Ten Commandments must be displayed in Louisiana classrooms

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This law was just passed in Louisiana. All public school classrooms must have a Christian version of the Ten Commandments posted on the wall in an "easy to read font." I doubt that this will pass legal challenges, but it's still incredible to me that anyone would try this. (It's been tried before, and has never passed.)

I have to wonder, do the proponents of this nonsense really know what's even in the Ten Commandments? Do they expect a set of arcane laws to change the behavior of children in the modern world? Those laws are partly demanding that everyone obey and worship the God who supposedly wrote the Commandments and gave them to Moses (at least, that's the Jewish version), and the others are a motley set of truisms about human behavior. Some of them are probably a good idea, others have little or no meaning in this day and age. And is "coveting" your neighbor's possessions really up there along with murder? All of these laws are presented as if they are equal in importance.

Is there a way to discuss this without getting into politics? I found it astonishing, and had thought I was beyond astonishment.
 

I did not see the original thread

This would certainly not fly where I live, not in government schools. Nor should it in any secular government

Children can learn about religion at school - in a some people believe this or that in x religions - but not promoting or proselytising any of them.

Private schools of course can promote their own religion - and parents can choose whether to send their children to them.
 

I think all of that has been covered too. Church hasn't a place in a Classroom. That's a personal family choice.
I miss the Pledge of allegiance. It was so cool. When Army Soldiers carry the Flag to US stuff it is so cool. Those guys
Their love of Country and devotion, personal loss have my depest respect.

Dolly being an English person has what, A king cussing about dam F'n ink pens. Hahas...
 
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papa tiger said:
I think all of that has been covered too. Church hasn't a place in a Classroom. That's a personal family choice.
I miss the Pledge of allegiance. It was so cool. When Army Soldiers carry the Flag to US stuff it is so cool. Those guys
Their love of Country and devotion, personal loss have my depest respect.

Dolly being an English person has what, A king cussing about dam F'n ink pens. Hahas...
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don't get into trouble discussing this..Matrix has already closed the original thread...
 
Numerous court rulings have held that posting the ten commandments in public buildings is unconstitutional. I expect that, if the case reaches the Supreme Court, the vote should be 9-0 to invalidate the law. "Should be" because there are after all a couple of real nut jobs on the Supreme Court.
 
hollydolly said:
This has been an ongoing discussion this week.. and the thread was closed to further replies... ....

New Louisiana Law Requires Ten Commandments Be Displayed in All Classrooms
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Since this is political issue, in a sense, I was wondering if any thread on the topic would be shut down. I didn't see the first thread but I will be interested in seeing respondents' thoughts on the subject. I wonder the thought process behind this ruling. Do they think that there's so much evil and violence in the world (much of it by young people), that instilling The 10 Commandments from an early age will somehow curtail that?

Many non Muslims don't realize this, but Imams (Muslim ministers) also teach from the Bible as well as the Quran. Muslims revere all the prophets, Moses and Jesus included. So The 10 wouldn't infringe on Islam that much, but I understand diverse schools will have students who practice other religions.
 
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Given that most rules of most religions are pretty similar - one could have the main rules of many religions posted on walls with no one more prominent that any others

Yes I realise there are thousands of religions in the world so obviously just the main ones as well as any others relevant to that location - indiginous peoples of that area for example.

That would be a way t o be inclusive as well as encourage children to follow moral codes of behaviour
 
When my granddaughter was in first grade, I visited her classroom. Her teacher had posted a set of rules about behavior in "our classroom." My favorite was: "Never hurt anyone, on the inside or outside." I think that says it all.

I know many first graders are just beginning to learn to read, but I hope someone read that rule aloud, as a regular thing.
 
Sunny said:
When my granddaughter was in first grade, I visited her classroom. Her teacher had posted a set of rules about behavior in "our classroom." My favorite was: "Never hurt anyone, on the inside or outside." I think that says it all.

I know many first graders are just beginning to learn to read, but I hope someone read that rule aloud, as a regular thing.
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In NYState, they are reading IN KINDERGARTEN! :giggle:
 
Sunny said:
When my granddaughter was in first grade, I visited her classroom. Her teacher had posted a set of rules about behavior in "our classroom." My favorite was: "Never hurt anyone, on the inside or outside." I think that says it all.

I know many first graders are just beginning to learn to read, but I hope someone read that rule aloud, as a regular thing.
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Yes that is really all you need or some variation on treat others as you would like to be treated.

Don't really need any religious brand to say that.
 
January said:
Yes that is really all you need or some variation on treat others as you would like to be treated.

Don't really need any religious brand to say that.
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Also known as the Goden Rule, the principle of treating others as you would want to be treated by them. That should be the universal, guiding action for all of humanity, across time and place, but sadly it often isn't. And I concur, that should be the foremost guideline for all religions, but sadly it often isn't.
 

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I taught in a catholic girls high school and at no stage were the 10 commandments displayed in any part of the buildings. Not even in the chapel.

Prior to that I taught in a state school. No religious symbols or texts on display there either.
 
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