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srothstein wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 7:59 pm

EP45 wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 6:01 pm "I can't believe anyone would support having the government tell us what religion we should be posting. This a clear violation of the 1st Amendment."

This one stumped me. I am in the process of looking up the the author's intent for SB1515 (Senator Phil King maybe). Why exactly is SB 1515 "wrong"?

As was pointed out, there are different versions of the Ten Commandments for different religions. In addition, there are a lot of religions that do not believe in the Ten Commandment. Whichever version you post in a government building (like a school) is establishing a specific religion as the state religion. This is a violation of the exact wording of the First Amendment.

About the only way I could see it being legal is if you posted it with things like Hammurabi's Code, the Magna Carta, and the Constitution, making it a display on the history of law.

srothstein wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:20 pm

RoyGBiv wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 12:17 pm I'm Jewish. Was "My Guy" that brought the tablets down the mountain.

This kind of stuff is exactly the fodder Democrats use against Republicans. Bad law, worse tactically.

https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/b ... 01515I.htm

I agree. My biggest question was which Ten Commandments do you post, the Jewish of the Christian? They are different.

But I also pointed out that the way they are listed and how I read them, the Ten Commandments monument on the Capitol grounds has eleven commandments. Posting that in a classroom for younger students, maybe third grade or around that, would drive the teachers crazy with kids asking them how they count it as ten.