religion — easily — has the Greatest Bullshit Story Ever Told! Think about it. Religion has actually convinced people that there’s an <i>invisible man — living in the sky</i> — who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things He does not want you to do. And if you do <i>any</i> of these ten things, He has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry, forever and ever, till the end of time! But He loves you! He loves you. He loves you and He <i>needs money!</i> He always needs money! He’s all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-wise — somehow just can’t handle money! Religion takes in billions of dollars, they pay no taxes, and they always need a little more. Now, you talk about a good bullshit story, holy shit!</blockquote><p><b>George Carlin</b> (1937-2008) American comedian<br>Show (1999-02-06), <i>You Are All Diseased</i>, Beacon Theater, New York City (HBO)</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/carlin-george/6787/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wist.info/carlin-george/6787/</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=georgecarlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>georgecarlin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=charity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>charity</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=church" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>church</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=damnation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>damnation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=Decalogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Decalogue</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=divinepunishment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>divinepunishment</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=divinewrath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>divinewrath</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=donations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donations</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=God" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>God</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=hell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hell</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=sin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=TenCommandments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TenCommandments</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=tithe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tithe</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>A coalition of civil liberties groups plans to challenge a new Texas law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public-school classrooms. Some of the same groups notched a win in federal court last week against a similar Louisiana law.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/religion/2025/06/25/524864/civil-liberties-groups-prepare-to-sue-texas-over-ten-commandments-law/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/religion/2025/06/25/524864/civil-liberties-groups-prepare-to-sue-texas-over-ten-commandments-law/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Court</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EducationNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EducationNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EstablishmentClause" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EstablishmentClause</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Louisiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Louisiana</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SchoolPrayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SchoolPrayer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TenCommandments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TenCommandments</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasPublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasPublicSchools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals</span></a></p>
The USA Potato<p><strong>Texas Now Requires Public School Classrooms to Display the Ten Commandments</strong></p><p>Come September, every public school classroom will be required to display the Ten Commandments — part of a larger push in Texas and beyond to increase the role of religion in schools. On Saturday, Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 10, despite a federal court ruling that a similar Louisiana law violated a constitutionally required separation of church and state. In May…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/texas-now-requires-public-school-classrooms-to-display-the-ten-commandments/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Source</a></p><p class=""></p> <p>This post has been syndicated from <a href="https://truthout.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Truthout</a>, where it was published under <a href="https://truthout.org/articles/texas-now-requires-public-school-classrooms-to-display-the-ten-commandments/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><u><strong>this address</strong></u></a>.</p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TenCommandments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TenCommandments</span></a> cannot be posted in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/publicschools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publicschools</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Louisiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Louisiana</span></a></p><p><a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2025/06/21/ten-commandments-cannot-be-posted-in-public-schools-in-louisiana/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2</span><span class="invisible">025/06/21/ten-commandments-cannot-be-posted-in-public-schools-in-louisiana/</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Texas will require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments&nbsp;under a new law that will make the state the nation’s largest to attempt to impose such a mandate.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/06/21/524614/new-texas-law-will-require-ten-commandments-to-be-posted-in-every-public-school-classroom/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/texas/2025/06/21/524614/new-texas-law-will-require-ten-commandments-to-be-posted-in-every-public-school-classroom/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EducationNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EducationNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GovGregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovGregAbbott</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SeparationOfChurchAndState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeparationOfChurchAndState</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TenCommandments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TenCommandments</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TenCommandmentsInSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TenCommandmentsInSchools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasPublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasPublicSchools</span></a></p>
