Louisiana orders every classroom to display Ten Commandments

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Anonymous wrote:There is nothing wrong with the Ten Commandments. All good morals.

I knew this post was coming...

It is immaterial what you think about the Ten Commandments. We do not live in a theocracy governed by one religion. If you want your kid to be surrounded by biblical teachings, then enroll him/her in a religious school.

So not killing people and not lying and not stealing are religious teachings?

It's all good. Print them and put them up everywhere! I can't believe they weren't put up sooner. I look forward to when the commandments appear in all schools and public buildings in my state. We need to show everyone who we are: a Christian nation.

Except the 1st Amendment clearly states that we are not a Christian nation. If you want a Christian nation, go create one. Only problem is that you'll actually have to act like a Christian is so-said nation.

Well you can teach your children the Ten Commandments are shameful and that they are free to do everything the Ten Commandments says not to do, with pride. Problem solved.

Where do you get that anyone is saying the Ten Commandments are shameful?

No one is saying that.

Actually someone said that and claimed the 10 commandments were written by a bunch of drunk guys. The moderator deleted the post but not the quote.

Someone feels very strongly that their children not be shamed into not murdering or lying or stealing.

You know darn well they are not talking about the secular laws (that also happen to be commandments) against murder, fraud, and theft. They are talking about worshipping a particular god, not having idols (some religions do and those are allowed to be practiced in the United States of America), and keeping holy a particular faith's sabbath, even though they may be of a faith with a different or no sabbath.

In any case, this is clearly unconstitutional and won't last.

That’s your opinion. I hope it lasts, because I work in a school and the students are being failed by their parents grievously. It’s truly sad.

How will slapping something on the wall in your classroom help your students, or their parents?

Are you an educator? Please, if you are not, get your teaching degree and certification and help teach kids. There’s a massive teacher shortage. It would be great for people like you to enter the classroom and help educate kids.

DP... That TOTALLY didn't answer the question. Again, how exactly will slapping a poster of the Ten Commandments help students?

How does it hurt?

By making kids who believe in different religions or no religion feel like outsiders.

I would love to see the reactions from the MAGAs if a Hindu teacher put up the Yamas and Niyamas in her classroom. Or better, if a Muslim teacher posted some quotes from the Quran.

Because the 10 Commandments are only for Christians, non-Christian people will feel like outsiders because they believe murder, theft, lying, etc, should not be forbidden?

Are you really this dumb. Many non-Christians don't believe that they should worship only one god. Or that idols are bad. Or that they should observe the sabbath.

I don’t agree with the atheists and anti-theists posting here that are calling people names, insulting LA, insulting poor people, insulting people who were not privileged enough to obtain a quality education, insulting people who have a different belief system than they do, is a good thing. Nor does doing so indicate any respect for other people. Nor does doing so indicate that the poster is educated themselves. It reflects very poorly on the poster.

Insulting people and calling people names, disrespecting their beliefs, is unAmerican and disrespectful. I would be ashamed if I were an atheist or agnostic, because the anti-theists posting here display the negative attributes they say religious people do. They aren’t making a good case for the intelligence and good morals/ethics purportedly possessed by non-religious people. It’s actually very off putting. Hating people you have never met is a terrible way to describe your world view. Judging an entire religion is a terrible way to show how good and kind you are. It does quite the opposite.

People are calling out the hypocritical nature of the so-called Christians. If you don't like hearing the truth, then maybe look in the mirror about things you purport to support.

People are calling an entire state and religion rude names. That’s on them. If they feel like that’s how they should conduct themselves, I don’t agree with their behavior.

Bronze age myths and other religions remain a giant pox on the planet and people need to enter the 21st century or we are doomed as a nation to theocracy.

But since you don't agree that's how I should conduct myself, I'll be quiet from now on, of course. Maybe ad that to number 11 on the poster.

Another anti- theist who displays no tolerance for the beliefs of others. An anti- theist who does not respect the beliefs of the entire world’s population. They had to disrespect everyone who is religious, not just Christians.

You are welcome to have your own opinion about religion, but you should treat your fellow man with respect.

Calling all religions a “pox” on the planet is very rude to everyone who has religious faith. I don’t know how you feel comfortable saying things like that. It’s too arrogant to believe you have the ability to judge every person in the world as bad because they are religious. You don’t like religious people, and think all religions and religious people are bad? Are you rsure of your opinion that every religious person is a pox?

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Anonymous wrote:There is nothing wrong with the Ten Commandments. All good morals.

I knew this post was coming...

It is immaterial what you think about the Ten Commandments. We do not live in a theocracy governed by one religion. If you want your kid to be surrounded by biblical teachings, then enroll him/her in a religious school.

So not killing people and not lying and not stealing are religious teachings?

It's all good. Print them and put them up everywhere! I can't believe they weren't put up sooner. I look forward to when the commandments appear in all schools and public buildings in my state. We need to show everyone who we are: a Christian nation.

Except the 1st Amendment clearly states that we are not a Christian nation. If you want a Christian nation, go create one. Only problem is that you'll actually have to act like a Christian is so-said nation.

Well you can teach your children the Ten Commandments are shameful and that they are free to do everything the Ten Commandments says not to do, with pride. Problem solved.

Where do you get that anyone is saying the Ten Commandments are shameful?

No one is saying that.

Actually someone said that and claimed the 10 commandments were written by a bunch of drunk guys. The moderator deleted the post but not the quote.

Someone feels very strongly that their children not be shamed into not murdering or lying or stealing.

You know darn well they are not talking about the secular laws (that also happen to be commandments) against murder, fraud, and theft. They are talking about worshipping a particular god, not having idols (some religions do and those are allowed to be practiced in the United States of America), and keeping holy a particular faith's sabbath, even though they may be of a faith with a different or no sabbath.

In any case, this is clearly unconstitutional and won't last.

That’s your opinion. I hope it lasts, because I work in a school and the students are being failed by their parents grievously. It’s truly sad.

How will slapping something on the wall in your classroom help your students, or their parents?

Are you an educator? Please, if you are not, get your teaching degree and certification and help teach kids. There’s a massive teacher shortage. It would be great for people like you to enter the classroom and help educate kids.

DP... That TOTALLY didn't answer the question. Again, how exactly will slapping a poster of the Ten Commandments help students?

How does it hurt?

By making kids who believe in different religions or no religion feel like outsiders.

I would love to see the reactions from the MAGAs if a Hindu teacher put up the Yamas and Niyamas in her classroom. Or better, if a Muslim teacher posted some quotes from the Quran.

