Constitutional? Louisiana about to pass law requiring 10 Commandments be displayed in public schools

[HomerJS]

Simple question. Is this Constitutional? Ramifications when it becomes law?

Mandatory display of the 10 Commandments in public schools.

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[fskimospy]

Until about 5 years ago I would have said it was certainly and obviously unconstitutional. Now I imagine the ruling will be that prohibiting their display is violating the 1st amendment rights of Christians.

Also this has to be up for consideration for the all time oblivious hall of fame:

“What this bill does [is] simply displays [the Ten Commandments] in each classroom for our children to look up and see what God says is right and what he says is wrong. It doesn’t preach a certain religion, but it definitely shows what a moral code that we all should live by is,” she added.

'It's not endorsing a certain religion, it's just informing our children what the God of Abraham says is right and wrong'. lol.

As far as ramifications go if I'm not mistaken the Satanic Temple has already announced plans to include displays praising Satan next to these.

 

[Greenman]

It doesn't seem like it fits under the constitution to me, but If they changed the name to "Ten rules to live by" would you accept it?

 

[pmv]

Wow, that is a spectacularly disingenuous argument from that Republican Rep.
Presumably they are doing this now because they believe this Supreme Court will find some pretext to uphold it?

 

[JD50]

It doesn't seem like it fits under the constitution to me, but If they changed the name to "Ten rules to live by" would you accept it?

Yea, sure... Ten rules to live by and number one is...

“Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”

LMAO so secular.

 

[HomerJS]

It doesn't seem like it fits under the constitution to me, but If they changed the name to "Ten rules to live by" would you accept it?

Do they live by them?

 

[feralkid]

It doesn't seem like it fits under the constitution to me, but If they changed the name to "Ten rules to live by" would you accept it?

You really thought that one through, eh?

 

[sdifox]

Yea, sure... Ten rules to live by and number one is...

“Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”

LMAO so secular.

This is the part that pisses me off. Clearly the Bible is acknowledging there are other gods, but the fundies ignore that.

 

[IronWing]

You shall have no other gods before Me. <== Pay the preacher.
You shall make no idols. <== Pay the preacher.
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. <== Pay the preacher.
Keep the Sabbath day holy. <== Pay the preacher.
Honor your father and your mother. <== Your mom and dad paid the preacher so… pay the preacher.
You shall not murder. <== Rules to Live By
You shall not commit adultery. <== Rules to Live By
You shall not steal. <== Rules to Live By
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. <== Rules to Live By
You shall not covet. <== The rich are rich because God wants them to be rich. Know your place, peon.

I guess we could post the four Rules to Live By and avoid issues with the establishment clause. Explaining adultery to young children would be fun.

 

[JD50]

This is the part that pisses me off. Clearly the Bible is acknowledging there are other gods, but the fundies ignore that.

The fundies ignore most of the Ten Commandments, because like Greenman, they don't even know what they are.

 

[Ajay]

This is the part that pisses me off. Clearly the Bible is acknowledging there are other gods, but the fundies ignore that.

It's has to be read in light of later scriptures, particularly the word of Jesus in the gospels. Jesus show that these 'other gods' are things like love of money, materialism, adultery , etc (basically the vices). These things lead a person away from giving their whole self to God and become a form of idolatry.

 

[sdifox]

It's has to be read in light of later scriptures, particularly the word of Jesus in the gospels. Jesus show that these 'other gods' are things like love of money, materialism, adultery , etc (basically the vices). These things lead a person away from giving their whole self to God and become a form of idolatry.

You mean like it contradicts itself?

 

[Meghan54]

W

It's has to be read in light of later scriptures, particularly the word of Jesus in the gospels. Jesus show that these 'other gods' are things like love of money, materialism, adultery , etc (basically the vices). These things lead a person away from giving their whole self to God and become a form of idolatry.

ell, you completely forgot to mention the frequently brought up Golf Gods (those gods were cited during the PGA tourney on Sunday), baseball gods, football gods, b-ball gods, baseball gods, etc, etc.

 

[dank69]

It's has to be read in light of later scriptures, particularly the word of Jesus in the gospels. Jesus show that these 'other gods' are things like love of money, materialism, adultery , etc (basically the vices). These things lead a person away from giving their whole self to God and become a form of idolatry.

Imagine creating things and demanding those creations love you and give their whole selves to you.

 

[ivwshane]

It doesn't seem like it fits under the constitution to me, but If they changed the name to "Ten rules to live by" would you accept it?

Would you if it said; “diversity, equity, and inclusion means:”

 

[JD50]

Imagine creating things and demanding those creations love you and give their whole selves to you.

And if they don't, you torture them for eternity. Oh and you also knew that's exactly how it would play out before you even created them, and you did it anyways.

 

[skyking]

^as Carlon said^
"Because he LOVES you"

 

[Ajay]

You mean like it contradict itself?

If you want to take a simplistic view of it, sure.

 

[BoomerD]

Do they live by them?

Don't be ridiculous...rules for thee...not for me. (That's been religion's MO since the dawn of time.)

 

[outriding]

So one of the worst state’s education system they are going to pay to put this up…

 

[skyking]

^Can't make that shit up, eh?

 

[dank69]

Don't be ridiculous...rules for thee...not for me. (That's been religion's MO since the dawn of time.)

rules for thee, forgiveness for me

 

[HomerJS]

Righties love to preach about their beliefs. Almost all of them they don't practive or really believe, except tax cuts for the rich and conservative justices.

The latest example is Harrison Butker. He gave a commencement speech where he basically told the female graduates they wasted their time getting a degree because the greatest job is just getting married and having kids.

Agree or disagree but people did some digging and discovered his mother obtained an advanced degree and is a medical psychist who earns a great living allowing Harrison to have the lifestyle he lived.

Once again hypocrite the nth degree.

Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker wants women to be homemakers. Does that include his physicist mother?

The Kansas City kicker has come under fire for his sexist commencement speech attacking working women, despite his mother’s accomplished career.

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[Greenman]

Yea, sure... Ten rules to live by and number one is...

“Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”

LMAO so secular.

I forgot that part.

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

If you want to take a simplistic view of it, sure.

Shrug, everyone who tries to explain the bible loves taking simplistic views of things, rather than the truth of what the text states. Why is this different?