Displaying Ten Commandments in Schools ‘Deeply un-Christian’?

A Texas state lawmaker who voted against rating pornographic materials in school libraries is leading a legislative effort to oppose the placing of the Ten Commandments in public schools.

State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, has accused his Republican colleagues of “trying to force public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom” under a bill passed last month by the state Senate.

Introduced by Republican state Sen. Phil King, Senate Bill 1515 would require Texas public elementary and secondary schools to display the Ten Commandments in each classroom by amending current law related to how such displays are regulated in public schools.

But Talarico — whose Twitter bio describes him as a “former middle school teacher, proud progressive, and eighth generation Texan” and quotes 1 John 4:8 — said during a public education committee hearing on May 2 that he believes SB1515 is “unconstitutional” and “deeply un-Christian.” (Excerpt from The Christian Post.)