Republicans Introduce Bills To Require the Displaying of the Ten Commandments and Creating Prayer Times

The sponsor of the school prayer bill, state Senator Mayes Middleton, says schools are ‘not God-free zones.’

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Lawmakers in Texas are seeking to further infuse religion into public schools with two new bills.

A state senator, Phil King, introduced a bill Monday requiring schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Another senator, Mayes Middleton, introduced a bill that would let schools create time for students to pray and read the Bible or “other religious texts.”

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