[Politics] Louisiana will require the 10 Commandments displayed in every public school classroom

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Given the diversity of this nation and of the religions, seems like that would be trying to force christianity onto students who may practice a different one at home.

Having religion in schools is just not a good idea. I remember in school we had a little. It confused me more than anything. Like how they said one of the sins was "wrath", yet the teachers who claimed to be "Christian" were always the meanest and angriest ones.

Religion in any capacity has no place in an institution meant for education.

Actually, it had long been held that the phrase in our constitution, "Congress shall make no law..." applies to federal, state, and local governments. This is established law.

The question is whether a law that authorizes but does not fund the display in schools of historical documents with religious connections is allowed.

How far do we go with this? Are we allowed to study the Magna Carta?

I'm of two minds here. The Ten Commandments are "scripture" to all three major Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity, & Islam) but, as the article states, the are greatly varying translations. But does posting them create an "establishment" of religion? What if they were posted alongside other historical texts with religious connections?

Schools are for learning, not for endorsing one philosophy over another.

Much to think about...

Terrific!!! We never shouldve taken away the 10 Commandments in the first place...

If we'd never taken down the 10 Commandments in the first place, Parents would actually bear responsibility for raising the children they themselves chose to bring into the world to start with. Parents would actually have the responsibility for teaching the children they themselves chose to have Right from Wrong before they start School to begin with. Teachers and Administrators would bear responsibility for actually doing their Jobs they chose to get a Degree in such as Child Development and School Administration. Most importantly, Academic Excellence would be expected and not the exception. We as an American Society would actually place a very high value on Education and the Educational Institutions and treat them as such, instead of Glorified Babysitting.

The 10 Commandments likely would've prevented the Tragedy, and Madness of recent decades. When you take Morality and Integrity out of our Schools, its no surprise that you beget Violence and Decline. Then we express so much shock when we're bloodying the hallways and classrooms with the blood of our children.

Of course, the 10 Commandments being displayed is ironically hypocritical (speaking charitably) when the same Political Indentured Reprobates on Capitol Hill and State Capitols believe they're Gods unto themselves and have the right to rule over the American Public and Foreign Nationals. Over half them couldn't govern their own backsides..

The lawyers will have fun with this one. It's almost like they're aware Christianity is dying and they have to indoctrinate others' kids.

If your version of Christianity wants to put the Ten Commandments in schools but take free lunch out of them, you are worshiping something other than Jesus.
— Pastor Zach W. Lambert on Reddit & Twitter

Article VI, Clause 2 (the "supremacy clause") applies the Constitution to the states. So Louisiana cannot have an "establishment of religion."

Louisiana's governor is well aware that posting the Ten Commandments in a public school violates the First Amendment. He's even said "bring on the lawsuits." He's hoping that the current Supreme Court will rule in his favor, based on the "historical" importance of Christianity or some nonsense about how nobody is forcing kids to read it or even look at it. I can see the whore Clarence Thomas bloviating about how if some kid brings a Bible to school and reads it at lunch, that doesn't violate the First Amendment if another kid happens to walk by and see something on an open page.

However, the court seems less willing to kowtow to Thomas, in the recent Rahimi decision affirming that it's legal to prevent domestic abusers from owning guns, partially reversing the earlier Bruen decision. And before that, the court voted unanimously to deny standing to the fake doctor's group that claimed mifepristone must be outlawed because they might possibly one day have to treat a woman who had complications from a medication abortion.

When that first boat arrived on the shores of the western hemisphere; someone blatantly forgot or had no intention of either believing in the Ten Commandments or the golden rule.
Now we want kids and young people follow ten rules that adults can’t even comprehend or even begin live up. Its starts at the top, leading by example, if you’re going to play the game.
Tall is cheap walk the walk and talk the talk. If the past is any indication of the future. All I can say is that, I’m very skeptical of anything changing except more greed, death, and destruction. It’s been the pattern now, for about the last 500 years, from people who have ought to have known better from the beginning.

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I don't mind if they put up one commandment thou shalt keep thy religion to thyself

It’s all about the 7 mountains project, aka 2025 if you have not been paying attention. A very interesting piece of work in progress.

States reserved Rights are AFTER those enumerated in The Constitution. The Amendments count, so the Bill of Rights have precedence...i.e. freedom of religion.

Therefore if 10 Commandments arrive, the Church of Satan, Atheist Church, Hindus, Bhuddists, etc. can insist on theirs as well.

Madalyn Murray O'Hair fought this battle with the help of the ACLU before in the 60's and won.

MAGA "Christians" at it again. Wonder how they;d feel if teachers posted the commandments in the original Hebrew -- or Aramaic? Or posted the 600 commandments that follow in the Old Testament?

Just a minor point.

Landry did not actually "sign this bill into law," as much as he declined to veto it, even though he's now bragging about wasting taxpayer money fighting for it. No one who has ever worked with him likes Landry, including Louisiana legislators using the same tactics in terms of pandering to right wing Protestants, and even most of the elected judges in Louisiana Courts.

Isn't the more pertinent question whether or not this infringes upon the freedom of professional teachers to do their job without political or religious interference?

It sounds a hideous waste of public funds, not to mention precious classroom wall space which could be used more profitably to display childrens' art and other school work.

i went to a religious school, where we prayed and everybody belived god made the orldin 7 days, i spent my time chasing girls and getting drunk

they should reinstate the pledge of allegiance instead

I have never heard of the 600 commandment of the old testament. I do know that there was a lot of formality with regards to daily sacrifices. Please tell me more.