Suppose a state mandated that signs be posted in every public school classroom declaring “Jesus is Lord.” Wouldn’t that violate the First Amendment’s ban on establishments of religion? Until last ...

A federal judge has partially blocked the state of Texas from enforcing its law ordering the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools. In a colorful ruling replete with off-the-cuff ...

Last week, I asked what you think about the new Texas law requiring classrooms in public schools to display the Ten Commandments. The vast majority of you are firmly opposed. Here, lightly edited, are ...

Attorneys for the families said the law "violates longstanding U.S. Supreme Court precedent and the U.S. Constitution’s First ...

On the kitchen wall in the house where I grew up my parents hung a photograph of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, the famous Carmelite nun from France who lived only 24 years, from 1873 to 1897, and yet became ...

As millions of children return to classrooms this fall, parents are aware of a profound truth: While they remain the primary educators of their children, a strong partnership with schools is essential ...

Lawyers for Texas families and the attorney general’s office returned to court Monday to resume the fight over a state law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wants to make sure schools are giving kids their fair share of Christian indoctrination. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Gage Skidmore Texas parents can all sleep easier ...

Stone tablets depicting the Ten Commandments are shown in a file photo outside the Supreme Court in Washington. The state of Louisiana has asked the full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to protect ...

When you were in elementary school, did your mind occasionally rise above the smell of pencil shavings and the sound of squeaking desk chairs to contemplate whether you ought to commit murder? Did you ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. On Tuesday, the full, 17-judge U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit heard consolidated oral arguments in a ...