In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, the 40 -Day Day CEO Shawn Carney, praised Texas legislators to approve legislation that would require ten commandments to be shown in all classrooms in the state’s public school.
The bill, approved by both chambers of the state legislature and now hopes that the signature of Governor Greg Abbott requires that each classroom will have a poster or a framed copy of the ten commandments that is at least 16 inches wide and 20 inches in height and readable from anywhere in the room.
If it is signed, the law would come into force the school year 2025-26.
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“That’s fantastic,” said Carney. “The ten commandments are good. It is basically the moral code for most people who have ever lived. No matter what their belief system, most people do not think we have to steal, kill or commit adultery.
“It’s a beautiful thing,” he added. “I’m proud to be a jeans where they support this, and it’s something we need in classrooms.”
Carney, who runs what he describes as the world’s largest pro-vida organization, which operates in 64 countries, linked the legislation with a broader cultural change. On its website, the group explains that it is “an internationally coordinated 40 -day campaign that aims to end abortion locally through prayer and fasting, community dissemination and peaceful surveillance throughout the day in front of abortion companies”.
“They are good things: allowing a baby to live is good,” said Carney. “The ten commandments are good.”
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The ten commandments are published on the wall of a church. Texas legislators approved legislation that would require a copy of the ten commandments published in state classrooms. (Geography photos/group of universal images through Getty Images)
With constitutional concerns, Carney again argued that the legislation violates the establishment clause of the first amendment.
“We have Moses in the Capitol of the United States. No one has ever raised a stench,” he said. “Having the ten commandments, which has been celebrated throughout generations of Americans who have passed before us, having those at school is not a big problem.”
Carney also emphasized that the historical intention behind the separation of the Church and the state was to protect religious freedom, not to eliminate the religious references of public institutions.
“Jefferson wanted the separation of the Church and the state to protect the Church,” he said, citing the recent federal actions that he believes in violating religious freedom. “We saw that the Biden administration was trying to force Catholic doctors to make abortions or prescribe contraceptions. We must protect the church.”
A child looks at the monument of the ten commandments outside the chapter of the state from Texas to Austin. (Jana Birchum/Getty Images, File)
The bill was framed as part of a broader reaction against what it described as a secular “mentality”, which believes that it has eroded moral clarity.
“Our schools are violent. These are places that need the ten commandments,” said Carney. “Even if you don’t believe in God, you should be able to learn about God.
“There has been this push that believes in God is archaic,” he continued. “This bill is another step in the correct direction.”
Although the Supreme Court faced a law similar to Stone V. Graham (1980), Carney believes that Texas’s effort will survive legal challenges.
“I think it will survive the legal battles,” he said. “Reviewing this with a new Supreme Court is very wise and something to be done.”
The chapter of the state from Texas to Austin. (Brandon Bell/Getty pictures)
Carney also sees the law as a potential model for other states.
“Texas has put the bar,” he said. “This is a precedent. Most atheists believe in the ten commandments. They are the basis of western civilization.”
In the future, Carney hopes that the bill will promote greater moral training throughout the country.
“The ideal result is that more states are doing it over the next five or ten years,” he said. “We need guidance. We don’t do it very well on our own.
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“The ten commandments point to the good. Disciplinary. To the truth. To love. And mercy,” he added. “They help us know what is right. We all grow by learning and following the ten commandments, regardless of our religious background.”
Texas would join Louisiana and Arkansas, who have already passed similar laws.
Supporters of legislation say that the commandments represent a founding code of conduct, while critics warn that it could deal with constitutional scrutiny in the federal court, Fox 4 reported.
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