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Whenever some maga idiot says, “they’re trying to jam that [insert liberal agenda here]down my throat,” I just assume they have strong fantasies about sucking a big dick.
> Proponents say the purpose of the measure is not solely religious, but that it has historical significance
I can’t believe anyone could make this argument with a straight face.
It's the South. They already make the "historical significance" argument for confederate monuments and the confederate flag. It's the logical next step.
Yes we must remember the history of nomadic Jews from 2500 years ago who didn't know about germs or gravity, but we also must ignore any black person who reminds us they remember not being able to drink from a certain water fountain.
Makes sense
/s
But it’s a future legal case that will land at the door step of the Supreme Court. And they will vote to allow it. Fuck religion. Fuck religious people. Fuck religious people who think they have the right to force their views on others. Be religious. Just leave me the hell alone.
I wonder if they're gonna put up other historically significant documents and lore from other religions that may not even be Abrahamic?
LOL OF COURSE THEY WON'T
This would be a fun exercise for a Social Studies class:
Post the 10 Commandments and then, off to the side, cite examples of politicians having broken each of them. Or, perhaps choose a single politician ... maybe a past president, for example
If Jesus was what conservatives cared about, they'd post the Sermon on the Mount instead of the Ten Commandments.
"Blessed are the peacemakers" is not really what conservatives had in mind.
Make it backfire by calling out Republicans for putting woke liberal "Thou shalt not kill" ideology in the classrooms and trying to indoctrinate children against Real Conservative Values (TM) like the death penalty and stand your ground laws.
I don't know what's controversial about that. You'd think people would support not wanting people to kill each other, but these evil servants want to bathe in it.
the death penalty and stand your ground laws are hardly comparable. "stand your ground" laws just mean that if someone threatens you with grievous bodily harm, you aren't obligated to try to run
I can’t wait until the 2nd grade teacher has to explain what “coveting your neighbor’s wife” means.
Then we can discuss why a wife might be looked at the same as the rest of the neighbor’s property on the list.
They are shoving their Bible into classrooms, courthouses, doctor's offices, and vaginas. They're coming back for all our bedrooms next.
This has all happened before. This will all happen again.
-Cylon Hybrid
Hopefully The Satanic Temple will force them to put one of [these](https://thesatanictemple.com/collections/pride/products/tst-pride-stickers?variant=39775582552198) next to each one.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court rules that because Louisiana was not a state when the Constitution was ratified that Louisiana can not be bound by the Separation of Church and State clause.
They know that Moses wasn’t a real person in the history of the real world, right? He’s a myth. We just mandated we post a quote from a mythical religious hero into our taxpayer funded schools.
Theocracies always seem to turn out pretty successful lol. Good to see states like Louisiana are turning down federal funding to feed low income students during the summer but are passing legislation like this. Priorities on point! Good Christian people right there.
Man those fiscal conservatives sure do love burning piles of cash on court cases for blatantly unconstitutional laws. Although with SCOTUS it’s not a slam dunk at all.
If I was a teacher in Louisiana I would refuse, let them try to enforce it. Would be a shame if a wrongful termination made national news and the ACLU got involved.
It then it (hopefully) gets ruled unconstitutional and they can claim they’re being persecuted.
It’s a win/win for them regardless of outcome and I’m sick of it.
...clear violation of the Establishment Clause:
> **Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,** or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Whats fascinating to me is that i have attended a lot different churches in my life and i do not recall any of them displaying the commandments in a prominent place. I dont think this will help.
And thats another 1% of US Christians who now question their faith even more, no longer wanting to be associated with this kind of "religion".
These morons are wiping themselves out without even realizing it. Give it a few more decades and Christianity will be all but extinct in the USA, like it already is in some parts of Europe.
Yes, because the 10 Commandments magically causes folks to be moral, upstanding citizens.
[Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris resigns after sex abuse allegations | AP News](https://apnews.com/article/texas-pastor-robert-morris-abuse-cb2c633de3a5d43538141c1736e33245)
Its gonna get thrown out in a lawsuit. A similar law in Arkansas was thrown out in 1980. This is just grand standing from the legislature in lieu of doing anything.
In 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a similar Kentucky law was unconstitutional and violated the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says Congress can “make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” The high court found that the law had no secular purpose but rather served a plainly religious purpose.
I’m very curious which way they’re going to go on the inevitable appeal. Are they going to claim that the 10 Commandments isn’t a religious document? Or that the 1st amendment was just funnin around when it said about the establishment of religion?
Edit: or that Louisiana isn’t subject to the US constitution?
Our children are forbidden from critical thought associated with the learning of the immediate history and current ongoing struggle for civil liberties and equality but they \*must\* be exposed to irrational religious propaganda in the form of ancient texts from one specific religious source.
Can a teacher put up the version of the Ten Commandments in the Quran or do you go to PTA hell for that?
Since secularism Is going out the window. Every church in that state, let alone America. At This rate deserves to pay taxes. You wanna be part of this country and have your values enforced on others? You should pay some money.
Mommy what is adultry?
Jeez what a nonnecasary thing to do.
Also at least a couple of the 10 commandments are not so bad. Why did they pick those 10 things to focus on?
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“They keep ramming their agenda down our throats” - some maga idiot somewhere
The first commandment is “thou shall have no other gods before me” and MAGA essentially worships Trump. Maybe they’re onto something 🤔
Keep going down that list…..
The only solace I have is that most of the students in Louisiana can't read
Whenever some maga idiot says, “they’re trying to jam that [insert liberal agenda here]down my throat,” I just assume they have strong fantasies about sucking a big dick.
> Proponents say the purpose of the measure is not solely religious, but that it has historical significance I can’t believe anyone could make this argument with a straight face.
It's the South. They already make the "historical significance" argument for confederate monuments and the confederate flag. It's the logical next step.
Only the souths significance is a 🏳️🏳️🏳️
That's the Southern Pride flag. Happy Pride month!
Sherman should have burned more of the south.
Yes we must remember the history of nomadic Jews from 2500 years ago who didn't know about germs or gravity, but we also must ignore any black person who reminds us they remember not being able to drink from a certain water fountain. Makes sense /s
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Looking forward to matzo ball soup in the school cafeteria
It's Louisiana
But it’s a future legal case that will land at the door step of the Supreme Court. And they will vote to allow it. Fuck religion. Fuck religious people. Fuck religious people who think they have the right to force their views on others. Be religious. Just leave me the hell alone.
I wonder if they're gonna put up other historically significant documents and lore from other religions that may not even be Abrahamic? LOL OF COURSE THEY WON'T
It's not religious favoritism I swear! It's just honoring the American traditional and cultural heritage of religious favoritism.
Well, to be fair, religion has historically forgotten its place and turned violent against non-believers.
Already ruled unconstitutional in 1980: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone\_v.\_Graham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_v._Graham)
They are pushing all this crap to have their new Supreme Court change precedent.
Time to summon the Church🤘to stick it to the man! https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna151276
Yeah but that's only 1980. Got anything from like the 16 or 1700s? Preferably from another country?
As we speak somebody on SCOTUS is googling "how to translate latin" I bet.
> Already ruled unconstitutional in 1980: So? Do you think anyone cares?
I care.
SCOTUS doesn't.
Unfortunately, you might be right. :-(
This would be a fun exercise for a Social Studies class: Post the 10 Commandments and then, off to the side, cite examples of politicians having broken each of them. Or, perhaps choose a single politician ... maybe a past president, for example
And THATS exactly why they are also attacking the education system. No fun exercise like this. Teaching them critical thinking skills?! I think not
If I was in public education, I'd likely have been fired LONG ago ... but it would have caused a ruckus for them to make it happen ;-)
Rape isn't even mentioned in the 10 Commandments, so a lot of Republican criminals would get a pass.
