Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday.

The GOP-drafted legislation mandates that a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in “large, easily readable font” be required in all public classrooms, from kindergarten to state-funded universities. Although the bill did not receive final approval from Landry, the time for gubernatorial action — to sign or veto the bill — has lapsed.

Opponents question the law’s constitutionality, warning that lawsuits are likely to follow. Proponents say the purpose of the measure is not solely religious, but that it has historical significance. In the law’s language, the Ten Commandments are described as “foundational documents of our state and national government.

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    11 days ago

    If I was a student there I would constantly be taking them down and ripping them up. Or making my own version that looks exactly the same but changes the wording.

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      Destruction of property is what you’d get hit with. Could be best to turn it into a project to show how the state/representatives violates each commandment, post those answers next to all the commandments and keep posting those to media until they realize how many of the commandments they don’t agree with. And shouldn’t be posting.