South Carolina advances bill to post Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms, sparking First Amendment debate.

South Carolina lawmakers advanced a bill requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom, sparking debate over religious expression and the First Amendment. The proposal, which mandates specific poster sizes, faces opposition from civil liberties groups who warn it could promote one religion in public schools. Meanwhile, Indiana’s similar bill was revised to allow optional displays of the Ten Commandments as a "protected writing" without mandatory reading in classrooms, passing 8-3 and moving to the full House. Both measures reflect ongoing national tensions over religion in public education.