Alabama Senate Passes Ten Commandments in Schools Bill

0:00Alabama Senate just greenlit a bill mandating the 10 commandments in public schools. State Senator Keith Kelly from the Republican side pushed it through, targeting history classrooms for 5th through 12th graders in common areas. In school serving those grades end up. The catch is, it only kicks in if donors provide the displays or cash for them. Republicans pulled a culture move to cut off debate and ram it through on Tuesday. The State Education Department now has to scout and share free resources so local boards can comply without dipping into budgets. Lawmakers like Kelly frame it as nodding to the 10 commandments big role in America's Judeo-Christian roots and how that shaped our laws and culture from the jump. No major backlash details yet, but its stirring talks on church state lines and classrooms nationwide echoing similar pushes in other states. The bill now bounces to the house, where it will face its next test, keep an eye on whether it makes it to the governor's desk or his roadblocks. That's your update from Birmingham News Today, powered by AI.