INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Senate has passed a bill to permit displays of the Ten Commandments on public property as part of exhibits displaying other documents of historical significance.
Sponsored by Republican Sen. Kent Adams of Bremen, Ind., Senate Bill 2 passed by a vote of 38-9 Jan. 26. The legislation has been referred to a committee in the state’s House of Representatives, but there is no indication of how quickly it will be considered, an aide for Adams told Baptist Press.
“America has become the greatest nation on the face of the earth today because children from generation to generation have been taught about our heritage,” Adams told reporters when the Senate passed the bill. “The Ten Commandments are part of our heritage.”
If passed, the measure would take effect July 1 and apply to displays of objects on property owned by the state or a political subdivision.
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