Louisiana putting 10 Commandments in School Classrooms

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My state is putting the Ten Commandments in the school classrooms. I'm a Christian, but even I think this is stupid.

There are a lot of beliefs that are not christian; religious freedom does not entitle someone to force you to think the same as them.

As long as Satanists get equal representation I'm not too worried.

I guess they still think they can and should give kids moral instruction. Wouldn't have worked on me.

Are they going to make it mandatory for the kids to recite the Pledge of Allegiance AND the Ten Commandments?

Theocracy marches on . . .

What do you mean "putting them" in classrooms?

Does that mean just hanging them on the wall along with information about other religions?

Is it a leaflet on a table for those interested?

Does it mean they're being taught or memorized or recited?

Where I am, all cultures, religions, and belief systems are recognized.

"But how else will we keep the younguns from forneekatin?"

--Louisiana conservatives

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I have an idea!!

Throw girls in jail if they get preggers and can't keep it!! / s

When I was in primary in the 70s we said the Lord's prayer every morning with the announcements. For me at least, it was rote and I didn't think much about it but the "daily bread" part made me hungry for French toast. I don't remember there being any context for the prayer and they certainly didn't push religion. In fact we learned a lot about other cultures and I even learned about Islam as a classroom topic when I was about seven.

Now of course there's no Lord's prayer. I don't even think there's a moment of silence. The weirdest thing I remember was the day after 9/11 I was dropping my kids at school and they played the American anthem about the bombs bursting in air. Teachers were crying. Again, no prayers or moments of silence that I recall.

I should have mentioned I'm not American. That's why it was so odd to hear the anthem.

It’s definitely concerning. Religion should be kept out of schools. There was a huge Ten Commandments plaque in the middle school in the town a grew up in. I never went there since I was homeschooled, but I could see it from outside the building where I waited for a friend sometimes. People in the town had a fit when the plaque was removed which is absurd. They act like it’s solely about good moral values when the first several commandments are just about that brand of religion/worshipping that God. If I were a reasonably intelligent and benevolent deity, my Ten Commandments would be a bit different - less about me and more about stuff that could actually help people, but I digress.