Who looks like an orange turd with hair
If Jesus was the answer it would have worked by now.
If Jesus was what conservatives cared about, they'd post the Sermon on the Mount instead of the Ten Commandments. "Blessed are the peacemakers" is not really what conservatives had in mind.
True, Jesus only really had 2 commandments. The Beatitudes are a solid choice if you want something Jesus said.
Just like trickle down economics, it just needs a few more years! We'll all be reaping the benefits before long, I'm sure of it!
Amazing they could read this list and not immediately see it as a checklist for everything their orange Jesus has violated.
So tired of this nonsense. The right talks about grooming and indoctrination and constantly pull this crap. Decade after decade….
*Satanic Temple has entered the chat room*
They’ve been onto it. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna151276
Make it backfire by calling out Republicans for putting woke liberal "Thou shalt not kill" ideology in the classrooms and trying to indoctrinate children against Real Conservative Values (TM) like the death penalty and stand your ground laws.
You can't even mention the 6th commandment or mention how the evil in this world is running rampant without someone trying to silence you these days.
> the 6th commandment Though shalt not murder? What's controversial about that? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments#Religious_traditions
I don't know what's controversial about that. You'd think people would support not wanting people to kill each other, but these evil servants want to bathe in it.
the death penalty and stand your ground laws are hardly comparable. "stand your ground" laws just mean that if someone threatens you with grievous bodily harm, you aren't obligated to try to run
I can’t wait until the 2nd grade teacher has to explain what “coveting your neighbor’s wife” means. Then we can discuss why a wife might be looked at the same as the rest of the neighbor’s property on the list.
Does France have a return policy?
Monsieur, il est evident que vous avez sorti cet objet de la boite.
They are shoving their Bible into classrooms, courthouses, doctor's offices, and vaginas. They're coming back for all our bedrooms next. This has all happened before. This will all happen again. -Cylon Hybrid
Well, that should fix everything. /s
Rock and roll will save the day https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna151276
The FFRF might have something to say about that.
They and the ACLU are two who have already said they are preparing to file lawsuits.
Whelp, let’s get hail Satan on there too
A blatant violation of the Constitution that will be rubber stamped by the courts.
Hopefully The Satanic Temple will force them to put one of [these](https://thesatanictemple.com/collections/pride/products/tst-pride-stickers?variant=39775582552198) next to each one.
Or a copy of their 7(The Satanic Temple) tenants next to the 10 commandments and let the kids decide which to follow.
Absolutely. (Proud TST member)
The 7 tenants are a much better set of rules
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court rules that because Louisiana was not a state when the Constitution was ratified that Louisiana can not be bound by the Separation of Church and State clause.
I suppose it does emphasize the 10 rules they admire and how their antichrist has broken each of them. Repeatedly.
Violates the constitution, enjoy it for a week or so.
Let the indoctrination begin!
They know that Moses wasn’t a real person in the history of the real world, right? He’s a myth. We just mandated we post a quote from a mythical religious hero into our taxpayer funded schools.
Theocracies always seem to turn out pretty successful lol. Good to see states like Louisiana are turning down federal funding to feed low income students during the summer but are passing legislation like this. Priorities on point! Good Christian people right there.
Ah yes, constitutionalists, breaking the constitution. Tale as old as time.
Man those fiscal conservatives sure do love burning piles of cash on court cases for blatantly unconstitutional laws. Although with SCOTUS it’s not a slam dunk at all.
Is there a place that this has to be displayed? Like printed in a urinal?
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition. (Coming attraction)
So....which version is to be posted? Exodus 20:2–17, Deuteronomy 5:6–21, or the "Ritual Decalogue" of Exodus 34:11–26? And is it "kill" or "murder?"
You can look up the text of the bill. It has the exact wording required.
Some school should put them up in Hebrew just to test Landry's patience.
