Louisiana Becomes First State To Require Ten Commandments In Public School Classrooms

No my belief in the constitution means I dont want others excluded from their free exercise.

I like the ten commandments.

So do you for the most part.

 

I do love how they try to justify it by claiming our current laws are based on the Ten Commandments. 3 of the 10 are prohibited by law. Just laughably stupid.

 

How evil

 

Only god could create such an imperfect top ten laws list.

 

If we really dug up how much religious involvement there was in public life in the early days of America and tried to emulate that, Democrats would be running around with their hair on fire for violation of separation of church and state. For example:

On April 15, 1775, just four days before the Battle of Lexington, the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, led by John Hancock, declared: “In circumstances dark as these, it becomes us, as men and Christians, to reflect that, whilst every prudent measure should be taken to ward off the impending judgments…the 11th of May next be set apart as a Day of Public Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer…to confess the sins…to implore the Forgiveness of all our Transgression.”

On April 12, 1778, at Valley Forge, General Washington ordered: “The Honorable Congress having thought proper to recommend to the United States of America to set apart Wednesday, the 22nd inst., to be observed as a day of Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer, that at one time, and with one voice, the righteous dispensations of Providence may be acknowledged, and His goodness and mercy towards our arms supplicated and implored: The General directs that the day shall be most religiously observed in the Army; that no work shall be done thereon, and that the several chaplains do prepare discourses.”

On November 11, 1779, Virginia Governor Thomas Jefferson signed a Proclamation of Prayer, which stated: “Congress…hath thought proper…to recommend to the several States…a day of public and solemn Thanksgiving to Almighty God, for his mercies, and of Prayer, for the continuance of his favour…That He would go forth with our hosts and crown our arms with victory; that He would grant to His church, the plentiful effusions of Divine Grace, and pour out His Holy Spirit on all Ministers of the Gospel; that He would bless and prosper the means of education, and spread the light of Christian knowledge through the remotest corners of the earth…”

On October 11, 1782, the Congress of the Confederation passed: “It being the indispensable duty of all nations…to offer up their supplications to Almighty God…the United States in Congress assembled…do hereby recommend it to the inhabitants of these states in general, to observe…the last Thursday, in the 28th day of November next, as a Day of Solemn Thanksgiving to God for all his mercies.”
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History of Prayer in America (Part I: Colonial Days & Revolution) - Citizens Journal

 

Nevertheless, the Constitution is clear.

 

The 10 commandments cover multiple religions.

They are the foundation of Judaism.
They are a major lead up to Christianity.
They are referenced in the Quran and several are listed.

The 10C are not singular to Judaism.

 

You should know better than to try and perpetrate that this, or any of the other (Christian in the USA) establishments of religion in public is anything remotely close to promoting......goodness, tolerance, spirituality, or any of the other positive things many people associate with Christianity and/or the Ten Commandments.

It is a blatant attempt to establish the presence of a SINGLE religion. A religion adhered to by the MAJORITY in this particular area. And as such, anything close to this should not only be struck down, in should be held in contempt.

There is a reason the Constitution forbids the establishment of a particular religion. Any attempt to characterize actions such as this as anything else are patently disingenuous.

 

How do you work this out with exodus being almost completely fictitious. There was never a great number of Jews in Egypt.

 

I'm in favor of it if the teachers are required to indicate which ones Trump has broken....8 and counting.

 

I prefer George Carlin’s two commandments.

 

That's the real challenge!

 

I'm sorry that you were unaware that the 10C is a monotheistic construct.

That's on you.

Christianity did not exist in the Old Testament.
Jesus said we only need two commandments.
Judaism follows 10 commandments. Christians actually follow two, that encompass all of the commandments ever given.

 

What two did he miss

 

I should add, if you take Matthew 18 literally, you need to remove an eye if you look with covetousness. Everyone else must be better than me, because I see few eye patches

 

I don't see what the big deal is. Can people in Louisiana even read?

 

When he was shown a photo of a younger E. Jean Carroll Trump thought the photo was that of his second wife Marla Maples.
Video of Trump confusing E Jean Carroll with ex-wife in deposition is released

By the way this is E. Jean Carroll when she was younger.

 

Irrelevant to this conversation. (But your statement is debated by many)

 

Deal!