Charlie McHenry<p><a href="https://connectop.us/tags/SeparationOfChurchAndState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeparationOfChurchAndState</span></a> preserved for the moment as Court blocks Louisiana law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments in classrooms. Public schools are just that, public. Student bodies include kids that are Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Buddhist, agnostic and atheist. The US Constitution mandates no state religion, as many of the authors and founders of the country fled religious persecution. They understood the dangers of state-mandated religion - so they protected all of us against it and in the process guaranteed the freedom to practice any religion. Christians are overreaching, attempting to circumvent the <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>constitution</span></a> and the intentions of our founders. <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Christianity</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/FreedomFromReligion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomFromReligion</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/ReligiousFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReligiousFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/legl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legl</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/TenCommandments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TenCommandments</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/PublicEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicEducation</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/PublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSchools</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-ten-commandments-schools-federal-court-80d31b705fccbbbe3eeeb3cda5f64ec3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/louisiana-t</span><span class="invisible">en-commandments-schools-federal-court-80d31b705fccbbbe3eeeb3cda5f64ec3</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In 2005, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> held that such displays in a pair of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kentucky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kentucky</span></a> courthouses violated the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a>. At the same time, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a> upheld a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TenCommandments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TenCommandments</span></a> marker on the grounds of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> state Capitol in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Austin</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Louisiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Louisiana</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ChurchAndState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChurchAndState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Christian</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Evangelism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Evangelism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NewApostolicReformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewApostolicReformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSchool</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The mandate was signed into <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> last June by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Louisiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Louisiana</span></a> Gov. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JeffLandry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeffLandry</span></a>.</p><p>The court’s ruling backs an order issued last fall by US District Judge John deGravelles, who declared the mandate <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unconstitutional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unconstitutional</span></a> &amp; ordered state <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> officials not to take steps to enforce it &amp; to notify all local <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/school" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>school</span></a> boards in the state of his decision. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ChurchAndState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChurchAndState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Christian</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Evangelism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Evangelism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NewApostolicReformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewApostolicReformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TenCommandments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TenCommandments</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSchool</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>More good news!</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Court</span></a> blocks <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Louisiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Louisiana</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> requiring schools to post <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TenCommandments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TenCommandments</span></a> in classrooms</p><p>A panel of 3 federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSchool</span></a> classroom is <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unconstitutional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unconstitutional</span></a>. </p><p>The ruling marked a major win for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> groups who say the mandate violates the separation of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ChurchAndState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChurchAndState</span></a>, &amp; that the poster-sized displays would isolate <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a> …who are not <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Christian</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-ten-commandments-schools-federal-court-80d31b705fccbbbe3eeeb3cda5f64ec3?utm_source=onesignal&amp;utm_medium=push&amp;utm_campaign=2025-06-20-Breaking+News" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/louisiana-t</span><span class="invisible">en-commandments-schools-federal-court-80d31b705fccbbbe3eeeb3cda5f64ec3?utm_source=onesignal&amp;utm_medium=push&amp;utm_campaign=2025-06-20-Breaking+News</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Senate Bill 10 would require the display of the Ten Commandments in all public-school classrooms. SB 11 would allow for periods of prayer or Bible reading in public and charter schools. Both are likely to face legal challenges under the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/religion/2025/06/19/524438/bills-on-religion-in-public-schools-await-gov-greg-abbotts-signature-as-sunday-deadline-looms/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/religion/2025/06/19/524438/bills-on-religion-in-public-schools-await-gov-greg-abbotts-signature-as-sunday-deadline-looms/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Court</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EducationNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EducationNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2025TexasLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2025TexasLegislature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/89thTexasLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>89thTexasLegislature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EstablishmentClause" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EstablishmentClause</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SchoolPrayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SchoolPrayer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TenCommandments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TenCommandments</span></a></p>
