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Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday. 

The GOP-drafted legislation mandates that a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in “large, easily readable font” be required in all public classrooms, from kindergarten to state-funded universities. Although the bill did not receive final approval from Landry, the time for gubernatorial action — to sign or veto the bill — has lapsed. 

Opponents question the law’s constitutionality, warning that lawsuits are likely to follow. Proponents say the purpose of the measure is not solely religious, but that it has historical significance. In the law’s language, the Ten Commandments are described as “foundational documents of our state and national government.

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[–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 246 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Can't wait to see the ~~eight~~ seven tenets of the Satanic Temple right up there next to them

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 95 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Please donate to The Satanic Temple if you care about this topic and are able.

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[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 166 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (6 children)

the Ten Commandments are described as “foundational documents of our state and national government.

Jefferson must be rolling in his grave so fast that he could power the whole east coast. Bunch of uneducated goons.

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 32 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Thomas Jefferson would never roll over in his grave. He would have his slaves roll him.

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[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 24 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I’d love for them to point to where it suggests that in either the federal or state constitutions.

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[–] satanmat@lemmy.world 108 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Display them in Arabic.

This would never have survived scotus 5 years ago. Today I would not bet against them finding it constitutional

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 54 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Lol, that's exactly what I thought of too. Assuming https://legiscan.com/LA/text/HB71/2024 is correct I think my image fits the legal requirements.

It does specify specific text, but it doesn't say I can't add additional text.

Also it has to be easily readable.

[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Also it has to be easily readable.

That's a tall order for a state that has a terrible education system.

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[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 86 points 4 months ago

What a shithole state.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 65 points 4 months ago

Incoming Satanic Temple poster right beside it!

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 64 points 4 months ago

I'm so sick and tired Of these Christophascist Trying to force their pedophile religion on me and my kids.

[–] mindlesscrollyparrot@discuss.tchncs.de 59 points 4 months ago (4 children)

They'll probably publish the abridged version, sadly. The full version reads, as we well know:

Thou shall not commit adultery but, if thou doest, thou shalt pay off the other woman so that it harmeth not thy chances in the presidential election. Nor shall it turn thy supporters against thee when they heareth of it.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 16 points 4 months ago (9 children)

Text is laid out in the law:

https://legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1379435

The Ten Commandments
I AM the LORD thy God.
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven images.
Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain.
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Thou shalt not kill.
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Thou shalt not steal.
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his cattle, nor anything that is thy neighbor's

And then there's a context statement trying to pretend this is a foundational legal document of the United States.

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[–] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 56 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Cool, cool, cool ... They going to ban pork products and all shellfish too? Or are we cherry picking here... Seems like it be right blasphemous to be cherry picking...

Honestly I can make a whole list.

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[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 52 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There should be penalties for anyone who passes an obviously unconstitutional law.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 34 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Immediate loss of all Federal funding. Welfare states like Louisiana will feel the pinch quickly.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 25 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I mean personal penalties. There are individual people responsible for this. Punish them, not the state.

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[–] UnPassive@lemmy.world 50 points 4 months ago

Only thing historically significant about the 10 commandments is that the founding fathers didn't want them in classrooms

[–] GrundlButter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 4 months ago (2 children)

How is this not a first amendment constitutional violation? It very clearly establishes a state religion by enforcing Christian doctrine into state law. Fuck every religion, but in particular, fuck abrahamic religion and all of its followers.

[–] AProfessional@lemmy.world 26 points 4 months ago (3 children)

It is, the point is to make it to the Supreme Court so they can set a precedent that its allowed.

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[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 43 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (6 children)

I'd just hang my classroom full of different religious and non-religious commandments.

The christian one will be there ... somewhere.

Probably covered by the 10 commandments of Tacos:

spoiler

  • Thou shall stuff to capacity, and then a little more
  • Thou shall honor thy taco father and taco mother
  • Thou shalt not skimp on the cheese, and lest it be fresco, thou shall let it melt
  • Thou shalt not charge $6 for a taco
  • Thou shalt not use crappy tortillas
  • Thou shall be consistent with size
  • Thou shalt not overcharge for avocado
  • Thou shall stop referring to fusion tortilla wraps as tacos
  • Thou shalt not overlook breakfast ingredients
  • Thou shall have pride in your tacos, or not have tacos at all
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[–] MisplacedAstronaut@lemmy.world 39 points 4 months ago (1 children)

We need to enact a law that requires states to either adhere to the Seperation of Church and State or have every single church in their state have their religious tax exemption status revoked. Churches that get it revoked is mandatorily required a tax payback to the IRS of up to 5 years or more. If a church is unable to payback owed taxes once revoked will have their churches taken and land converted to into free public usage.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 32 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Did you know if every church in America took in two homeless people, there wouldn't be any homeless people left in America?

[–] pufferfisherpowder@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago

Lol Jesus would hate that, remember when he went to the Pharisees and went like

You guys fucking slay, LOVE IT

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[–] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 38 points 4 months ago

This country is so completely fucked.

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 32 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hmm… doesn’t specifically basing any laws on a universally recognized organized religion by definition a violation of Church and State? Doesn’t explicitly stating a religious totem qualify as favoring one religion over others? Doesn’t this also violate the Lemon Test since it in no way can be seen as secular in nature to put religious text in any form inside a classroom that is funded by the state? Seems they wrote themselves the reason to strike down the law into the law itself.

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[–] card797@champserver.net 31 points 4 months ago (4 children)

This state government is the worst one I've ever seen. Filled with morons. They believe in fairy tales and magic. There is no voice of reason in that state house.

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[–] pyre@lemmy.world 30 points 4 months ago

remember that it's the gays that are indoctrinating our children!

remember that it's the moslems that want sharia law!

remember that it's the librulls that don't respect that constitution!

[–] chemicalprophet@lemm.ee 28 points 4 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 28 points 4 months ago

Get ready for the Baphomet statue.....

[–] damnedfurry@lemmy.world 27 points 4 months ago

In the language of the law, the Ten Commandments are “foundational documents of our state and national government.”

Uh, no they fucking aren't, lmao

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 27 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Someone should pull a Martin Luther and nail the part of the constitution that separates church and state to the entrance of the biggest school in the state.

[–] zfr@lemmy.today 27 points 4 months ago

Now add the commandments for every other religion to make it fair

[–] 555@lemmy.world 25 points 4 months ago

I deserve to have my seven tenets displayed.

[–] TechNerdWizard42@lemmy.world 25 points 4 months ago

Christo-fascist theocratic shithole of a country.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 25 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Fuck religion. Specially Catholics and Christians are full of pedos and assholes.

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 25 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Oh, .... good ... since one of the commandments say you should not kill .... then we can get rid of everyone's guns then.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago

Every patriotic American in Louisiana has an obligation to go into schools and rip those things down.

[–] Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago

This will kill religion faster than the priests

[–] littletoolshed@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago

The story has been corrected to clarify that the time for gubernatorial action did not lapse. The governor signed the bill Wednesday.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago

Maybe they should add an eleventh? “Though shalt not covet your cousin, or anyone more closely related, or children… and since you made me have to put this in writing you’re all going to hell.”

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I'll believe in their god as soon as they start electing officials that follow those commandments.

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[–] tal@lemmy.today 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

I mean, it's gonna get challenged and if a lower court doesn't kill it before it reaches them, which I suspect will be the case, SCOTUS will.

SCOTUS already has case law saying that you cant do this.

[–] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago

That hasn't stopped this Supreme Court.

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 18 points 4 months ago

SCOTUS already has case law saying that you cant do this.

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