Louisiana to become 1st state to require Ten Commandments be displayed in schools if governor signs bill Fox News
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LouisianalawmakerspassedabillTuesdaythatcouldmakethestatethefirsttorequiretheTenCommandmentstobedisplayedinallschoolsandcollegesthatreceivepublicfunding.
Gov.JeffLandry,aRepublican,stillneedstosignthenewbillintolawforLouisianatomakehistoryasthefirststatewithsucharequirement.
Thebill,introducedbyGOPstateRep.DodieHorton,statesthatthetextoftheTenCommandmentsmustbeprintedinclassroomsonaposternosmallerthan11inchesby14inchesandmustbe“thecentralfocus”oftheposter.
Otherstates,includingTexas,SouthCarolinaandUtah,recentlyattemptedtoapprovesimilarlegislation,accordingtoAxios.ThosestatesbeganpushingthelegislationafterSupremeCourtrulingsincaseslikeKennedyv.BremertonSchoolDistrictsuggestedalooserinterpretationoftheConstitution’sEstablishmentClause,whichprohibitsstate-sponsoredreligion.
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