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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]