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The recent Christian Nationalist legislative push for public school “chaplains” started in Texas in 2023. Since then, about half of U.S. states have considered similar bills.

The first person holding that role in Florida is a Black Robe Regiment pastor. publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/pastor-pus...
A map of the U.S. showing that public school "chaplain" bills have been introduced in at least 23 states in 2025 and have passed in Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and Missouri.
September 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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This week, Christian Nationalists pushed to mandate posting the Ten Commandments in Missouri public schools. 2025 has already seen similar bills introduced in at least 20 states. publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/thou-shalt...
Map of the U.S. showing legislation mandating that the Ten Commandments be posted in public school classrooms passed in Louisiana — and similar bills have copped up in Texas, Pennsylvania, Idaho, Indiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, West Virginia, Missouri, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
March 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM