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DHS conducted far-reaching surveillance of groups during ICE surge…
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/25/nx-s1-5941135/dhs-surveillance-minnesota-ice-surge
"According to government documents, an undercover DHS agent attended a meeting of ICE protesters at Prince of Peace in February. The agent captured the license plates of people there and then compiled dossiers including their names, addresses and information about their families and jobs, according to the motion." #surveillance #ice #establishmentclause #firstamendment -
DHS conducted far-reaching surveillance of groups during ICE surge…
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/25/nx-s1-5941135/dhs-surveillance-minnesota-ice-surge
"According to government documents, an undercover DHS agent attended a meeting of ICE protesters at Prince of Peace in February. The agent captured the license plates of people there and then compiled dossiers including their names, addresses and information about their families and jobs, according to the motion." #surveillance #ice #establishmentclause #firstamendment -
DHS conducted far-reaching surveillance of groups during ICE surge…
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/25/nx-s1-5941135/dhs-surveillance-minnesota-ice-surge
"According to government documents, an undercover DHS agent attended a meeting of ICE protesters at Prince of Peace in February. The agent captured the license plates of people there and then compiled dossiers including their names, addresses and information about their families and jobs, according to the motion." #surveillance #ice #establishmentclause #firstamendment -
DHS conducted far-reaching surveillance of groups during ICE surge…
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/25/nx-s1-5941135/dhs-surveillance-minnesota-ice-surge
"According to government documents, an undercover DHS agent attended a meeting of ICE protesters at Prince of Peace in February. The agent captured the license plates of people there and then compiled dossiers including their names, addresses and information about their families and jobs, according to the motion." #surveillance #ice #establishmentclause #firstamendment -
DHS conducted far-reaching surveillance of groups during ICE surge…
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/25/nx-s1-5941135/dhs-surveillance-minnesota-ice-surge
"According to government documents, an undercover DHS agent attended a meeting of ICE protesters at Prince of Peace in February. The agent captured the license plates of people there and then compiled dossiers including their names, addresses and information about their families and jobs, according to the motion." #surveillance #ice #establishmentclause #firstamendment -
More than a dozen #Texas families of multiple faiths sued to block the #law after it was signed by Gov #GregAbbott (R) last year. They argued the statute violates the #FirstAmendment ban on the government establishing #religion, known as the #EstablishmentClause, & improperly forced the #Christian faith onto students.
The families are being represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, & Americans United, a group that advocates for the #SeparationOfChurchAndState. -
More than a dozen #Texas families of multiple faiths sued to block the #law after it was signed by Gov #GregAbbott (R) last year. They argued the statute violates the #FirstAmendment ban on the government establishing #religion, known as the #EstablishmentClause, & improperly forced the #Christian faith onto students.
The families are being represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, & Americans United, a group that advocates for the #SeparationOfChurchAndState. -
More than a dozen #Texas families of multiple faiths sued to block the #law after it was signed by Gov #GregAbbott (R) last year. They argued the statute violates the #FirstAmendment ban on the government establishing #religion, known as the #EstablishmentClause, & improperly forced the #Christian faith onto students.
The families are being represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, & Americans United, a group that advocates for the #SeparationOfChurchAndState. -
More than a dozen #Texas families of multiple faiths sued to block the #law after it was signed by Gov #GregAbbott (R) last year. They argued the statute violates the #FirstAmendment ban on the government establishing #religion, known as the #EstablishmentClause, & improperly forced the #Christian faith onto students.
The families are being represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, & Americans United, a group that advocates for the #SeparationOfChurchAndState. -
More than a dozen #Texas families of multiple faiths sued to block the #law after it was signed by Gov #GregAbbott (R) last year. They argued the statute violates the #FirstAmendment ban on the government establishing #religion, known as the #EstablishmentClause, & improperly forced the #Christian faith onto students.
The families are being represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, & Americans United, a group that advocates for the #SeparationOfChurchAndState. -
The justices are expected to decide in coming months whether to take up the case, which is being closely watched as conservatives…work to expand #religious “rights” [ #Christian #evangelism ] in public spaces & opponents battle them in court. In April, a conservative appeals court upheld the law in a narrowly divided opinion.
#SCOTUS #law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #SeparationOfChurchAndState #TenCommandments #education #PublicSchools #schools #Texas
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The justices are expected to decide in coming months whether to take up the case, which is being closely watched as conservatives…work to expand #religious “rights” [ #Christian #evangelism ] in public spaces & opponents battle them in court. In April, a conservative appeals court upheld the law in a narrowly divided opinion.
