Texas Lawmakers Debate Ten Commandments in Classrooms and Sabbath Work

What is the fourth commandment?

There you go. Remember the Sabbath. Keep the Sabbath, uh- You know, from us being here- Part of keeping the Sabbath holy is not working on the Sabbath.

That is, that is, um, yeah. What day is the Jewish Sabbath?

It is on Saturday. And what day is it today?

It is Saturday. Here we are, uh- The, the Christian Sabbath is what day?

Sunday, in honor of the day that Jesus rose from the dead.

And we're scheduled to give this bill a final vote on what day of the week?

It's ironic, isn't it? Would you be willing to postpone your bill so that we're not breaking the 10 Commandments- ... by working on the Jewish or Christian Sabbath?

I love that you said that because if we- You're saying that you'd rather tell people to follow the 10 Commandments than follow it yourself?

I would have rather have fol- had this bill passed the other day when it was time. Senator, there is a- We as a legislature are about to force every teacher in the state to post the 10 Commandments in their classrooms. If they are donated.

Do members of the Texas Legislature follow the 10 Commandments?

So again, this bill is about honoring our historical, educational, and judicial heritage with the, with the displaying of the 10 Commandments.

The ninth commandment is, "Thou shall not bear false witness."

Are you aware of any legislators who have lied about anything?

Not good at all. Not lying in the classroom.

That is- Does- You know, you know, there, there might be one coming up in a minute if you keep talking. We'll see.

The seventh commandment is, "Thou shall not commit adultery."

Yes. You passed it. Do you think that members of the legislature should focus more on trying to follow the 10 Commandments rather than telling others to follow them? You got another one.

Maybe they didn't have them posted. I am, I am, um...

Oh. You know, it is, it is incumbent on all of us to follow God's law.