Opinion: Displaying the Ten Commandments in schools is a monumental error
A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with historical documents in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol, June 20, 2024, in Atlanta. (John Bazemore/AP file)
Joseph Ryan Kelly
Joseph Ryan Kelly is a former public school teacher who now works in higher education at Rhodes College running a teacher licensure program and helping teacher candidates earn their teaching license.
“Someone will be forced to decide which biblical version to display and how to number the commandments. Any such choice would privilege one religious tradition over others.”
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