#SCOTUS #law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #SeparationOfChurchAndState #TenCommandments #education #PublicSchools #schools #Texas
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The justices are expected to decide in coming months whether to take up the case, which is being closely watched as conservatives…work to expand #religious “rights” [ #Christian #evangelism ] in public spaces & opponents battle them in court. In April, a conservative appeals court upheld the law in a narrowly divided opinion.
#SCOTUS #law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #SeparationOfChurchAndState #TenCommandments #education #PublicSchools #schools #Texas
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The justices are expected to decide in coming months whether to take up the case, which is being closely watched as conservatives…work to expand #religious “rights” [ #Christian #evangelism ] in public spaces & opponents battle them in court. In April, a conservative appeals court upheld the law in a narrowly divided opinion.
#SCOTUS #law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #SeparationOfChurchAndState #TenCommandments #education #PublicSchools #schools #Texas
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The justices are expected to decide in coming months whether to take up the case, which is being closely watched as conservatives…work to expand #religious “rights” [ #Christian #evangelism ] in public spaces & opponents battle them in court. In April, a conservative appeals court upheld the law in a narrowly divided opinion.
#SCOTUS #law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #SeparationOfChurchAndState #TenCommandments #education #PublicSchools #schools #Texas
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#CivilLiberties groups Monday asked #SCOTUS to hear their challenge of a #Texas #law requiring that all #PublicSchools’ classrooms display the #TenCommandments, potentially setting up a landmark clash over the #SeparationOfChurchAndState.
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#CivilLiberties groups Monday asked #SCOTUS to hear their challenge of a #Texas #law requiring that all #PublicSchools’ classrooms display the #TenCommandments, potentially setting up a landmark clash over the #SeparationOfChurchAndState.
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#CivilLiberties groups Monday asked #SCOTUS to hear their challenge of a #Texas #law requiring that all #PublicSchools’ classrooms display the #TenCommandments, potentially setting up a landmark clash over the #SeparationOfChurchAndState.
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#CivilLiberties groups Monday asked #SCOTUS to hear their challenge of a #Texas #law requiring that all #PublicSchools’ classrooms display the #TenCommandments, potentially setting up a landmark clash over the #SeparationOfChurchAndState.
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#CivilLiberties groups Monday asked #SCOTUS to hear their challenge of a #Texas #law requiring that all #PublicSchools’ classrooms display the #TenCommandments, potentially setting up a landmark clash over the #SeparationOfChurchAndState.
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Be afraid. Be very afraid.
#SCOTUS asked to hear case on #Texas #law requiring #TenCommandments in #schools
The case could set up a landmark clash over the #SeparationOfChurchAndState.
With this #SupremeCourt, I truly fear the outcome.
#law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #education #PublicSchools
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Be afraid. Be very afraid.
#SCOTUS asked to hear case on #Texas #law requiring #TenCommandments in #schools
The case could set up a landmark clash over the #SeparationOfChurchAndState.
With this #SupremeCourt, I truly fear the outcome.
#law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #education #PublicSchools
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Be afraid. Be very afraid.
#SCOTUS asked to hear case on #Texas #law requiring #TenCommandments in #schools
The case could set up a landmark clash over the #SeparationOfChurchAndState.
With this #SupremeCourt, I truly fear the outcome.
#law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #education #PublicSchools
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Be afraid. Be very afraid.
#SCOTUS asked to hear case on #Texas #law requiring #TenCommandments in #schools
The case could set up a landmark clash over the #SeparationOfChurchAndState.
With this #SupremeCourt, I truly fear the outcome.
#law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #education #PublicSchools
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Be afraid. Be very afraid.
#SCOTUS asked to hear case on #Texas #law requiring #TenCommandments in #schools
The case could set up a landmark clash over the #SeparationOfChurchAndState.
With this #SupremeCourt, I truly fear the outcome.
