The Texas measure easily passed in the Republican-controlled state House and Senate in the legislative session that ended June 2.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31810734

Texas will require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a new law that will make the state the nation’s largest to attempt to impose such a mandate.

Gov. Greg Abbott announced Saturday that he signed the bill, which is expected to draw a legal challenge from critics who consider it an unconstitutional violation of the separation of church and state.

A similar law in Louisiana was blocked when a federal appeals court ruled Friday that it was unconstitutional. Arkansas also has a similar law that has been challenged in federal court.

  • Carvex@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    There are Seven Fundamental Tenets

    I- One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason.

    II- The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.

    III- One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.

    IV- The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo one’s own.

    V- Beliefs should conform to one’s best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one’s beliefs.

    VI- People are fallible. If one makes a mistake, one should do one’s best to rectify it and resolve any harm that might have been caused.

    VII- Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.