Louisiana to become 1st state requiring 10 Commandments be posted in all schools/colleges that receive public funding [View all]

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https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/05/17/louisiana-10-commandments-classrooms

Louisiana is poised to become the first state requiring display of the Ten Commandments at all schools that receive public funding, including colleges and universities.

The Louisiana bill, HB71, was authored by Rep. Dodie Horton (R-Bossier), whose 2023 bill requiring the words "In God We Trust" be posted in every classroom also became law.

The new bill requires the text of the Ten Commandments be printed on a poster no smaller than 11 inches by 14 inches and that the words be "the central focus" of the document.

Friction point: Sen. Royce Duplessis, D-New Orleans, was the only lawmaker to speak against the bill Thursday, according to NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune.

"I didn't have to learn the Ten Commandments in school. We went to Sunday school," he said. "You want your kids to learn about the Ten Commandments, take them to church."

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A group of civil rights organizations, including the ACLU, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Southern Poverty Law Center issued a joint statement opposing the legislation.