Louisiana Orders Schools to Display the Ten Commandments

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Louisiana Governor. Jeff Landry (R) sign A law Wednesday demanding all public school classroom, Since Kindergarten has public the universities, has display A prescribed text of THE Ten Commandments In "big, easily legible Character font." Louisiana East THE First of all State has mandate Ten Commandments poster In schools Since THE Supreme Court struck down A similar Kentucky law In 1980, decision he violated THE First of all Amendments establishment clause.

WHO said What

"If You to want has respect THE ruler of law, You i have to to start Since THE original law given, which was Moses," Landry said. "He obtained her commandments Since God." HAS A June 15 Republican Fundraising In Tennessee, Landry said he "can't wait has be for follow-up" on THE law.

A coalition of civil freedoms groups, including THE ACLU, said they will take him up And challenge THE "unconstitutional religious coercion of students.” A few religious groups Also opposite THE law, Times-Picayune said. A petition sign by more that 100 Christian pastors called he A "jumble of Holy writing" And said THE government "has No business choose A official version of THE Ten Commandments."

What following?

that of Louisiana legislation East "part of A wider campaign by conservative Christian groups" has "to provoke lawsuits that could reach THE Supreme Court, Or they to wait for A more user-friendly reception that In years pass," THE New York Times said. Similar laws to have blocked In Texas, Oklahoma And other GOP-led States.

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