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State Senator Mark Pody: TN Law Allowing School Display of Ten Commandments Focuses on History, Not Religion

State Senator Mark Pody: TN Law Allowing School Display of Ten Commandments Focuses on History, Not Religion

by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 29, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South, TN LEAD, TNLEAD

State Senator Mark Pody (R-Lebanon) says a new Tennessee law allowing schools to display the Ten Commandments is rooted not in establishing religion, but in recognizing historical influences on the nation’s founding, a principle that guided how he helped craft the...
Tennessee State House Approves Ten Commandments Display Bill

Tennessee State House Approves Ten Commandments Display Bill

by Zachery Schmidt | Feb 13, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South

The Tennessee State House passed a bill this week that gives public schools the option of displaying the Ten Commandments and other historical documents. House Bill (HB) 0047, introduced by State Representative Michael Hale (R-Smithville), passed 75-17, with one...
Tennessee Bill to Display Ten Commandments, Other Historic Texts Clears Committee

Tennessee Bill to Display Ten Commandments, Other Historic Texts Clears Committee

by Zachery Schmidt | Feb 4, 2026 | Education, News, Tennessee, The South

The Tennessee State House Education Committee passed a bill that would let public schools display the Ten Commandments and other historical American documents. The committee passed House Bill (HB) 0047, introduced by State Representative Michael Hale (R-Smithville),...

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