Is the Separation of Church and State Over? Texas Puts It to the Test

Is posting the Ten Commandments in every Texas classroom really unconstitutional—or is the Supreme Court about to rewrite the rules? Join me as I break down the latest legal showdown between church and state, where Texas’s new law could become a national game-changer.

In this deep dive, you’ll learn:
What Senate Bill 10 would require in public schools
Why the Establishment Clause is at the center of the debate
How the Lemon Test, Stone v. Graham, Lynch v. Donnelly, Van Orden v. Perry, and more shaped the law on religious displays
How Texas plans to argue “history and tradition” vs. “secular purpose” at the Supreme Court
What all this means for teachers, parents, students, and anyone who cares about the First Amendment

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction & Why This Case Matters
0:19 What the Texas Law Says
0:50 The Constitutional Issue: Establishment Clause 101
1:07 How We Got Here: Incorporation & Early Precedents
3:39 The Lemon Test: What It Was & How It Worked
5:09 Lemon in Action: Stone v. Graham & Religious Displays
5:50 When Lemon Allowed Religious Displays: Lynch v. Donnelly
7:19 Out with Lemon: The Shift to “Historical Practices”
8:23 Where the Texas Case Stands Now
8:42 Texas’s Argument: Historical Tradition & Secular Purpose
10:45 Big Picture: Why This Case Matters to America

Whether you’re a legal geek, history buff, educator, or just following the headlines, you’ll see how landmark Supreme Court cases still shape today’s classroom debates.

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