A committee of South Dakota lawmakers voted 4-3 to endorse a bill Thursday in Pierre that would require public school districts to teach the Ten Commandments and display them in every classroom. The vote came after an hour of testimony that included opposition from public school groups. The legislation now heads to the full state Senate.

Eighteen South Dakota senators voted to pass a bill Tuesday afternoon that would require the display and curricular inclusion of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom. Senate President Pro Tempore Chris Karr,