Today is Friday, May 5th, 2023. Welcome to the Daily Article podcast. Today's article is written by

Dr. Ryan Dennison and narrated by Chris Elkins of the Denison Forum. Quote, we think there can be

a restoration of faith in America, and we think getting the Ten Commandments on these walls is a great way to do that.

We think we can set a trend for the rest of the country."

End quote.

Matt Krauss, a former state representative and current employee of the First Liberty Institute, made that statement when he testified before the Texas Senate last month in defense of a bill that would require public schools to post a copy of the Ten Commandments in every classroom from kindergarten through high school.

The bill passed earlier this week and is expected to go before the State House of Representatives soon.

The reasoning behind the legislation is that the Ten Commandments

played a key role in the development of America's founding documents and, as such, should be

considered historical in nature rather than strictly religious. As one might expect, not everyone

agrees with that assertion. Representative Candy Noble argued, quote,

this legislation will bring back the historic tradition of recognizing America's religious heritage.

Representative James Talariko countered, quote,

every time on this committee,

we try to teach basic sex education,

but we can't because we're told that's the parents' role.

Now you're putting literal commandments, religious commandments,

in our classrooms, and we're told that's the state's role."

Arguments over the value of the proposed law could prove irrelevant, however,

if the Supreme Court decides that it's unconstitutional. This time last

year, the proposed law would almost assuredly have been tossed aside by the nation's highest court.

Now the matter is less certain. Following the court's ruling in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District,

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