The move echoes a decades-old fight over religion in government, reigniting memories of Moore’s defiant stand in the early 2000s.

A bill has been introduced in the Alabama House of Representatives that would require the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools across the state. Under HB178, all local boards of education and public colleges must display the commandments and a context statement.

Bill requiring the Ten Commandments in public schools is not based on religious freedom. You don't expand religious freedom by forcing it on others.

House Bill 116, filed by Representative Richard White, would allow the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms. “It gives adminstrators and teachers in our school systems the option to display or use portions of the Ten Commandments in your teachings or school,

Debate is heating up in the Montana Legislature over a bill that would require putting the Ten Commandments in every classroom in the state.

While similar legislation has passed in other states, it's uncertain whether Kentucky's measures will gain the necessary votes.