Texas Lawmakers Debate Ten Commandments in Classrooms

What is the fourth commandment?

There you go. Remember the Sabbath. Keep the Sabbath, uh- That was 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. 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 Ten Commandments- ... by working on the Jewish or Christian Sabbath?

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

I would have rather have fol- had this bill passed the other day when it was time. Sorry, I can't repeat anything.

We as a legislature are about to force every teacher in the state to post the Ten Commandments in their classrooms. If they are donated.

Do members of the Texas Legislature follow the Ten Commandments?

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

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

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

Not that I'm aware of. Not that I'm aware of.

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 Ten Commandments rather than telling others to follow them?

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.