FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — An East Texas lawmaker believes in the old adage, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.”
Rep. Dan Flynn of Van is making a second attempt to have the Texas legislature legalize the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram says House Bill 307 will prevent public school officials from banning posting of the Commandments “in a prominent location” in classrooms.
“I think it’s a good idea,” said Flynn. “I think it’s a good list of disciplines that young people would find very meaningful to them.”
Voters in Alabama recently approved a constitutional amendment allowing the Ten Commandments to be displayed in government offices and schools. Flynn has tried unsuccessfully to get the measure passed in previous legislative sessions.
Legal scholars insist the idea is unconstitutional. Bob Tuttle, professor of law and religion at the George Washington University Law School says, “The government is limited in its ability to display religious messages. You couldn’t have a banner hanging across the entrance to City Hall that says ‘Jesus saves.’ That would be the government invoking religion,” he said.