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Proponents tell committee Senate Bill 34 would restore historical displays, including the Ten Commandments
Summary
Proponents of Senate Bill 34 urged the Senate Education Committee to require public classrooms to display one of a list of historical documents — including the Ten Commandments — arguing the displays would teach civic and moral foundations. Committee members questioned choice of documents and constitutional risks.
Supporters of Senate Bill 34 told the Senate Education Committee the bill would promote historical literacy by requiring each public classroom to display one document from a legislatively defined list that includes founding texts and, in some options, the Ten Commandments.
Tim Throckmorton, national director of church engagement and community impact at the Family Research Council, urged support and framed the Ten Commandments as part of America’s legal and moral history. “I therefore urge your support of Senate Bill 34,” Throckmorton said. He cited historical uses of the Ten Commandments in early American primers and the presence of…
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