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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Texas attorney general wants students to pray in school unless they're Muslim

In Texas classrooms, we want the Word of God opened, the Ten Commandments displayed, and prayers lifted up, Paxton said in a statement on Tuesday, encouraging students to say the Lord's Prayer, as taught by Jesus Christ. The press release included the full text of the Lord's Prayer as it is written in the King James version of the Bible, the latest example of Paxton and other Texas officials seeming to endorse Christianity over other faiths.
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fromThe Washington Post
2 weeks ago

Texas showdown: Legal battle looming over Ten Commandments in schools

Texas law requires King James Ten Commandments posters in every public classroom if donated, prompting legal challenges and fundraising by conservative groups.
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