Because the 10 Commandments are only for Christians, non-Christian people will feel like outsiders because they believe murder, theft, lying, etc, should not be forbidden?

Are you really this dumb. Many non-Christians don't believe that they should worship only one god. Or that idols are bad. Or that they should observe the sabbath.

I don’t agree with the atheists and anti-theists posting here that are calling people names, insulting LA, insulting poor people, insulting people who were not privileged enough to obtain a quality education, insulting people who have a different belief system than they do, is a good thing. Nor does doing so indicate any respect for other people. Nor does doing so indicate that the poster is educated themselves. It reflects very poorly on the poster.

Insulting people and calling people names, disrespecting their beliefs, is unAmerican and disrespectful. I would be ashamed if I were an atheist or agnostic, because the anti-theists posting here display the negative attributes they say religious people do. They aren’t making a good case for the intelligence and good morals/ethics purportedly possessed by non-religious people. It’s actually very off putting. Hating people you have never met is a terrible way to describe your world view. Judging an entire religion is a terrible way to show how good and kind you are. It does quite the opposite.

People are calling out the hypocritical nature of the so-called Christians. If you don't like hearing the truth, then maybe look in the mirror about things you purport to support.

People are calling an entire state and religion rude names. That’s on them. If they feel like that’s how they should conduct themselves, I don’t agree with their behavior.

Bronze age myths and other religions remain a giant pox on the planet and people need to enter the 21st century or we are doomed as a nation to theocracy.

But since you don't agree that's how I should conduct myself, I'll be quiet from now on, of course. Maybe ad that to number 11 on the poster.

Another anti- theist who displays no tolerance for the beliefs of others. An anti- theist who does not respect the beliefs of the entire world’s population. They had to disrespect everyone who is religious, not just Christians.

You are welcome to have your own opinion about religion, but you should treat your fellow man with respect.

Calling all religions a “pox” on the planet is very rude to everyone who has religious faith. I don’t know how you feel comfortable saying things like that. It’s too arrogant to believe you have the ability to judge every person in the world as bad because they are religious. You don’t like religious people, and think all religions and religious people are bad? Are you rsure of your opinion that every religious person is a pox?

Lets address your points individually:

Another anti- theist who displays no tolerance for the beliefs of others. An anti- theist who does not respect the beliefs of the entire world’s population. They had to disrespect everyone who is religious, not just Christians.

Yes, I have no respect for people who believe in ancient mythology while empowering those who seek to take constitutional rights away from others. No respect. None. Nada. If that is you, then too bad, you are entitled to your belief and I am entitled to believe you are part of a gigantic problem, explicitly or tacitly.

You are welcome to have your own opinion about religion, but you should treat your fellow man with respect.

I respect the person but not the belief. I bet that sounds familiar to you!

Calling all religions a “pox” on the planet is very rude to everyone who has religious faith.

Too bad! Is it bad to call racism a pox because many people hold those beliefs?

An anti- theist who does not respect the beliefs of the entire world’s population. They had to disrespect everyone who is religious, not just Christians.

This point you are correct on. I do not discriminate against Christians specifically. I think they are all a problem, and that is pretty clear to me. That goes for Islam, Judaism, Scientology, and any others.

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Would not want my public schools pushing religion.

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Gidamit! There, I just broke one.

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Anonymous wrote:Would not want my public schools pushing religion.

I don't want them pushing wokeism, protesting during school hours for class credit, pushing climate justice studies over STEM, and erasing the basics they need to succeed in the workforce in favor of the left's agenda.

So here we are.

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^you are as intolerant and bigoted as the evangelical Christians you call intolerant and bigoted.

There is no place in America for bigots. You are very proud to be bigoted against billions of people. I respect your right to not like religion, but I don’t like or respect the complete disregard and disrespect you feel and display for your fellow man.

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Anonymous wrote:There is nothing wrong with the Ten Commandments. All good morals.

I knew this post was coming...

It is immaterial what you think about the Ten Commandments. We do not live in a theocracy governed by one religion. If you want your kid to be surrounded by biblical teachings, then enroll him/her in a religious school.

So not killing people and not lying and not stealing are religious teachings?

It's all good. Print them and put them up everywhere! I can't believe they weren't put up sooner. I look forward to when the commandments appear in all schools and public buildings in my state. We need to show everyone who we are: a Christian nation.

Except the 1st Amendment clearly states that we are not a Christian nation. If you want a Christian nation, go create one. Only problem is that you'll actually have to act like a Christian is so-said nation.

Well you can teach your children the Ten Commandments are shameful and that they are free to do everything the Ten Commandments says not to do, with pride. Problem solved.

Where do you get that anyone is saying the Ten Commandments are shameful?

No one is saying that.

Actually someone said that and claimed the 10 commandments were written by a bunch of drunk guys. The moderator deleted the post but not the quote.

Someone feels very strongly that their children not be shamed into not murdering or lying or stealing.

You know darn well they are not talking about the secular laws (that also happen to be commandments) against murder, fraud, and theft. They are talking about worshipping a particular god, not having idols (some religions do and those are allowed to be practiced in the United States of America), and keeping holy a particular faith's sabbath, even though they may be of a faith with a different or no sabbath.

In any case, this is clearly unconstitutional and won't last.

That’s your opinion. I hope it lasts, because I work in a school and the students are being failed by their parents grievously. It’s truly sad.

How will slapping something on the wall in your classroom help your students, or their parents?

Are you an educator? Please, if you are not, get your teaching degree and certification and help teach kids. There’s a massive teacher shortage. It would be great for people like you to enter the classroom and help educate kids.

DP... That TOTALLY didn't answer the question. Again, how exactly will slapping a poster of the Ten Commandments help students?

How does it hurt?

By making kids who believe in different religions or no religion feel like outsiders.

I would love to see the reactions from the MAGAs if a Hindu teacher put up the Yamas and Niyamas in her classroom. Or better, if a Muslim teacher posted some quotes from the Quran.

Because the 10 Commandments are only for Christians, non-Christian people will feel like outsiders because they believe murder, theft, lying, etc, should not be forbidden?

The substance of the commandments is not what is at issue here. It's the idea that your book of fairytales should not only be treated as fact, but that everyone must be governed by it, despite the fact that our country was founded on religious freedom. The Bible has been used to justify countless atrocities. It has no place in a public classroom aside from studying it as a curiosity of history and literature.

