A federal judge ordered 14 Texas school districts to remove Ten Commandments displays from classrooms by Dec. 1, ruling unconstitutional a new state law that has required the displays since September.
The Nov. 18th ruling comes as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton continues lawsuits to force three other school districts to display the commandments, and as similar legal battles continue in Arkansas and Louisiana.
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The cases are part of a widening battle over the extent of states’ rights to integrate Scripture into the public school environment and curriculum.
Most recently on Nov. 19, the Ohio House of Representatives passed bill 486, known as the Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act, allowing public school teachers to include in American history classes “instruction on the influence of Judeo-Christian values on history and culture.” The bill heads to the Ohio Senate.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was written by Diana Chandler and originally published by Baptist Press.
