Louisiana to require the 10 Commandments displayed in every public school classroom : NPR
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom, the latest move from a GOP-dominated Legislature pushing a conservative agenda under a new governor.
The legislation that Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law on Wednesday requires a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in “large, easily readable font” in all public classrooms, from kindergarten to state-funded universities.
Miraz Jordan Did they specify a language or could it be in say Klingon? Or a local indigenous language?
Anna Havron Because that’s been so successful in the past, I gather? Will the legislature also be advocating for stopping all economic activity for one day a week?
Anna Havron @JohnBrady Looked up the quote, which I had not read. Thank you for that, and of course he is right. Edited to add: but if people followed the Ten Commandments, that would also be incredibly subversive. Easy to post, very difficult to follow.
Denny Henke @JohnBrady @annahavron Oh I love the subversion, these are great ideas!
David Walbert @JohnBrady @annahavron @denny If people stop coveting, I mean, there goes the economy.
Roger Wm. Bennett I have read and appreciated the other comments. This is performative legislative jackassery. I doubt that even our current Supreme Court, widely accused of dark intentions, will uphold this.
Roger Wm. Bennett @dwalbert Covetousness. Heh, heh. That makes the unseriousness of the exercise clearer. But I cannot throw stones at Louisiana. Indiana Republicans nominated a flaky pastor for Lieutenant Governor over the weekend to assure that their gubernatorial nominee doesn't focus on good government too much.
Anna Havron @ReaderJohn "performative legislative jackassery" is now in my permanent lexicon 😸
Anna Havron @JohnBrady I'm betting on the ban on "bearing false witness," myself. What shall we read while we wait for all this to be enacted?
Roger Wm. Bennett @JohnBrady @annahavron Coincidentally, or providentially, my morning epistle reading was Acts 25:13-19. From the devotional on the reading:
To Festus, the rancor against Paul … apparently has nothing to do with governance, or with the good peace and order of the empire. In this light, [it] … seems petty and untoward.