The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, tà biblía, 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures, some, all, or a variant of which are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, Islam, the Baha'i Faith, and other Abrahamic religions. The Bible is an anthology (a compilation of texts of a variety of forms) originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek. These texts include instructions, stories, poetry, and prophecies, among other genres. The collection of materials that are accepted as part of the Bible by a particular religious tradition or community is called a biblical canon. Believers in the Bible generally consider it to be a product of divine inspiration, but the way they understand what that means and interpret the text varies. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible

No secular educational institution teaches that the Bible is a book of fairy tales. They define it as wikipedia does above. You don’t have to believe the Bible, but you are being disrespectful, as many other people do believe the Bible. Show respect for the beliefs of others. Your beliefs are not made better or stronger because you disparage and mock the beliefs of other people.

I'm not going to show respect to Christofascists. People that keep their religion to themselves, where it belongs, don't get mocked. It's the ones who won't shut up about it and who want to turn it into governing law that are rightfully being mocked and disparaged. And I'm going to do it until the madness ceases, so buckle up.

Well. You are anti-American, because America was founded on religious freedom. Americans don’t have to “keep their religion to themselves. “ That is something you want Americans to do, because you are an anti-theist who hates religion and believes it is bad, but that’s not at all what our laws support. You need to move to an atheist country that has state mandated atheism if you would like to live in a religion free country. You will not be able to experience a life that is free from other Americans expressing their religion, just because you hate religion.

Really, what do you expect? For your personal hatred of religion to affect the rights of other Americans to freely practice their religion?

You are displaying the same intolerance and contempt towards people that you say Christians display, but I don’t see a single a Christian here displaying any intolerance to non-religious posters or posters with different religions.

I highlighted your anti-American statement. If you don’t like people having personal freedoms, you are really living in the wrong country. That’s a you problem.

Religious freedom means the government treats all religions equally. What is happening in Louisiana is the opposite of that.

LA is using (I think) the 10 commandments as a foundational historical document.

it doesn't matter. The underlying issue is that it is a religious artifact that has no place being displayed in a public school.

Having or showing the content of the old stone tablets in a public school is not the problem; a government mandating that they must be displayed is a problem.

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Anonymous wrote:There is nothing wrong with the Ten Commandments. All good morals.

I knew this post was coming...

It is immaterial what you think about the Ten Commandments. We do not live in a theocracy governed by one religion. If you want your kid to be surrounded by biblical teachings, then enroll him/her in a religious school.

So not killing people and not lying and not stealing are religious teachings?

It's all good. Print them and put them up everywhere! I can't believe they weren't put up sooner. I look forward to when the commandments appear in all schools and public buildings in my state. We need to show everyone who we are: a Christian nation.

Except the 1st Amendment clearly states that we are not a Christian nation. If you want a Christian nation, go create one. Only problem is that you'll actually have to act like a Christian is so-said nation.

Well you can teach your children the Ten Commandments are shameful and that they are free to do everything the Ten Commandments says not to do, with pride. Problem solved.

Where do you get that anyone is saying the Ten Commandments are shameful?

No one is saying that.

Actually someone said that and claimed the 10 commandments were written by a bunch of drunk guys. The moderator deleted the post but not the quote.

Someone feels very strongly that their children not be shamed into not murdering or lying or stealing.

You know darn well they are not talking about the secular laws (that also happen to be commandments) against murder, fraud, and theft. They are talking about worshipping a particular god, not having idols (some religions do and those are allowed to be practiced in the United States of America), and keeping holy a particular faith's sabbath, even though they may be of a faith with a different or no sabbath.

In any case, this is clearly unconstitutional and won't last.

That’s your opinion. I hope it lasts, because I work in a school and the students are being failed by their parents grievously. It’s truly sad.

How will slapping something on the wall in your classroom help your students, or their parents?

Are you an educator? Please, if you are not, get your teaching degree and certification and help teach kids. There’s a massive teacher shortage. It would be great for people like you to enter the classroom and help educate kids.

DP... That TOTALLY didn't answer the question. Again, how exactly will slapping a poster of the Ten Commandments help students?

How does it hurt?

By making kids who believe in different religions or no religion feel like outsiders.

I would love to see the reactions from the MAGAs if a Hindu teacher put up the Yamas and Niyamas in her classroom. Or better, if a Muslim teacher posted some quotes from the Quran.

Because the 10 Commandments are only for Christians, non-Christian people will feel like outsiders because they believe murder, theft, lying, etc, should not be forbidden?

Are you really this dumb. Many non-Christians don't believe that they should worship only one god. Or that idols are bad. Or that they should observe the sabbath.

I don’t agree with the atheists and anti-theists posting here that are calling people names, insulting LA, insulting poor people, insulting people who were not privileged enough to obtain a quality education, insulting people who have a different belief system than they do, is a good thing. Nor does doing so indicate any respect for other people. Nor does doing so indicate that the poster is educated themselves. It reflects very poorly on the poster.

Insulting people and calling people names, disrespecting their beliefs, is unAmerican and disrespectful. I would be ashamed if I were an atheist or agnostic, because the anti-theists posting here display the negative attributes they say religious people do. They aren’t making a good case for the intelligence and good morals/ethics purportedly possessed by non-religious people. It’s actually very off putting. Hating people you have never met is a terrible way to describe your world view. Judging an entire religion is a terrible way to show how good and kind you are. It does quite the opposite.

People are calling out the hypocritical nature of the so-called Christians. If you don't like hearing the truth, then maybe look in the mirror about things you purport to support.

People are calling an entire state and religion rude names. That’s on them. If they feel like that’s how they should conduct themselves, I don’t agree with their behavior.

Bronze age myths and other religions remain a giant pox on the planet and people need to enter the 21st century or we are doomed as a nation to theocracy.

But since you don't agree that's how I should conduct myself, I'll be quiet from now on, of course. Maybe ad that to number 11 on the poster.

Another anti- theist who displays no tolerance for the beliefs of others. An anti- theist who does not respect the beliefs of the entire world’s population. They had to disrespect everyone who is religious, not just Christians.

You are welcome to have your own opinion about religion, but you should treat your fellow man with respect.

Calling all religions a “pox” on the planet is very rude to everyone who has religious faith. I don’t know how you feel comfortable saying things like that. It’s too arrogant to believe you have the ability to judge every person in the world as bad because they are religious. You don’t like religious people, and think all religions and religious people are bad? Are you rsure of your opinion that every religious person is a pox?

Lets address your points individually:

Another anti- theist who displays no tolerance for the beliefs of others. An anti- theist who does not respect the beliefs of the entire world’s population. They had to disrespect everyone who is religious, not just Christians.

