Anti-LGBTQ+ Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a law over the weekend to require every public school classroom in the state to display the Ten Commandments. SB 10 says the religious text must be displayed in a conspicuous place in the form of a durable poster or framed copy. The typeface must be legible to a person with average vision from anywhere in the classroom and must be at least 16 inches wide and 20 inches tall. Related The GOP is forcing the 10 Commandments on kids. Heres what classrooms really need on their walls. Students dont deserve to have religion forced upon them; they deserve the space to explore what it means to be good human beings. The focus of this bill is to look at what is historically important to our nation educationally and judicially, said the legislations co-sponsor, state Rep. Candy Noble (R), according to the Associated Press. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today The legislation is a clear element of the far-rights Christian Nationalist agenda that is outlined in Project 2025 (masquerading as a fight for religious freedom).During a hearing on the bill, State Sen. Nathan Johnson (D) read a letter signed by more than 160 Texas faith leaders in opposition. We believe this legislation is a misguided effort that undermines the faith and freedom that we cherish, it said, explaining that the Constitutional right to religious freedom involves respecting the rights of individuals, parents, and faith communities to make decisions about the teaching of sacred texts that inform our relgiious understandings and practices. The letter said bills likes this demean that freedom and that the government has overstepped its authority by dictating an official state-approved version of a religious text, referring to a section in the bill mandating exactly what translation of the Ten Comandments is to hang on classroom walls, down to individual word choices that are not remotely universal or inclusive of all faith traditions. The leaders also recognized that the Ten Commandments hold no religious meaning for thousands of Texans and that It is not the place of govenrment nor public schools to impose these religious instructions on them. Last year, a federal judge blocked a similar law in Louisiana, which was the first state that attempted to enact a law forcing the display of the Biblical directives since a similar law in Kentucky was struck down by the Supreme Court in 1980 as a violation of the First Amendment.In his Louisiana decision, U.S District Court Judge John W. deGravelles said the law is unconstitutional on its face. He said its coercive to students, and, for all practical purposes, they cannot opt out of viewing the Ten Commandments when they are displayed in every classroom, every day of the year, every year of their education.The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals which also considers Texas cases upheld deGravelles ruling. The Texas law will likely see challenges in court as well.Despite all of that, Texas is not the only state still trying to circumvent the First Amendment. A Ten Comandments law has also been making its way through the Alabama legislature, and in Arkansas earlier this year, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) signed SB 433, mandating the Ten Commandments hang in public classrooms. A lawsuit has already been filed by the ACLU on behalf of seven families.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.