Texas Republicans are fighting for the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools, but how many commandments have they broken?
Texas Republican lawmakers want the state’s schools to be more Christian. Yes, the Founding Fathers built this country on a. No, some Lone Star conservatives don’t seem to care.
That’s because — much to the horror of Thomas Jefferson, who’s certainly writhing in his grave as you read this —. The bill would require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom on a placard at least 20 inches tall and 16 inches wide, with text “in a size and typeface that is legible to a person with average vision from anywhere in the classroom.”
Given how much GOP lawmakers want to cram the Bible down constituents’ throats, they all must be super familiar with Christian teachings, right? Wrong. Actions speak louder than words, as the adage goes, and some representatives would do well to take a seat at their desks and crack open their Bibles themselves.1. Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Or, in layman’s terms: Don’t cheat on your spouse. This biblical lesson allegedly slipped the minds of these two Texas Republican gentlemen, namely
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