Yes, I have no respect for people who believe in ancient mythology while empowering those who seek to take constitutional rights away from others. No respect. None. Nada. If that is you, then too bad, you are entitled to your belief and I am entitled to believe you are part of a gigantic problem, explicitly or tacitly.

You are welcome to have your own opinion about religion, but you should treat your fellow man with respect.

I respect the person but not the belief. I bet that sounds familiar to you!

Calling all religions a “pox” on the planet is very rude to everyone who has religious faith.

Too bad! Is it bad to call racism a pox because many people hold those beliefs?

An anti- theist who does not respect the beliefs of the entire world’s population. They had to disrespect everyone who is religious, not just Christians.

This point you are correct on. I do not discriminate against Christians specifically. I think they are all a problem, and that is pretty clear to me. That goes for Islam, Judaism, Scientology, and any others.

^you are as intolerant and bigoted as the evangelical Christians you call intolerant and bigoted.

There is no place in America for bigots. You are very proud to be bigoted against billions of people. I respect your right to not like religion, but I don’t like or respect the complete disregard and disrespect you feel and display towards your fellow man.

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Anonymous wrote:There is nothing wrong with the Ten Commandments. All good morals.

I knew this post was coming...

It is immaterial what you think about the Ten Commandments. We do not live in a theocracy governed by one religion. If you want your kid to be surrounded by biblical teachings, then enroll him/her in a religious school.

So not killing people and not lying and not stealing are religious teachings?

It's all good. Print them and put them up everywhere! I can't believe they weren't put up sooner. I look forward to when the commandments appear in all schools and public buildings in my state. We need to show everyone who we are: a Christian nation.

Except the 1st Amendment clearly states that we are not a Christian nation. If you want a Christian nation, go create one. Only problem is that you'll actually have to act like a Christian is so-said nation.

Well you can teach your children the Ten Commandments are shameful and that they are free to do everything the Ten Commandments says not to do, with pride. Problem solved.

Where do you get that anyone is saying the Ten Commandments are shameful?

No one is saying that.

Actually someone said that and claimed the 10 commandments were written by a bunch of drunk guys. The moderator deleted the post but not the quote.

Someone feels very strongly that their children not be shamed into not murdering or lying or stealing.

You know darn well they are not talking about the secular laws (that also happen to be commandments) against murder, fraud, and theft. They are talking about worshipping a particular god, not having idols (some religions do and those are allowed to be practiced in the United States of America), and keeping holy a particular faith's sabbath, even though they may be of a faith with a different or no sabbath.

In any case, this is clearly unconstitutional and won't last.

That’s your opinion. I hope it lasts, because I work in a school and the students are being failed by their parents grievously. It’s truly sad.

How will slapping something on the wall in your classroom help your students, or their parents?

Are you an educator? Please, if you are not, get your teaching degree and certification and help teach kids. There’s a massive teacher shortage. It would be great for people like you to enter the classroom and help educate kids.

DP... That TOTALLY didn't answer the question. Again, how exactly will slapping a poster of the Ten Commandments help students?

How does it hurt?

By making kids who believe in different religions or no religion feel like outsiders.

I would love to see the reactions from the MAGAs if a Hindu teacher put up the Yamas and Niyamas in her classroom. Or better, if a Muslim teacher posted some quotes from the Quran.

Because the 10 Commandments are only for Christians, non-Christian people will feel like outsiders because they believe murder, theft, lying, etc, should not be forbidden?

Are you really this dumb. Many non-Christians don't believe that they should worship only one god. Or that idols are bad. Or that they should observe the sabbath.

I don’t agree with the atheists and anti-theists posting here that are calling people names, insulting LA, insulting poor people, insulting people who were not privileged enough to obtain a quality education, insulting people who have a different belief system than they do, is a good thing. Nor does doing so indicate any respect for other people. Nor does doing so indicate that the poster is educated themselves. It reflects very poorly on the poster.

Insulting people and calling people names, disrespecting their beliefs, is unAmerican and disrespectful. I would be ashamed if I were an atheist or agnostic, because the anti-theists posting here display the negative attributes they say religious people do. They aren’t making a good case for the intelligence and good morals/ethics purportedly possessed by non-religious people. It’s actually very off putting. Hating people you have never met is a terrible way to describe your world view. Judging an entire religion is a terrible way to show how good and kind you are. It does quite the opposite.

People are calling out the hypocritical nature of the so-called Christians. If you don't like hearing the truth, then maybe look in the mirror about things you purport to support.

People are calling an entire state and religion rude names. That’s on them. If they feel like that’s how they should conduct themselves, I don’t agree with their behavior.

Bronze age myths and other religions remain a giant pox on the planet and people need to enter the 21st century or we are doomed as a nation to theocracy.

But since you don't agree that's how I should conduct myself, I'll be quiet from now on, of course. Maybe ad that to number 11 on the poster.

Another anti- theist who displays no tolerance for the beliefs of others. An anti- theist who does not respect the beliefs of the entire world’s population. They had to disrespect everyone who is religious, not just Christians.

You are welcome to have your own opinion about religion, but you should treat your fellow man with respect.

Calling all religions a “pox” on the planet is very rude to everyone who has religious faith. I don’t know how you feel comfortable saying things like that. It’s too arrogant to believe you have the ability to judge every person in the world as bad because they are religious. You don’t like religious people, and think all religions and religious people are bad? Are you rsure of your opinion that every religious person is a pox?

Lets address your points individually:

Another anti- theist who displays no tolerance for the beliefs of others. An anti- theist who does not respect the beliefs of the entire world’s population. They had to disrespect everyone who is religious, not just Christians.

Yes, I have no respect for people who believe in ancient mythology while empowering those who seek to take constitutional rights away from others. No respect. None. Nada. If that is you, then too bad, you are entitled to your belief and I am entitled to believe you are part of a gigantic problem, explicitly or tacitly.

You are welcome to have your own opinion about religion, but you should treat your fellow man with respect.

I respect the person but not the belief. I bet that sounds familiar to you!

Calling all religions a “pox” on the planet is very rude to everyone who has religious faith.

Too bad! Is it bad to call racism a pox because many people hold those beliefs?

An anti- theist who does not respect the beliefs of the entire world’s population. They had to disrespect everyone who is religious, not just Christians.

This point you are correct on. I do not discriminate against Christians specifically. I think they are all a problem, and that is pretty clear to me. That goes for Islam, Judaism, Scientology, and any others.

^you are as intolerant and bigoted as the evangelical Christians you call intolerant and bigoted.

There is no place in America for bigots. You are very proud to be bigoted against billions of people. I respect your right to not like religion, but I don’t like or respect the complete disregard and disrespect you feel and display towards your fellow man.

