The Ten Commandments displayed in Texas schools, green light for the controversial law

Texas may require schools to display a copy of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. A federal appeals court has in fact established, with the favorable vote of 9 judges and against 8 others, that The controversial law signed last year by Republican governor Gregg Abbott does not violate the separation of church and stateso far blocked by previous rulings in much of the state. The ruling states that the law does not limit the right of parents to determine the religious education of their children, since “students are not catechized about the Commandments nor taught to follow them, nor are teachers ordered to convert students who ask questions about the exposed text or contradict them if they do not agree.”

The organizations representing the 15 Texas families who appealed against the law, including the American Civil Liberties Union, described themselves as “extremely disappointed” by the ruling which “goes against the principles of the First Amendment” which establishes “the separation of Church and State” and have the appeal to the Supreme Court has already been announced
against the law which also provides
precise indications on where to display the Ten Commandmentsso that they can be read from any position in the classroom, and the dimensions that the posters must have.

Even if by just one vote, the Court of Appeals ruling overturns the ruling by two federal judges that the law violates the First Amendment, blocking its implementation in 24 Texas school districts. After the new ruling, Religious and conservative organizations immediately took action to raise funds to be able to distribute the posters with the Ten Commandments in all Texas schools. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called the ruling “a great victory for Texas and our moral values.”