Abby McCloskey, Dallas Morning News, September 23, 2025

“The Ten Commandments were handed to Moses on Mount Sinai sometime around the 13th century B.C. Texas Republicans want them on the walls of our public schools in 2025.

This summer, Gov. Greg Abbott signed SB 10 into law, mandating that classrooms display posters of the Ten Commandments starting Sept. 1. Then on Aug. 20, a federal judge temporarily blocked the new law following challenges brought by several families with kids in Texas public schools. So continues a 50-year constitutional debate about the display of the Ten Commandments in schools.

As an Anglican, I hold a special place in my heart for the Ten Commandments. Every week in Lent, our church kneels and recites the Decalogue in unison. It’s powerful.

I’ve been humbled by Jesus’ exhortation that merely fulfilling these commandments is not enough. To even have a whisper of lust or look of envy is in effect to commit adultery or theft. Thus, the power of the commandments is their ability to strike down even the most proud and virtuous — to remind us that we cannot go through life being good on our strength alone. We need a savior.

I’m not sure that a poster over by the lockers conveys this profound truth. But that isn’t the only reason why legislating their display doesn’t sit well with me. . . ”