So is OK for you to be bigoted against racists, who we both agree are awful, but not OK for me to be bigoted against an ideology I feel is just as harmful to the world?

Your logic is not sound. That's a "respectful" response.

The world will be a much better place when people don't have belief in ancient myths. If you find that opinion "disrespectful", well then that's your baggage, not mine.

Are you telling me you don't think the world will be a better place when women don't have to wear burkas and have the same rights as men? Please answer this question to continue the discussion.

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I don't want them pushing wokeism, protesting during school hours for class credit, pushing climate justice studies over STEM, and erasing the basics they need to succeed in the workforce in favor of the left's agenda.

So here we are.

Except one is explicitly prohibited by the constitution and one is not. Do you see that difference?

So there you are.

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I knew this post was coming...

It is immaterial what you think about the Ten Commandments. We do not live in a theocracy governed by one religion. If you want your kid to be surrounded by biblical teachings, then enroll him/her in a religious school.

So not killing people and not lying and not stealing are religious teachings?

It's all good. Print them and put them up everywhere! I can't believe they weren't put up sooner. I look forward to when the commandments appear in all schools and public buildings in my state. We need to show everyone who we are: a Christian nation.

Except the 1st Amendment clearly states that we are not a Christian nation. If you want a Christian nation, go create one. Only problem is that you'll actually have to act like a Christian is so-said nation.

Well you can teach your children the Ten Commandments are shameful and that they are free to do everything the Ten Commandments says not to do, with pride. Problem solved.

Where do you get that anyone is saying the Ten Commandments are shameful?

No one is saying that.

Actually someone said that and claimed the 10 commandments were written by a bunch of drunk guys. The moderator deleted the post but not the quote.

Someone feels very strongly that their children not be shamed into not murdering or lying or stealing.

You know darn well they are not talking about the secular laws (that also happen to be commandments) against murder, fraud, and theft. They are talking about worshipping a particular god, not having idols (some religions do and those are allowed to be practiced in the United States of America), and keeping holy a particular faith's sabbath, even though they may be of a faith with a different or no sabbath.

In any case, this is clearly unconstitutional and won't last.

That’s your opinion. I hope it lasts, because I work in a school and the students are being failed by their parents grievously. It’s truly sad.

How will slapping something on the wall in your classroom help your students, or their parents?

Are you an educator? Please, if you are not, get your teaching degree and certification and help teach kids. There’s a massive teacher shortage. It would be great for people like you to enter the classroom and help educate kids.

DP... That TOTALLY didn't answer the question. Again, how exactly will slapping a poster of the Ten Commandments help students?

How does it hurt?

By making kids who believe in different religions or no religion feel like outsiders.

I would love to see the reactions from the MAGAs if a Hindu teacher put up the Yamas and Niyamas in her classroom. Or better, if a Muslim teacher posted some quotes from the Quran.

Because the 10 Commandments are only for Christians, non-Christian people will feel like outsiders because they believe murder, theft, lying, etc, should not be forbidden?

The substance of the commandments is not what is at issue here. It's the idea that your book of fairytales should not only be treated as fact, but that everyone must be governed by it, despite the fact that our country was founded on religious freedom. The Bible has been used to justify countless atrocities. It has no place in a public classroom aside from studying it as a curiosity of history and literature.

The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, tà biblía, 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures, some, all, or a variant of which are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, Islam, the Baha'i Faith, and other Abrahamic religions. The Bible is an anthology (a compilation of texts of a variety of forms) originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek. These texts include instructions, stories, poetry, and prophecies, among other genres. The collection of materials that are accepted as part of the Bible by a particular religious tradition or community is called a biblical canon. Believers in the Bible generally consider it to be a product of divine inspiration, but the way they understand what that means and interpret the text varies. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible

No secular educational institution teaches that the Bible is a book of fairy tales. They define it as wikipedia does above. You don’t have to believe the Bible, but you are being disrespectful, as many other people do believe the Bible. Show respect for the beliefs of others. Your beliefs are not made better or stronger because you disparage and mock the beliefs of other people.

I'm not going to show respect to Christofascists. People that keep their religion to themselves, where it belongs, don't get mocked. It's the ones who won't shut up about it and who want to turn it into governing law that are rightfully being mocked and disparaged. And I'm going to do it until the madness ceases, so buckle up.

Well. You are anti-American, because America was founded on religious freedom. Americans don’t have to “keep their religion to themselves. “ That is something you want Americans to do, because you are an anti-theist who hates religion and believes it is bad, but that’s not at all what our laws support. You need to move to an atheist country that has state mandated atheism if you would like to live in a religion free country. You will not be able to experience a life that is free from other Americans expressing their religion, just because you hate religion.

Really, what do you expect? For your personal hatred of religion to affect the rights of other Americans to freely practice their religion?

You are displaying the same intolerance and contempt towards people that you say Christians display, but I don’t see a single a Christian here displaying any intolerance to non-religious posters or posters with different religions.

I highlighted your anti-American statement. If you don’t like people having personal freedoms, you are really living in the wrong country. That’s a you problem.

Religious freedom means the government treats all religions equally. What is happening in Louisiana is the opposite of that.

LA is using (I think) the 10 commandments as a foundational historical document.

First of all, that’s BS. The laws of the US are based on English common law and Roman law much more than the Ten Commandments. Second of all, what other “foundational historical documents” are required to be slapped on the wall of every classroom?

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I knew this post was coming...

It is immaterial what you think about the Ten Commandments. We do not live in a theocracy governed by one religion. If you want your kid to be surrounded by biblical teachings, then enroll him/her in a religious school.

So not killing people and not lying and not stealing are religious teachings?

It's all good. Print them and put them up everywhere! I can't believe they weren't put up sooner. I look forward to when the commandments appear in all schools and public buildings in my state. We need to show everyone who we are: a Christian nation.

Except the 1st Amendment clearly states that we are not a Christian nation. If you want a Christian nation, go create one. Only problem is that you'll actually have to act like a Christian is so-said nation.

Well you can teach your children the Ten Commandments are shameful and that they are free to do everything the Ten Commandments says not to do, with pride. Problem solved.

Where do you get that anyone is saying the Ten Commandments are shameful?

No one is saying that.

Actually someone said that and claimed the 10 commandments were written by a bunch of drunk guys. The moderator deleted the post but not the quote.

Someone feels very strongly that their children not be shamed into not murdering or lying or stealing.

