Alabama lawmakers could vote on posting Ten Commandments in schools

Ten Commandments in classrooms 'grave concern' to Baptist pastor

(NewsNation) — A bill requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public buildings and classrooms was signed into law in Arkansas on Monday. It became the second state in the United States to implement the mandate, following Oklahoma. However, one Arkansas pastor is unhappy with the move. "In my faith tradition, we are very aware of the dangerous toils and snares of state-sponsored religion," Preston Clegg, pastor of the Second Baptist Chur…

Alabama Senate committee hears support, opposition for religious instruction bill

Ben Baker, a superintendent in Dale County, speaking to the Senate Education Policy Committee against a bill that would require school boards to adopt a policy on religious instruction on April 9, 2025, in the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Alabama. (Anna Barrett/Alabama Reflector)The Alabama Senate Education Policy committee heard from critics and supporters of religious instruction in public schools on Wednesday. SB 278, sponsored by Sen. …

Alabama lawmakers could vote on posting Ten Commandments in schools

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) -- State Sen. Keith Kelley (R-Anniston) said the U.S. was founded upon the Ten Commandments given in the Old Testament, and he wants to make sure that history is told. There are some people, however, who largely disagree. Kelley's bill would require the Ten Commandments to be put in common areas, like hallways or entrances, of schools. Kelley said they used to be taught not too long ago in schools. Immigration judge …

Arkansas lawmakers pursue another pointless adventure in gesture politics

A 3D render of a closeup of the biblical Ten Commandments etched in a stone tablet, highlighting the ninth commandment. (Allan Swart/Getty Images)Seven years of expensive legal wrangling over displaying the Ten Commandments outside of the State Capitol — which opened the door for Satanists to demand their own display of a goat-headed winged creature named Baphomet — should have taught Arkansas legislators the folly of trying to sanction religiou…