Some South Carolina State Senators want to add something to the statehouse -- the Ten Commandments.

A bill that would allow just that has been approved by a Senate Finance Subcommittee, but it’s still has a long way to go before it happens.

It was less than a year ago that Alabama had a crisis of faith.  It all came down to the 10 commandments and the supreme court.  And South Carolina maybe on the same road.

“The 10 commandments displayed in a public building articulates the views of most people in SC,” said The Rev. Ronny Byrd, Myrtle Beach Community Church.

Some people in Byrd’s church, like Terry Strickland, agree.  They say the country was founded on Biblical principals, so why change now.

“It's still not contrary to what anyone should believe,” Strickland said.  “It's not making them believe in Christian beliefs to not kill, commit adultery, or lie.”

Those are just 3 of the 10 listed in the Bible.  They might soon all be displayed in your state house, but not everyone in South Carolina agrees..

“Not everyone governed by the state may not have the same beliefs,” said Tom Wiebusch, a Coastal Carolina student.   “So it's not really appropriate in a state building.”

Even some people that believe the 10 commandments don't think it should be in the state house.

People like Herb Thompson, who says the 10 commandments is being abused by politicians.

“God gave Moses the 10 commandments to be used for the reasons of right and not for political right,” Thompson said.

In the Senate bill that passed the senate subcommittee, the 10 commandments can be displayed at the statehouse, or on its grounds just like any other document of historical significance, but public money cannot be used for the display.  The senators that sponsored the bill are from Greenville, Laurens and Berkeley counties.