You know darn well they are not talking about the secular laws (that also happen to be commandments) against murder, fraud, and theft. They are talking about worshipping a particular god, not having idols (some religions do and those are allowed to be practiced in the United States of America), and keeping holy a particular faith's sabbath, even though they may be of a faith with a different or no sabbath.

In any case, this is clearly unconstitutional and won't last.

That’s your opinion. I hope it lasts, because I work in a school and the students are being failed by their parents grievously. It’s truly sad.

How will slapping something on the wall in your classroom help your students, or their parents?

Are you an educator? Please, if you are not, get your teaching degree and certification and help teach kids. There’s a massive teacher shortage. It would be great for people like you to enter the classroom and help educate kids.

DP... That TOTALLY didn't answer the question. Again, how exactly will slapping a poster of the Ten Commandments help students?

How does it hurt?

By making kids who believe in different religions or no religion feel like outsiders.

I would love to see the reactions from the MAGAs if a Hindu teacher put up the Yamas and Niyamas in her classroom. Or better, if a Muslim teacher posted some quotes from the Quran.

Because the 10 Commandments are only for Christians, non-Christian people will feel like outsiders because they believe murder, theft, lying, etc, should not be forbidden?

Are you really this dumb. Many non-Christians don't believe that they should worship only one god. Or that idols are bad. Or that they should observe the sabbath.

I don’t agree with the atheists and anti-theists posting here that are calling people names, insulting LA, insulting poor people, insulting people who were not privileged enough to obtain a quality education, insulting people who have a different belief system than they do, is a good thing. Nor does doing so indicate any respect for other people. Nor does doing so indicate that the poster is educated themselves. It reflects very poorly on the poster.

Insulting people and calling people names, disrespecting their beliefs, is unAmerican and disrespectful. I would be ashamed if I were an atheist or agnostic, because the anti-theists posting here display the negative attributes they say religious people do. They aren’t making a good case for the intelligence and good morals/ethics purportedly possessed by non-religious people. It’s actually very off putting. Hating people you have never met is a terrible way to describe your world view. Judging an entire religion is a terrible way to show how good and kind you are. It does quite the opposite.

People are calling out the hypocritical nature of the so-called Christians. If you don't like hearing the truth, then maybe look in the mirror about things you purport to support.

People are calling an entire state and religion rude names. That’s on them. If they feel like that’s how they should conduct themselves, I don’t agree with their behavior.

Bronze age myths and other religions remain a giant pox on the planet and people need to enter the 21st century or we are doomed as a nation to theocracy.

But since you don't agree that's how I should conduct myself, I'll be quiet from now on, of course. Maybe ad that to number 11 on the poster.

Another anti- theist who displays no tolerance for the beliefs of others. An anti- theist who does not respect the beliefs of the entire world’s population. They had to disrespect everyone who is religious, not just Christians.

You are welcome to have your own opinion about religion, but you should treat your fellow man with respect.

Calling all religions a “pox” on the planet is very rude to everyone who has religious faith. I don’t know how you feel comfortable saying things like that. It’s too arrogant to believe you have the ability to judge every person in the world as bad because they are religious. You don’t like religious people, and think all religions and religious people are bad? Are you rsure of your opinion that every religious person is a pox?

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Another anti- theist who displays no tolerance for the beliefs of others. An anti- theist who does not respect the beliefs of the entire world’s population. They had to disrespect everyone who is religious, not just Christians.

Yes, I have no respect for people who believe in ancient mythology while empowering those who seek to take constitutional rights away from others. No respect. None. Nada. If that is you, then too bad, you are entitled to your belief and I am entitled to believe you are part of a gigantic problem, explicitly or tacitly.

You are welcome to have your own opinion about religion, but you should treat your fellow man with respect.

I respect the person but not the belief. I bet that sounds familiar to you!

Calling all religions a “pox” on the planet is very rude to everyone who has religious faith.

Too bad! Is it bad to call racism a pox because many people hold those beliefs?

An anti- theist who does not respect the beliefs of the entire world’s population. They had to disrespect everyone who is religious, not just Christians.

This point you are correct on. I do not discriminate against Christians specifically. I think they are all a problem, and that is pretty clear to me. That goes for Islam, Judaism, Scientology, and any others.

^you are as intolerant and bigoted as the evangelical Christians you call intolerant and bigoted.

There is no place in America for bigots. You are very proud to be bigoted against billions of people. I respect your right to not like religion, but I don’t like or respect the complete disregard and disrespect you feel and display towards your fellow man.

So is OK for you to be bigoted against racists, who we both agree are awful, but not OK for me to be bigoted against an ideology I feel is just as harmful to the world?

Your logic is not sound. That's a "respectful" response.

The world will be a much better place when people don't have belief in ancient myths. If you find that opinion "disrespectful", well then that's your baggage, not mine.

Are you telling me you don't think the world will be a better place when women don't have to wear burkas and have the same rights as men? Please answer this question to continue the discussion.

I don’t think that you have to like religion. You can hate religion, every religion But your hatred for religion is translating into hatred and disrespect for your fellow man.

If you feel that way towards every religious person on the planet, I saw with sincerity, I think that reflects upon you and not the people of the world.

Other people’s beliefs should not drive you to hatred. We can’t and won’t ever have the same beliefs. I can’t imagine hating everyone I disagreed with. Having so much hatred inside you will make you very unhappy.

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Anonymous wrote:There is nothing wrong with the Ten Commandments. All good morals.

I knew this post was coming...

It is immaterial what you think about the Ten Commandments. We do not live in a theocracy governed by one religion. If you want your kid to be surrounded by biblical teachings, then enroll him/her in a religious school.

So not killing people and not lying and not stealing are religious teachings?

It's all good. Print them and put them up everywhere! I can't believe they weren't put up sooner. I look forward to when the commandments appear in all schools and public buildings in my state. We need to show everyone who we are: a Christian nation.

Except the 1st Amendment clearly states that we are not a Christian nation. If you want a Christian nation, go create one. Only problem is that you'll actually have to act like a Christian is so-said nation.

Well you can teach your children the Ten Commandments are shameful and that they are free to do everything the Ten Commandments says not to do, with pride. Problem solved.

Where do you get that anyone is saying the Ten Commandments are shameful?

No one is saying that.

Actually someone said that and claimed the 10 commandments were written by a bunch of drunk guys. The moderator deleted the post but not the quote.

Someone feels very strongly that their children not be shamed into not murdering or lying or stealing.

You know darn well they are not talking about the secular laws (that also happen to be commandments) against murder, fraud, and theft. They are talking about worshipping a particular god, not having idols (some religions do and those are allowed to be practiced in the United States of America), and keeping holy a particular faith's sabbath, even though they may be of a faith with a different or no sabbath.

