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Louisiana Wednesday became the first US state to make the Ten Commandments' display mandatory in public school classrooms amid calls to challenge the law in court.

Louisiana Wednesday became the first US state to make the Ten Commandments' display mandatory in public classrooms amid calls to challenge the law in court.

Louisiana on Wednesday became the first US state to make the Ten Commandments' display mandatory in every public school classroom.

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Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill mandating such a display saying that if one must respect the rule of law, it must start from the "original law giver," Moses.

Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill into law requiring a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments "printed in a large, easily readable font."

New York Times

The law requires the display of a Ten Commandments poster at least11x14-inch in size in classrooms, along with a statement on its historical role in American education.

The law says classrooms must display a Ten Commandments poster of at least11x14-inch, along with a statement on its historical role in American education.

The legislation necessitates classrooms to display a Ten Commandments poster of at least 11x14-inch, along with a three-paragraph statement on its historical role in American education.

New York Post

The law was passed by Louisiana's lawmakers in May and will come into effect in 2025. The mandate won't be state-funded and will be implemented through donations.

House Bill 71, passed by Louisiana's lawmakers in May, will come into effect in 2025. The mandate will not be state-funded and will be implemented through donations.

Republican state representative Dodie Horton, who author the House Bill 71 brushed aside critics' concerns saying it would place a “moral code” in classrooms.

Republican state representative Dodie Horton, who authored the bill, said the Ten Commandments are entrenched in history, and the mandate would place a "moral code" in the classroom.

BBC News

The joint statement of four civil rights groups, planning to legally challenge the law pointing to religious diversity in schools, has called it "blatantly unconstitutional."

However, four civil rights groups have been planning to legally challenge the "blatantly unconstitutional" law, pointing to religious diversity in schools."

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Louisiana's new law is a significant move to reinforce America's ethical foundations and cultural heritage. It aligns with constitutional principles. Historically, the Ten Commandments have shaped American laws and morality, and displaying them acknowledges this legacy. Critics' arguments based on church-state separation are moot as the Constitution does not explicitly mandate any such separation. Louisiana's initiative reflects and strengthens a broader trend of emphasizing the US's foundational values in 

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Louisiana’s law mandating the Ten Commandments in classrooms undermines the separation of church and state by misrepresenting a sacred religious text as a secular historical document. It disregards constitutional protections and, while proponents argue it acknowledges the commandments' influence on Western legal principles, the law mostly promotes a specific religious doctrine. The mandatory display of the Protestant version of the commandments further exacerbates the issue. Maintaining public education as 

Opinion: New Louisiana Ten Commandments law threatens their sanctity

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This law is a significant move to reinforce America's ethical foundations and cultural heritage. Historically, the Ten Commandments have shaped American laws and morality, and displaying them acknowledges this legacy. Critics' arguments on church-state separation are moot as the Constitution doesn't explicitly mandate such separation. Louisiana's initiative reflects and strengthens a broader trend of emphasizing the US' foundational educational values.

The legislation undermines the separation of church and state by misrepresenting a sacred religious text as a secular historical document. It disregards constitutional protections and, while proponents argue it acknowledges the commandments' influence on Western legal principles, the law mostly promotes a specific religious doctrine. The mandatory display of the Protestant version of the commandments further exacerbates the issue.

There's a 2% chance the US will enter a second civil war before 2031, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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