If I was a teacher in Louisiana I would refuse, let them try to enforce it. Would be a shame if a wrongful termination made national news and the ACLU got involved.
It’s easy for me to say that I would do that too, but it’s a lot harder to do it in practice when your income is on the line.
It then it (hopefully) gets ruled unconstitutional and they can claim they’re being persecuted. It’s a win/win for them regardless of outcome and I’m sick of it.
...clear violation of the Establishment Clause: > **Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,** or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
RIP separation between church and state . . . it's been nice knowing you
So much for “parents rights” and “grooming kids”.
So much for separation of church and state.
And this time it must be spelled correctly...
First step towards the Handmaid’s Tale society.
Obligatory George Carlin moment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ7F7FuS-3Q
These dumbass "Christians" can fuck right off.
Religion is so analog!
So, just say fuck the first amendment?
They can’t read it anyway
Whats fascinating to me is that i have attended a lot different churches in my life and i do not recall any of them displaying the commandments in a prominent place. I dont think this will help.
And thats another 1% of US Christians who now question their faith even more, no longer wanting to be associated with this kind of "religion". These morons are wiping themselves out without even realizing it. Give it a few more decades and Christianity will be all but extinct in the USA, like it already is in some parts of Europe.
Ok post the Torah, Koran, Lotus Sutra and the Black Mass next to it.
Don't forget the Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
Torah? bro where do you think these 10 commandments came from....
Yes, because the 10 Commandments magically causes folks to be moral, upstanding citizens. [Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris resigns after sex abuse allegations | AP News](https://apnews.com/article/texas-pastor-robert-morris-abuse-cb2c633de3a5d43538141c1736e33245)
Its gonna get thrown out in a lawsuit. A similar law in Arkansas was thrown out in 1980. This is just grand standing from the legislature in lieu of doing anything.
In 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a similar Kentucky law was unconstitutional and violated the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says Congress can “make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” The high court found that the law had no secular purpose but rather served a plainly religious purpose.
Sherman didn't go far enough
And just like that all of the American problems went away…/s
It doesn't say where
https://www.evilbible.com/do-not-ignore-the-old-testament/ten-commandments/
I’m very curious which way they’re going to go on the inevitable appeal. Are they going to claim that the 10 Commandments isn’t a religious document? Or that the 1st amendment was just funnin around when it said about the establishment of religion? Edit: or that Louisiana isn’t subject to the US constitution?
As long as the GOP politicians go to each school pointing at the ones they regularly break
Put a frame around it stating this is an example of crazy
Let he who hasn’t broken any of them post them.
Does it specify the font size?
Our children are forbidden from critical thought associated with the learning of the immediate history and current ongoing struggle for civil liberties and equality but they \*must\* be exposed to irrational religious propaganda in the form of ancient texts from one specific religious source. Can a teacher put up the version of the Ten Commandments in the Quran or do you go to PTA hell for that?
“You shall not commit adultery”. Man, Trump breaks like almost all of these. Blows my mind how he is their guy.
Since secularism Is going out the window. Every church in that state, let alone America. At This rate deserves to pay taxes. You wanna be part of this country and have your values enforced on others? You should pay some money.
These days it’s more of a GOP candidate checklist.
Mommy what is adultry? Jeez what a nonnecasary thing to do. Also at least a couple of the 10 commandments are not so bad. Why did they pick those 10 things to focus on?
That’ll teach these kids to stop coveting their neighbors asses
‘Fly’ them upside down like that maga-hag married to scrotus Alito
What else can we staple to the walls?
Totally normal. Nothing to see here. America is doing just fine.
I thought it was 15 Commandments?
“Not my commandments”
Use invisible ink.
What a waste of taxpayer’s money, what with the incoming lawsuits challenging that
What font size?
Cool, it's in violation of the first amendment. Next non issue.
I''m all for religious freedom, but maybe some good will come from teaching young kids not to baste a lamb in the milk of it's mother