In any case, this is clearly unconstitutional and won't last.

That’s your opinion. I hope it lasts, because I work in a school and the students are being failed by their parents grievously. It’s truly sad.

How will slapping something on the wall in your classroom help your students, or their parents?

Are you an educator? Please, if you are not, get your teaching degree and certification and help teach kids. There’s a massive teacher shortage. It would be great for people like you to enter the classroom and help educate kids.

DP... That TOTALLY didn't answer the question. Again, how exactly will slapping a poster of the Ten Commandments help students?

How does it hurt?

By making kids who believe in different religions or no religion feel like outsiders.

I would love to see the reactions from the MAGAs if a Hindu teacher put up the Yamas and Niyamas in her classroom. Or better, if a Muslim teacher posted some quotes from the Quran.

Because the 10 Commandments are only for Christians, non-Christian people will feel like outsiders because they believe murder, theft, lying, etc, should not be forbidden?

The substance of the commandments is not what is at issue here. It's the idea that your book of fairytales should not only be treated as fact, but that everyone must be governed by it, despite the fact that our country was founded on religious freedom. The Bible has been used to justify countless atrocities. It has no place in a public classroom aside from studying it as a curiosity of history and literature.

The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, tà biblía, 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures, some, all, or a variant of which are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, Islam, the Baha'i Faith, and other Abrahamic religions. The Bible is an anthology (a compilation of texts of a variety of forms) originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek. These texts include instructions, stories, poetry, and prophecies, among other genres. The collection of materials that are accepted as part of the Bible by a particular religious tradition or community is called a biblical canon. Believers in the Bible generally consider it to be a product of divine inspiration, but the way they understand what that means and interpret the text varies. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible

No secular educational institution teaches that the Bible is a book of fairy tales. They define it as wikipedia does above. You don’t have to believe the Bible, but you are being disrespectful, as many other people do believe the Bible. Show respect for the beliefs of others. Your beliefs are not made better or stronger because you disparage and mock the beliefs of other people.

I'm not going to show respect to Christofascists. People that keep their religion to themselves, where it belongs, don't get mocked. It's the ones who won't shut up about it and who want to turn it into governing law that are rightfully being mocked and disparaged. And I'm going to do it until the madness ceases, so buckle up.

Well. You are anti-American, because America was founded on religious freedom. Americans don’t have to “keep their religion to themselves. “ That is something you want Americans to do, because you are an anti-theist who hates religion and believes it is bad, but that’s not at all what our laws support. You need to move to an atheist country that has state mandated atheism if you would like to live in a religion free country. You will not be able to experience a life that is free from other Americans expressing their religion, just because you hate religion.

Really, what do you expect? For your personal hatred of religion to affect the rights of other Americans to freely practice their religion?

You are displaying the same intolerance and contempt towards people that you say Christians display, but I don’t see a single a Christian here displaying any intolerance to non-religious posters or posters with different religions.

I highlighted your anti-American statement. If you don’t like people having personal freedoms, you are really living in the wrong country. That’s a you problem.

Religious freedom means that you have the right to worship whomever and whatever you want with no persecution. It does not mean that you can use religious freedom to deny other's their rights, create laws that favor your religion, or in this case, push for your religion to be in a public space. If a student wants to read the Ten Commandments privately, they are certainly allowed to.

Perhaps you need to learn what religious freedom is before get all sanctimonious on the rest of us.

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Anonymous wrote:There is nothing wrong with the Ten Commandments. All good morals.

I knew this post was coming...

It is immaterial what you think about the Ten Commandments. We do not live in a theocracy governed by one religion. If you want your kid to be surrounded by biblical teachings, then enroll him/her in a religious school.

So not killing people and not lying and not stealing are religious teachings?

It's all good. Print them and put them up everywhere! I can't believe they weren't put up sooner. I look forward to when the commandments appear in all schools and public buildings in my state. We need to show everyone who we are: a Christian nation.

Except the 1st Amendment clearly states that we are not a Christian nation. If you want a Christian nation, go create one. Only problem is that you'll actually have to act like a Christian is so-said nation.

Well you can teach your children the Ten Commandments are shameful and that they are free to do everything the Ten Commandments says not to do, with pride. Problem solved.

Where do you get that anyone is saying the Ten Commandments are shameful?

No one is saying that.

Actually someone said that and claimed the 10 commandments were written by a bunch of drunk guys. The moderator deleted the post but not the quote.

Someone feels very strongly that their children not be shamed into not murdering or lying or stealing.

You know darn well they are not talking about the secular laws (that also happen to be commandments) against murder, fraud, and theft. They are talking about worshipping a particular god, not having idols (some religions do and those are allowed to be practiced in the United States of America), and keeping holy a particular faith's sabbath, even though they may be of a faith with a different or no sabbath.

In any case, this is clearly unconstitutional and won't last.

That’s your opinion. I hope it lasts, because I work in a school and the students are being failed by their parents grievously. It’s truly sad.

How will slapping something on the wall in your classroom help your students, or their parents?

Are you an educator? Please, if you are not, get your teaching degree and certification and help teach kids. There’s a massive teacher shortage. It would be great for people like you to enter the classroom and help educate kids.

DP... That TOTALLY didn't answer the question. Again, how exactly will slapping a poster of the Ten Commandments help students?

How does it hurt?

By making kids who believe in different religions or no religion feel like outsiders.

I would love to see the reactions from the MAGAs if a Hindu teacher put up the Yamas and Niyamas in her classroom. Or better, if a Muslim teacher posted some quotes from the Quran.

Because the 10 Commandments are only for Christians, non-Christian people will feel like outsiders because they believe murder, theft, lying, etc, should not be forbidden?

The substance of the commandments is not what is at issue here. It's the idea that your book of fairytales should not only be treated as fact, but that everyone must be governed by it, despite the fact that our country was founded on religious freedom. The Bible has been used to justify countless atrocities. It has no place in a public classroom aside from studying it as a curiosity of history and literature.

The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, tà biblía, 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures, some, all, or a variant of which are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, Islam, the Baha'i Faith, and other Abrahamic religions. The Bible is an anthology (a compilation of texts of a variety of forms) originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek. These texts include instructions, stories, poetry, and prophecies, among other genres. The collection of materials that are accepted as part of the Bible by a particular religious tradition or community is called a biblical canon. Believers in the Bible generally consider it to be a product of divine inspiration, but the way they understand what that means and interpret the text varies. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible

No secular educational institution teaches that the Bible is a book of fairy tales. They define it as wikipedia does above. You don’t have to believe the Bible, but you are being disrespectful, as many other people do believe the Bible. Show respect for the beliefs of others. Your beliefs are not made better or stronger because you disparage and mock the beliefs of other people.