#law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #education #PublicSchools
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Texas Bible Reading Mandate Pushes Public Schools Toward an Establishment Clause Showdown
Texas Bible Reading Mandate requires millions of students to study Bible stories and is expected to trigger major constitutional challenges.https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/education/texas-bible-reading-mandate/
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Texas Bible Reading Mandate Pushes Public Schools Toward an Establishment Clause Showdown
Texas Bible Reading Mandate requires millions of students to study Bible stories and is expected to trigger major constitutional challenges.https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/education/texas-bible-reading-mandate/
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Texas Bible Reading Mandate Pushes Public Schools Toward an Establishment Clause Showdown
Texas Bible Reading Mandate requires millions of students to study Bible stories and is expected to trigger major constitutional challenges.https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/education/texas-bible-reading-mandate/
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https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/us/texas-schools-bible-curriculum-vote
I want to comment on story, as someone who has spent his entire life studying the Bible (in both religious settings and in higher education).
The Bible can certainly be studied and appreciated as literature and as a historical ancient text, but simply reading paraphrased stories to children is not the way to do that.
My fear is that this will lead children to believe these stories actually literally happened (which in many cases they did not --- i.e. the Daniel and the Lion's Den story that will be part of the 3rd grade Texas public school curriculum), but also lead to higher levels of mistreatment of children who have no religious beliefs or who might have different beliefs.
To say it another way --- the Texas approach to public school religious indoctrination dumbs down and misrepresents the Bible in an abusive way. It's not only offensive to non-theists, but also to many religious people.
#Theology #FirstAmendment #EstablishmentClause #ChristianNationalism
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https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/us/texas-schools-bible-curriculum-vote
I want to comment on story, as someone who has spent his entire life studying the Bible (in both religious settings and in higher education).
The Bible can certainly be studied and appreciated as literature and as a historical ancient text, but simply reading paraphrased stories to children is not the way to do that.
My fear is that this will lead children to believe these stories actually literally happened (which in many cases they did not --- i.e. the Daniel and the Lion's Den story that will be part of the 3rd grade Texas public school curriculum), but also lead to higher levels of mistreatment of children who have no religious beliefs or who might have different beliefs.
To say it another way --- the Texas approach to public school religious indoctrination dumbs down and misrepresents the Bible in an abusive way. It's not only offensive to non-theists, but also to many religious people.
#Theology #FirstAmendment #EstablishmentClause #ChristianNationalism
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https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/us/texas-schools-bible-curriculum-vote
I want to comment on story, as someone who has spent his entire life studying the Bible (in both religious settings and in higher education).
The Bible can certainly be studied and appreciated as literature and as a historical ancient text, but simply reading paraphrased stories to children is not the way to do that.
My fear is that this will lead children to believe these stories actually literally happened (which in many cases they did not --- i.e. the Daniel and the Lion's Den story that will be part of the 3rd grade Texas public school curriculum), but also lead to higher levels of mistreatment of children who have no religious beliefs or who might have different beliefs.
To say it another way --- the Texas approach to public school religious indoctrination dumbs down and misrepresents the Bible in an abusive way. It's not only offensive to non-theists, but also to many religious people.
#Theology #FirstAmendment #EstablishmentClause #ChristianNationalism
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https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/us/texas-schools-bible-curriculum-vote
I want to comment on story, as someone who has spent his entire life studying the Bible (in both religious settings and in higher education).
The Bible can certainly be studied and appreciated as literature and as a historical ancient text, but simply reading paraphrased stories to children is not the way to do that.
My fear is that this will lead children to believe these stories actually literally happened (which in many cases they did not --- i.e. the Daniel and the Lion's Den story that will be part of the 3rd grade Texas public school curriculum), but also lead to higher levels of mistreatment of children who have no religious beliefs or who might have different beliefs.
To say it another way --- the Texas approach to public school religious indoctrination dumbs down and misrepresents the Bible in an abusive way. It's not only offensive to non-theists, but also to many religious people.
#Theology #FirstAmendment #EstablishmentClause #ChristianNationalism
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https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/26/us/texas-schools-bible-curriculum-vote
I want to comment on story, as someone who has spent his entire life studying the Bible (in both religious settings and in higher education).
The Bible can certainly be studied and appreciated as literature and as a historical ancient text, but simply reading paraphrased stories to children is not the way to do that.
My fear is that this will lead children to believe these stories actually literally happened (which in many cases they did not --- i.e. the Daniel and the Lion's Den story that will be part of the 3rd grade Texas public school curriculum), but also lead to higher levels of mistreatment of children who have no religious beliefs or who might have different beliefs.
To say it another way --- the Texas approach to public school religious indoctrination dumbs down and misrepresents the Bible in an abusive way. It's not only offensive to non-theists, but also to many religious people.
