BATON ROUGE, La. — Even as a legal challenge is already underway over a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, the details of how the mandate will be implemented and enforced remain murky. Across the country there have been conservative pushes to incorporate religion into classrooms, from Florida legislation […]
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Oklahoma state superintendent announces all schools must incorporate the Bible and the Ten Commandments in curriculums
All Oklahoma schools are required to incorporate the Bible and the Ten Commandments in their curriculums, effective immediately, the state’s chief education officer announced in a memorandum Thursday. At a State Board of Education meeting, Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters said the Bible is “one of the most foundational documents used for […]
17 People Shared Their Gut Reactions To Louisiana Requiring The Ten Commandments Be Displayed In Schools
Twitter: @deborahmoffattLast week, Louisiana ushered in a new, controversial law requiring a version of the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms. As you could expect, the law is already facing a lawsuit from parents, and heavy criticism online.— deborah moffatt (@deborahmoffatt) June 24, 2024Whatever happened to complete separation of church and […]
Acre by acre, Ten Mile Road might slowly turn into a city of apartments and 6,000 people
A new multifamily complex might become one of the most substantial apartment developments in Meridian of recent years. The Gateway at Ten Mile would see the construction of 390 residential dwelling units, including 200 one-bedroom, 174 two-bedroom, and 16 three-bedroom apartments over 39 acres. This complex would be the latest addition to an already extensive […]
Louisiana sued over Ten Commandments classroom law
STORY: Louisiana was sued on Monday over its new law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms in the state. The complaint said displaying the Ten Commandments violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Jeff Sims, a pastor with children in Louisiana public schools, was among the nine families […]
Louisiana parents sue over placing Ten Commandments in schools
Nine Louisiana families filed a federal lawsuit Monday against their state’s education department and their local school boards challenging the constitutionality of a radical new law requiring that the Ten Commandments be displayed in public school classrooms. The lawsuit was unveiled less than a week after Louisiana’s Gov. Jeff Landry put pen to paper and […]
Challenge to requirement for Louisiana classrooms to display Ten Commandments
Civil liberties groups have filed a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom. Opponents of the measure, which was signed into law by Republican governor Jeff Landry last week, had long warned of an impending lawsuit to fight the legislation that they say is […]
Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday challenging Louisiana’s new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom. Opponents of the measure, which was signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry last week, had long warned of an impending lawsuit to fight the […]
One killed, ten wounded by Russian strikes on Kharkiv, official says
KYIV (Reuters) – One person was killed and ten others wounded by Russian strikes on Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv on Sunday, regional governor Oleh Synehubov said. “The occupiers have conducted strikes on the civilian infrastructure of Kharkiv,” Synehubov wrote on Telegram, adding that the strikes appeared to have been conducted with glide bombs. Russia […]
Only Defense of the Ten Commandments Law Just Imploded Spectacularly
The co-author of a bill mandating that the Ten Commandments be displayed inside public school classrooms in Louisiana took to cable news for her victory lap after the measure was signed into law. Needless to say, her justifications for the blatant violation of religious freedom crumbled under the most basic scrutiny. On two different CNN […]
Louisiana law isn’t about Ten Commandments. It’s Christian nationalist bait for Supreme Court.
Spend enough time listening to politicians, and eventually, one of them will tell you the truth. “I can’t wait to be sued,” Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry declared four days before signing a law last week mandating that all public school classrooms – from kindergarten to college – display a Protestant Christian version of the Ten […]