First-term Republican Sen. John Carley of Piedmont brought Senate Bill 51, which is similar to legislation that’s popped up in North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. Louisiana in particular has a new law requiring schools to post the Ten Commandments, but that’s been stopped by a lower court.

"It's one of the most important historic artifacts that I've ever handled." In 1913, workers were carrying out excavations prior to the construction of a new railway line in southern Israel when they unearthed a large stone tablet inscribed in ancient Hebrew script.

A bill requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public South Dakota classrooms passed the Senate with a 18-17 vote. Senate Bill 51 would require every

A committee of South Dakota lawmakers voted 4-3 to endorse a bill Thursday in Pierre that would require public school districts to teach the Ten Commandments and display them in every classroom. The vote came after an hour of testimony that included opposition from public school groups. The legislation now heads to the full state Senate.

Legislation has been introduced for the 2025 regular session of the General Assembly by Rep. Richard White, R-Morehead, that would allow the Ten Commandments to

A three-judge panel heard oral arguments about a Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public classrooms.

Rep. Richard White of Morehead filed House Bill 116, a measure that would allow the Ten Commandments to be read or posted in public schools.

Just because the biblical text is important "doesn't mean it has to be put in every classroom," a judge said during a hearing in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Three judges on the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals considered arguments Thursday over a state law that requires displays of the Ten Commandments in every Louisiana public school classroom. A group of nine parents,

After two meetings full of passionate debate, there are currently no plans to place copies of the Ten Commandments in some Kern County schools, but officials say it's possible the issue could be discussed further.

As Louisiana public schools remain in limbo over a new law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms — caught between the state releasing guidelines for districts to comply with the mandate that took effect this year and opponents threatening to sue if any such posters are hung up — a three-judge panel heard arguments about the

Similar proposals are in multiple states after a court ruling in 2022, though opponents say the move would impose one religious view on people with different religious traditions