#Theology #FirstAmendment #EstablishmentClause #ChristianNationalism
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The #Trump admin has directed funds to #Freedom250 that #Congress appropriated to a different group, #American250, a statutorily bipartisan group required to detail its spending for lawmakers. The White House appears to have set up Freedom250 to “sidestep” those requirements.
#law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #FreedomOfReligion #ChurchAndState #fraud #TaxpayersMoney
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The #Trump admin has directed funds to #Freedom250 that #Congress appropriated to a different group, #American250, a statutorily bipartisan group required to detail its spending for lawmakers. The White House appears to have set up Freedom250 to “sidestep” those requirements.
#law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #FreedomOfReligion #ChurchAndState #fraud #TaxpayersMoney
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The #Trump admin has directed funds to #Freedom250 that #Congress appropriated to a different group, #American250, a statutorily bipartisan group required to detail its spending for lawmakers. The White House appears to have set up Freedom250 to “sidestep” those requirements.
#law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #FreedomOfReligion #ChurchAndState #fraud #TaxpayersMoney
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The #Trump admin has directed funds to #Freedom250 that #Congress appropriated to a different group, #American250, a statutorily bipartisan group required to detail its spending for lawmakers. The White House appears to have set up Freedom250 to “sidestep” those requirements.
#law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #FreedomOfReligion #ChurchAndState #fraud #TaxpayersMoney
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The #Trump admin has directed funds to #Freedom250 that #Congress appropriated to a different group, #American250, a statutorily bipartisan group required to detail its spending for lawmakers. The White House appears to have set up Freedom250 to “sidestep” those requirements.
#law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #FreedomOfReligion #ChurchAndState #fraud #TaxpayersMoney
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The Sunday gathering was organized by #Freedom250, a private group established by the #Trump admin that is using a so-far #undisclosed amount of #FederalFunding—along with #corporate money from sponsors including #UnitedAirlines, #ExxonMobil, #JohnDeere, #LockheedMartin, #MasterCard, #Oracle & #Palantir—to stage events.
#law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #FreedomOfReligion #ChurchAndState #fraud #TaxpayersMoney
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/trump-maga-freedom250-christian/ -
The Sunday gathering was organized by #Freedom250, a private group established by the #Trump admin that is using a so-far #undisclosed amount of #FederalFunding—along with #corporate money from sponsors including #UnitedAirlines, #ExxonMobil, #JohnDeere, #LockheedMartin, #MasterCard, #Oracle & #Palantir—to stage events.
#law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #FreedomOfReligion #ChurchAndState #fraud #TaxpayersMoney
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/trump-maga-freedom250-christian/ -
The Sunday gathering was organized by #Freedom250, a private group established by the #Trump admin that is using a so-far #undisclosed amount of #FederalFunding—along with #corporate money from sponsors including #UnitedAirlines, #ExxonMobil, #JohnDeere, #LockheedMartin, #MasterCard, #Oracle & #Palantir—to stage events.
#law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #FreedomOfReligion #ChurchAndState #fraud #TaxpayersMoney
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/trump-maga-freedom250-christian/ -
The Sunday gathering was organized by #Freedom250, a private group established by the #Trump admin that is using a so-far #undisclosed amount of #FederalFunding—along with #corporate money from sponsors including #UnitedAirlines, #ExxonMobil, #JohnDeere, #LockheedMartin, #MasterCard, #Oracle & #Palantir—to stage events.
#law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #FreedomOfReligion #ChurchAndState #fraud #TaxpayersMoney
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/trump-maga-freedom250-christian/ -
The Sunday gathering was organized by #Freedom250, a private group established by the #Trump admin that is using a so-far #undisclosed amount of #FederalFunding—along with #corporate money from sponsors including #UnitedAirlines, #ExxonMobil, #JohnDeere, #LockheedMartin, #MasterCard, #Oracle & #Palantir—to stage events.
#law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #FreedomOfReligion #ChurchAndState #fraud #TaxpayersMoney
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/trump-maga-freedom250-christian/ -
ICYMI A prayer festival backed by #Trump took place in DC yesterday.
Speakers including top #government officials framed the #UnitedStates as a nation founded to be explicitly #Christian [nope]. #Trump delivered a video message reading a #Bible passage aloud.
Until Trump, it was virtually unheard of for #US ofcls to publicly tie the nation to a specific set of #religious beliefs.
#law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #FreedomOfReligion #ChurchAndState
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ICYMI A prayer festival backed by #Trump took place in DC yesterday.
