Author name: amdg

Catholic News Agency reports (December 4, 2025) that 46 U.S. lawmakers led by House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn filed an amicus brief supporting Texas and Louisiana laws mandating Ten Commandments displays in public schools. Federal judges blocked both states’ laws as “coercive” and “unconstitutional,” with the consolidated case now before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. The legislators argue the Commandments constitute “foundational building blocks for Western civilization” with both religious and secular significance, citing Supreme Court precedents like *American Legion v. American Humanist Association*. First Liberty Institute president Kelly Shackelford condemns “government hostility to religion,” while Rep. Chip Roy claims the displays affirm America as a “Judeo-Christian nation.” This theatrical defense of Decalogue displays constitutes a dangerous concession to religious indifferentism masked as cultural preservation.