A bill introduced into the Texas legislature by Rep. Dan Flynn would bar school districts from prohibiting the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. HB79, if enacted however, would be in trouble due to another document which is more appropriate for the walls of a public school: the Constitution.
"This is necessary to protect teachers who have the desire to establish that the country's historical background is based on Judeo-Christian traditions," Flynn said.
"If the bill became law and if a court looked at that law and determined that its primary purpose was to promote religion … a federal court probably would rule that it violates the First Amendment establishment clause," said David Masci of the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.
