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Texas Ten Commandments law may reach Supreme Court

(The Center Square) – A federal appeals court ruling upholding a Texas law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms is setting up a potential challenge before the U.S. Supreme Court over the role of religion in public education. In a decision issued this week, the U.S. Court

Ruling: Texas public schools can post 10 Commandments in classrooms

(The Center Square) – The full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Texas public schools may post the Ten Commandments in classrooms. The ruling came three months after the court upheld a similar law in Louisiana. The full court overturned a lower court’s ruling on the Texas law,

Why Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon prayer services challenge traditional notions of separation of church and state – but might be blessed by the Roberts Supreme Court

Why Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon prayer services challenge traditional notions of separation of church and state – but might be blessed by the Roberts Supreme Court

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is engaging in “a proselytizing Christian campaign” in his job, according to The Washington Post. Hegseth hosts prayer services at the Pentagon and virtually crusades as a Christian, praying at the Pentagon for U.S. troops to inflict “overwhelming violence of action against those who

What James Madison can teach Americans about religious freedom today

What James Madison can teach Americans about religious freedom today

As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, debates about religious freedom continue to occupy the center of American public life. Since taking office for a second time, the Trump administration has issued a number of executive orders on religion that raise new questions about

Federal government issues guidance on prayer in schools

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education has issued guidance on prayer in public schools, outlining requirements that are tied to federal education funding. The guidance states that no public school, teacher or school official “should ever coerce or pressure a student to engage in speech or affirm

Failed Ten Commandments bill’s constitutionality in question

Failed Ten Commandments bill’s constitutionality in question

A bill introduced in the Montana state legislature that would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom — designated Senate Bill 114 (SB114) — failed to pass in the State Senate last Wednesday, Feb. 5. SB114’s failure comes at the heels of many similar bills mandating