As the only Jewish member of the Texas House, Rep. Jon Rosenthal feels an added responsibility to voice non-Christian perspectives.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/31045336

By Hannah Feuer May 30, 2025

"Rosenthal introduced an amendment that would have required public schools to display the Jewish and Catholic versions of the Ten Commandments, in addition to the Protestant version, which all have slightly different wording. The amendment’s failure to pass, he argued, showed the hypocrisy of the bill’s supporters.

“The fact that they will argue it’s only about values and not about religion, I think it’s a pretty disingenuous talking point,” he said. “The whole thrust of this, I think, is to get a case in front of a newly formed Supreme Court.” The U.S. Supreme Court has had a 6-3 conservative majority since 2020."