I'm not going to show respect to Christofascists. People that keep their religion to themselves, where it belongs, don't get mocked. It's the ones who won't shut up about it and who want to turn it into governing law that are rightfully being mocked and disparaged. And I'm going to do it until the madness ceases, so buckle up.

Well. You are anti-American, because America was founded on religious freedom. Americans don’t have to “keep their religion to themselves. “ That is something you want Americans to do, because you are an anti-theist who hates religion and believes it is bad, but that’s not at all what our laws support. You need to move to an atheist country that has state mandated atheism if you would like to live in a religion free country. You will not be able to experience a life that is free from other Americans expressing their religion, just because you hate religion.

Really, what do you expect? For your personal hatred of religion to affect the rights of other Americans to freely practice their religion?

You are displaying the same intolerance and contempt towards people that you say Christians display, but I don’t see a single a Christian here displaying any intolerance to non-religious posters or posters with different religions.

I highlighted your anti-American statement. If you don’t like people having personal freedoms, you are really living in the wrong country. That’s a you problem.

Religious freedom means the government treats all religions equally. What is happening in Louisiana is the opposite of that.

LA is using (I think) the 10 commandments as a foundational historical document.

First of all, that’s BS. The laws of the US are based on English common law and Roman law much more than the Ten Commandments. Second of all, what other “foundational historical documents” are required to be slapped on the wall of every classroom?

You will have to email the gov of LA and argue with him.

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Anonymous wrote:There is nothing wrong with the Ten Commandments. All good morals.

I knew this post was coming...

It is immaterial what you think about the Ten Commandments. We do not live in a theocracy governed by one religion. If you want your kid to be surrounded by biblical teachings, then enroll him/her in a religious school.

So not killing people and not lying and not stealing are religious teachings?

It's all good. Print them and put them up everywhere! I can't believe they weren't put up sooner. I look forward to when the commandments appear in all schools and public buildings in my state. We need to show everyone who we are: a Christian nation.

Except the 1st Amendment clearly states that we are not a Christian nation. If you want a Christian nation, go create one. Only problem is that you'll actually have to act like a Christian is so-said nation.

Well you can teach your children the Ten Commandments are shameful and that they are free to do everything the Ten Commandments says not to do, with pride. Problem solved.

Where do you get that anyone is saying the Ten Commandments are shameful?

No one is saying that.

Actually someone said that and claimed the 10 commandments were written by a bunch of drunk guys. The moderator deleted the post but not the quote.

Someone feels very strongly that their children not be shamed into not murdering or lying or stealing.

You know darn well they are not talking about the secular laws (that also happen to be commandments) against murder, fraud, and theft. They are talking about worshipping a particular god, not having idols (some religions do and those are allowed to be practiced in the United States of America), and keeping holy a particular faith's sabbath, even though they may be of a faith with a different or no sabbath.

In any case, this is clearly unconstitutional and won't last.

That’s your opinion. I hope it lasts, because I work in a school and the students are being failed by their parents grievously. It’s truly sad.

How will slapping something on the wall in your classroom help your students, or their parents?

Are you an educator? Please, if you are not, get your teaching degree and certification and help teach kids. There’s a massive teacher shortage. It would be great for people like you to enter the classroom and help educate kids.

DP... That TOTALLY didn't answer the question. Again, how exactly will slapping a poster of the Ten Commandments help students?

How does it hurt?

By making kids who believe in different religions or no religion feel like outsiders.

I would love to see the reactions from the MAGAs if a Hindu teacher put up the Yamas and Niyamas in her classroom. Or better, if a Muslim teacher posted some quotes from the Quran.

Because the 10 Commandments are only for Christians, non-Christian people will feel like outsiders because they believe murder, theft, lying, etc, should not be forbidden?

The substance of the commandments is not what is at issue here. It's the idea that your book of fairytales should not only be treated as fact, but that everyone must be governed by it, despite the fact that our country was founded on religious freedom. The Bible has been used to justify countless atrocities. It has no place in a public classroom aside from studying it as a curiosity of history and literature.

The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, tà biblía, 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures, some, all, or a variant of which are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, Islam, the Baha'i Faith, and other Abrahamic religions. The Bible is an anthology (a compilation of texts of a variety of forms) originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek. These texts include instructions, stories, poetry, and prophecies, among other genres. The collection of materials that are accepted as part of the Bible by a particular religious tradition or community is called a biblical canon. Believers in the Bible generally consider it to be a product of divine inspiration, but the way they understand what that means and interpret the text varies. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible

No secular educational institution teaches that the Bible is a book of fairy tales. They define it as wikipedia does above. You don’t have to believe the Bible, but you are being disrespectful, as many other people do believe the Bible. Show respect for the beliefs of others. Your beliefs are not made better or stronger because you disparage and mock the beliefs of other people.

I'm not going to show respect to Christofascists. People that keep their religion to themselves, where it belongs, don't get mocked. It's the ones who won't shut up about it and who want to turn it into governing law that are rightfully being mocked and disparaged. And I'm going to do it until the madness ceases, so buckle up.

Well. You are anti-American, because America was founded on religious freedom. Americans don’t have to “keep their religion to themselves. “ That is something you want Americans to do, because you are an anti-theist who hates religion and believes it is bad, but that’s not at all what our laws support. You need to move to an atheist country that has state mandated atheism if you would like to live in a religion free country. You will not be able to experience a life that is free from other Americans expressing their religion, just because you hate religion.

Really, what do you expect? For your personal hatred of religion to affect the rights of other Americans to freely practice their religion?

You are displaying the same intolerance and contempt towards people that you say Christians display, but I don’t see a single a Christian here displaying any intolerance to non-religious posters or posters with different religions.

I highlighted your anti-American statement. If you don’t like people having personal freedoms, you are really living in the wrong country. That’s a you problem.

Religious freedom means that you have the right to worship whomever and whatever you want with no persecution. It does not mean that you can use religious freedom to deny other's their rights, create laws that favor your religion, or in this case, push for your religion to be in a public space. If a student wants to read the Ten Commandments privately, they are certainly allowed to.

Perhaps you need to learn what religious freedom is before get all sanctimonious on the rest of us.

I am not doing any of those things so don’t worry about me. I promise I am not the Governor of Louisiana posting anonymously on dcum. Haha.