Grinning Cat :neocat_flag_bi: :neocat_flag_polyam: 🚫👑<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@GreenRoc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>GreenRoc</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@georgetakei" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>georgetakei</span></a></span> But the old laws from the Hebrew Scriptures aren't binding on Christians! But, on the other hand, they absolutely are! The New Testament says both. </p><p>Reminds me of the recent hypocrisy in Texas: </p><p>"A Texas republican got wrecked trying to defend a bill about the Ten Commandments"<br><a href="https://www.dailydot.com/viral-politics/ten-commandments-bill/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dailydot.com/viral-politics/te</span><span class="invisible">n-commandments-bill/</span></a></p><p>(Rep. James Talarico (D) grilled bill sponsor Rep. Candy Noble (R) about legislators working and voting on the bill on both the Jewish and Christian sabbaths, in violation of one of the commandments. He also pointed out lying and adultery.)</p><p>From the article: </p><p>...<br>ACLU, critics threaten legal action</p><p>The video struck a chord online with over 38.8K comments and 1.2 million likes. One commenter asked, “What happened to SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE?!?” Others criticized the bill’s priorities, saying, “Ten Commandments, but no free lunch.” Another pointedly asked, “Will this stop school shootings?”<br>...</p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/TenCommandments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TenCommandments</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/SeparateChurchAndState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeparateChurchAndState</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/theofascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theofascists</span></a></p>
Peter Link 🍉🇨🇺🇵🇸🐧<p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> may soon require schools to post the Ten Commandments. Meet the Jewish lawmaker fighting back. </p><p>Rep. Jon Rosenthal is the only Jewish member of the Texas House </p><p>from <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/TheForward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheForward</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Forward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Forward</span></a><br>[<a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a> publication from <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>] </p><p>By Hannah Feuer <br>May 30, 2025</p><p>"Rosenthal introduced an amendment that would have required public schools to display the Jewish and Catholic versions of the <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/TenCommandments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TenCommandments</span></a>, in addition to the Protestant version, which all have slightly different wording. The amendment’s failure to pass, he argued, showed the hypocrisy of the bill’s supporters.</p><p>“The fact that they will argue it’s only about values and not about religion, I think it’s a pretty disingenuous talking point,” he said. “The whole thrust of this, I think, is to get a case in front of a newly formed Supreme Court.” The U.S. Supreme Court has had a 6-3 conservative majority since 2020."</p><p><a href="https://forward.com/news/724588/ten-commandments-jon-rosenthal/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">forward.com/news/724588/ten-co</span><span class="invisible">mmandments-jon-rosenthal/</span></a> </p><p> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a><br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/SeparationOfChurchAndState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeparationOfChurchAndState</span></a> <br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@SmudgeTheInsultCat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SmudgeTheInsultCat</span></a></span> My recommendation to any teacher forced to post the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/TenCommandments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TenCommandments</span></a> in their classroom is to do so, but tape the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Beattitudes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Beattitudes</span></a> on top, with “UPDATED” written boldly across the top!</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a>. <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DoNotComply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoNotComply</span></a> (unquestioningly) and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DoNotCollaborateWithFascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoNotCollaborateWithFascists</span></a> in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a>.</p>
Carolleisa<p>But has he obeyed them?<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GregAbbott</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TenCommandments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TenCommandments</span></a> <br>or the 300 plus more? <br>Hypocrite</p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-gov-greg-abbott-plans-sign-ten-commandments-bill-senate-approval-rcna208952" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas</span><span class="invisible">-gov-greg-abbott-plans-sign-ten-commandments-bill-senate-approval-rcna208952</span></a></p>
N O T L A G E ©️<p>My English ist bad but did she really said that "Sunday exists to honor Jesus"!? </p><p>And I always thought that the 10 Commandments were given by God to Moses in the Old Testament.</p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/hyzpBky9BqQ?feature=shared" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/shorts/hyzpBky9BqQ</span><span class="invisible">?feature=shared</span></a></p><p><a href="https://det.social/tags/dumb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dumb</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/nationalistchristians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nationalistchristians</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/toodrunktofuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toodrunktofuck</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/tencommandments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tencommandments</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/holyfuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>holyfuck</span></a></p>
Ham on Wry<p>Before Texas Republicans force public schools to display the Ten Commandments, maybe they should consider living up to one, maybe two of the commandments themselves.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/tencommandments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tencommandments</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/hypocrisy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hypocrisy</span></a></p>
Steve :verified:<p>Let's talk about Texas, Ten Commandments, and serious....</p><p>Which version of the Ten Commandments and what about the Constitution?</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/ZuS2cziepBY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/ZuS2cziepBY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TenCommandments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TenCommandments</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BatShitCrazy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BatShitCrazy</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>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.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/religion/2025/05/25/522259/texas-house-passes-bill-requiring-display-of-the-ten-commandments-in-all-public-school-classrooms/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/religion/2025/05/25/522259/texas-house-passes-bill-requiring-display-of-the-ten-commandments-in-all-public-school-classrooms/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EducationNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EducationNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2025TexasLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2025TexasLegislature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/89thTexasLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>89thTexasLegislature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EstablishmentClause" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EstablishmentClause</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TenCommandments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TenCommandments</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasPublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasPublicSchools</span></a></p>