Posted on 06/20/2025 5:01:15 PM PDT by Racketeer
Louisiana's law requiring the Ten Commandments be posted in all public school classrooms was ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals court Friday, according to the ACLU, a plaintiff in the case.
Why it matters: The decision brings clarity to state schools after a confusing year in which state leaders and the courts have issued conflicting guidance on whether educators must abide by the law while the lawsuit was being resolved.
The latest: A panel of three judges in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, widely considered one of the nation's most conservative, called the law "plainly unconstitutional."
The ruling upholds a lower court's November 2024 decision. What they said: Pointing to a similar Kentucky case, Stone v. Graham, the judges said the posters bearing the Ten Commandments as described in the Louisiana law "will cause an 'irreparable' deprivation of [the plaintiffs'] First Amendment rights."
The other side: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued a statement Friday saying she "strongly" disagrees with the decision.
"We will immediately seek relief from the full Fifth Circuit and, if necessary, the United States Supreme Court," she said.
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof” so why is the Court?
The State of Louisiana mandated the Ten Commandments be posted into the schools, not Congress. Pretty obvious over the past half century what happens when they are not posted in the schools.
To believe mankind is the ultimate being universally is extremely arrogant and obnoxious. We could all use a major dose of humility.
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James Madison wrote the Constitution. Here’s what he said and wrote about church and state:
“Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise.... During almost fifteen centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What have been its fruits? More or less, in all places, pride and indolence in the clergy; ignorance and servility in laity; in both, superstition, bigotry, and persecution.
James Madison
https://www.azquotes.com/author/9277-James_Madison/tag/separation-of-church-and-state
Edit. The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries.
James Madison”
Before Dennis [Clinton stooge], Haynes [Dubya stooge], and Ramirez [Biden stooge], Circuit Judges.
A trio of Lefty stooges.
Clinton, Dubya, Biden
A trio of Lefty stooges.
Unconstitutional for a state to implement this?
Under this First Amendment?
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
How is it “plainly unconstitutional”?
Nothing plain about it. At worst the 10 C’s is a historical document. No reason it cannot be posted.
Courts have really perverted the plain words of the 1st amendment, in favor of a “separation “ issue that is never mentioned in any founding document. IIRC it stems from a letter Jefferson wrote, not any actual law or act.
Hope LA prevails.
I don’t see how having a poster in a room deprives anyone of their rights. As long as the teacher isn’t requiring it to be recited, or instructing the students to pray, it’s as benign as anything else up there. Including a rainbow flag.
I guess they have a problem with the USSC building too? But hey it’s okay to promote the religion of faggotry by flying and posting their holy rainbow vestments in every schoolroom?
Are you actually attributing the decline of our civilization to that? Aren't parents supposed to be involved with the upbringing of their children? Do you imagine that removing those displays from schools eliminated the primary and only source of Christian training?
Blame the schools, blame the teachers, blame the government; but, never track down the real cause: parents.
He did, same as Jesus. ;-D
No doubt. There are many different types of fools here.
“Blame the schools, blame the teachers, blame the government; but, never track down the real cause: parents.”
Oh, I agree and did not ever say the removal was the only cause. Parents, who also vote, have allowed lawmakers to make laws that caused societal change to the detriment of their own children.
Historically, excessive litigation is the real cause of societal demise.
This one is next.
Politicians keep passing such laws knowing they will be overturned.
Same District.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/24/ten-commandments-texas-schools-senate-bill-10/
Direct hit! Fire for affect.
But I look at the Holy Bible as an historical reference book. Are you saying the Ten Commandments have no meaning historically? I could see a discussion regarding how people used to live, historically, in societies with moral or legal principles based on them.
No where above is religion mentioned. It is man who gives it a religious definition in order to compel chaos and division, two of the seeds needed for anarchy, then tyranny!!
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof”
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Since when is a state school system considered a part of Congress?
If this law is establishing a religion, which religion is it? Christianity has them and Judaism has them. Though there is overlap, they are not the same religion.
Perhaps if the “Kill all infidels” was also posted, it would pass judicial muster.
EC
reading, writing, and arithmetic
Many years ago back in the early days RWA were the basics.
Now much data is available more than those three thus the
students need to be schooled to be kept with the knowledge
that is now available and being used in society in some way
or the other. jmo yours may very.
aren’t they displayed at the Supreme Court building?
I believe I read somewhere that they have already been doing that. And teaching the class Islamic prayers as well. And I've heard NOTHING about coincidences of any kind. :(
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