Alabama legislators anticipate for new Ten Commandments law

MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WIAT ) — There may be a new law soon that could potentially come with a cost.

The State of Louisiana faces lawsuits after it recently enacted the Ten Commandments law. The law requires the Ten Commandments to be posted in public school classrooms across the state of Louisiana. Lawmakers say that this could become a reality in our own state.

State Representative Mary Moore (D-Birmingham) said, “It’s setting us up for authoritarianism.”

The American Civil Liberties Union said they are preparing a lawsuit to challenge the new act in Louisiana. They also said that politicians have no business imposing their preferred religious doctrine on students.

But one Alabama lawmaker said that our country was founded upon these laws.

“Our nation’s motto is ‘In God We Trust’,” said State Representative Mack Butler (R-Gadsden). “The Ten Commandments are historical, they’re rooted in the founding of our nation, and it’s- they should be in our schools. There’s a good message there. I don’t see how anyone could be offended by such.”

But Moore said religious beliefs should be left out of public schools and government. “So I think we’ve gotten into a culture in this country where we- where there’s some people who believe, that their belief has to be shared by everybody,” said Moore. “Whether it’s a religious belief- whether it’s a social belief.”

Moore said that as a Christian, she doesn’t think everyone has to look at God from her perspective.

“All of their Bibles seem to teach the same thing – God is love. It depends upon what they call their God. But I don’t think that we as elected officials ought to at any time dictate how you serve your God,” Moore said.

Butler expects lawsuits if a similar bill becomes law in Alabama.

“I would anticipate lawsuits. I think we would keep it in the legislation like Lousiana where public funds aren’t used to defend it,” said Butler. “There’s plenty out there.”

Both Butler and Moore said they anticipate at least one lawmaker to bring a similar bill before the legislature.

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