Speakers including top #government officials framed the #UnitedStates as a nation founded to be explicitly #Christian [nope]. #Trump delivered a video message reading a #Bible passage aloud.
Until Trump, it was virtually unheard of for #US ofcls to publicly tie the nation to a specific set of #religious beliefs.
#law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #FreedomOfReligion #ChurchAndState
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ICYMI A prayer festival backed by #Trump took place in DC yesterday.
Speakers including top #government officials framed the #UnitedStates as a nation founded to be explicitly #Christian [nope]. #Trump delivered a video message reading a #Bible passage aloud.
Until Trump, it was virtually unheard of for #US ofcls to publicly tie the nation to a specific set of #religious beliefs.
#law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #FreedomOfReligion #ChurchAndState
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ICYMI A prayer festival backed by #Trump took place in DC yesterday.
Speakers including top #government officials framed the #UnitedStates as a nation founded to be explicitly #Christian [nope]. #Trump delivered a video message reading a #Bible passage aloud.
Until Trump, it was virtually unheard of for #US ofcls to publicly tie the nation to a specific set of #religious beliefs.
#law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #FreedomOfReligion #ChurchAndState
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ICYMI A prayer festival backed by #Trump took place in DC yesterday.
Speakers including top #government officials framed the #UnitedStates as a nation founded to be explicitly #Christian [nope]. #Trump delivered a video message reading a #Bible passage aloud.
Until Trump, it was virtually unheard of for #US ofcls to publicly tie the nation to a specific set of #religious beliefs.
#law #Constitution #EstablishmentClause #FreedomOfReligion #ChurchAndState
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https://www.europesays.com/people/71484/ USDA employees’ union sues federal agency, accusing Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins of religious coercion – Houston Public Media #BrookeRollins #ChristianNationalism #court #EstablishmentClause #FirstAmendment #national #News #Politics #POTUS #PresidentOfTheUnitedStates #PresidentTrump #religion #Texas #USDepartmentOfAgriculture
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Fifth Circuit Continues Running The Table, Says Ten Commandments Law In Texas Is Constitutional
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Fifth Circuit Continues Running The Table, Says Ten Commandments Law In Texas Is Constitutional
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Fifth Circuit Continues Running The Table, Says Ten Commandments Law In Texas Is Constitutional
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Fifth Circuit Continues Running The Table, Says Ten Commandments Law In Texas Is Constitutional
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Fifth Circuit Continues Running The Table, Says Ten Commandments Law In Texas Is Constitutional
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#Texas can require the #TenCommandments to be displayed in #PublicSchool #classrooms, a #US appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for #conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more #religion into schools.
It sets up a potential clash at #SCOTUS over the issue in the future.
The ultra conservative #5thCircuit Court of Appeals claimed in the decision that the #law did not violate either the #EstablishmentClause or the #FreeExerciseClause of the #FirstAmendment. -
#Texas can require the #TenCommandments to be displayed in #PublicSchool #classrooms, a #US appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for #conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more #religion into schools.
It sets up a potential clash at #SCOTUS over the issue in the future.
The ultra conservative #5thCircuit Court of Appeals claimed in the decision that the #law did not violate either the #EstablishmentClause or the #FreeExerciseClause of the #FirstAmendment. -
#Texas can require the #TenCommandments to be displayed in #PublicSchool #classrooms, a #US appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for #conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more #religion into schools.
It sets up a potential clash at #SCOTUS over the issue in the future.
The ultra conservative #5thCircuit Court of Appeals claimed in the decision that the #law did not violate either the #EstablishmentClause or the #FreeExerciseClause of the #FirstAmendment. -
#Texas can require the #TenCommandments to be displayed in #PublicSchool #classrooms, a #US appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for #conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more #religion into schools.
It sets up a potential clash at #SCOTUS over the issue in the future.
The ultra conservative #5thCircuit Court of Appeals claimed in the decision that the #law did not violate either the #EstablishmentClause or the #FreeExerciseClause of the #FirstAmendment. -
#Texas can require the #TenCommandments to be displayed in #PublicSchool #classrooms, a #US appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for #conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more #religion into schools.
It sets up a potential clash at #SCOTUS over the issue in the future.
The ultra conservative #5thCircuit Court of Appeals claimed in the decision that the #law did not violate either the #EstablishmentClause or the #FreeExerciseClause of the #FirstAmendment. -
Fifth Circuit: Actually, Putting The Ten Commandments In Schools Is Probably Fine