Louisiana orders every classroom to display Ten Commandments

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How about a deal. Keep the 10 Commandments and bibles and all religious items and books firmly away from schools and in exchange we keep the rainbow flag firmly off all school property. Deal?

The rainbow flag is everywhere on school property. But the 10 commandments, that’s forbidden. No deal, because you won’t ever remove rainbow flags from school property.

What the heck is wrong with a rainbow flag? It's just a thing on a wall.

Where did someone say anything was wrong with the rainbow flag? You want me to attack the rainbow flag and cry about it being in schools. I don’t care. Rainbow flags are in schools. But the same people who are ok with rainbow flags being in schools are not ok with the 10 commandments. Because they are hypocrites.

What does the Christian religion represented by the 10 commandments say about the parents of the children in the classroom who are from families with gay parents?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about a deal. Keep the 10 Commandments and bibles and all religious items and books firmly away from schools and in exchange we keep the rainbow flag firmly off all school property. Deal?

The rainbow flag is everywhere on school property. But the 10 commandments, that’s forbidden. No deal, because you won’t ever remove rainbow flags from school property.

What the heck is wrong with a rainbow flag? It's just a thing on a wall.

Where did someone say anything was wrong with the rainbow flag? You want me to attack the rainbow flag and cry about it being in schools. I don’t care. Rainbow flags are in schools. But the same people who are ok with rainbow flags being in schools are not ok with the 10 commandments. Because they are hypocrites.

What does the Christian religion represented by the 10 commandments say about the parents of the children in the classroom who are from families with gay parents?

Honor thy mother and father.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Should have the pledge of allegiance right next to it.

And the American flag. Maybe several flags.

The kids need to know that being American means being Christian.

^ in case anyone was still confused about whether the MAGAs want to impose their religion on you.

No, that was posted by an anti-theist.

The anti-theists don’t like the American flag. They don’t like the pledge of allegiance. The anti-theist who posted this says she’s a teacher in a red state who stays seated during the pledge with her mouth shut.

Hi! Anti-theist here! I am not the same poster as the teacher in the red state. Amazing that you can see through your computer and discern the identity and beliefs of individual posters.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Should have the pledge of allegiance right next to it.

And the American flag. Maybe several flags.

The kids need to know that being American means being Christian.

^ in case anyone was still confused about whether the MAGAs want to impose their religion on you.

No, that was posted by an anti-theist.

The anti-theists don’t like the American flag. They don’t like the pledge of allegiance. The anti-theist who posted this says she’s a teacher in a red state who stays seated during the pledge with her mouth shut.

Oh go scratch something. I love the flag. More than you do, because I love what it stands for and not the object. It sets a sky-high constitutional ideal that it is our job to try and live up to. And it has nothing to do with government mandated bronze-age myth worship as expressly forbidden by our constitution (yeah I love that too).

-DP

The constitution doesn’t forbid any religion. It doesn’t allow the government to establish a state religion.

No religion or religious practice is forbidden in the United States.

You've got to be kidding me.

Government mandating a poster of a religion-specific bronze-age myth is exactly establishing a state religion. This isn't just my opinion, this has been determined by the courts many times, in addition to it being logical to anyone with 2 brain cells and an honest disposition.

I am sure LA will have their law struck down. I am just not a hater like you are. I think everyone should be represented in schools, including Christians. Everyone is important and welcome.

Great! Does that include atheists? One of the icons of my atheist religion is a stone tablet that says "abadon ye your ridiculous bronze-age myths and enter the modern world, it's really cool here without the burden of that BS". So that can hang in the classroom too?


(no of course I don't really think that, how about we keep religion out of the schools and teach math, science, literature, and art, and maybe a little more math and science on top of that?)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about a deal. Keep the 10 Commandments and bibles and all religious items and books firmly away from schools and in exchange we keep the rainbow flag firmly off all school property. Deal?

The rainbow flag is everywhere on school property. But the 10 commandments, that’s forbidden. No deal, because you won’t ever remove rainbow flags from school property.

What the heck is wrong with a rainbow flag? It's just a thing on a wall.

Where did someone say anything was wrong with the rainbow flag? You want me to attack the rainbow flag and cry about it being in schools. I don’t care. Rainbow flags are in schools. But the same people who are ok with rainbow flags being in schools are not ok with the 10 commandments. Because they are hypocrites.

What does the Christian religion represented by the 10 commandments say about the parents of the children in the classroom who are from families with gay parents?

Honor thy mother and father.

Like I said. Pay your tax bill and send you kid to my classroom. So what if our walls say honor your mother and your mother.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Should have the pledge of allegiance right next to it.

And the American flag. Maybe several flags.

The kids need to know that being American means being Christian.

^ in case anyone was still confused about whether the MAGAs want to impose their religion on you.

No, that was posted by an anti-theist.

The anti-theists don’t like the American flag. They don’t like the pledge of allegiance. The anti-theist who posted this says she’s a teacher in a red state who stays seated during the pledge with her mouth shut.

Hi! Anti-theist here! I am not the same poster as the teacher in the red state. Amazing that you can see through your computer and discern the identity and beliefs of individual posters.

Yes, people always see me and tell me what I believe as a Christian. How I hate everyone and plot to destroy America and want bad things to happen to everyone who doesn’t think as I do. Isn’t it amazing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Should have the pledge of allegiance right next to it.

And the American flag. Maybe several flags.

The kids need to know that being American means being Christian.

^ in case anyone was still confused about whether the MAGAs want to impose their religion on you.

No, that was posted by an anti-theist.

The anti-theists don’t like the American flag. They don’t like the pledge of allegiance. The anti-theist who posted this says she’s a teacher in a red state who stays seated during the pledge with her mouth shut.

Oh go scratch something. I love the flag. More than you do, because I love what it stands for and not the object. It sets a sky-high constitutional ideal that it is our job to try and live up to. And it has nothing to do with government mandated bronze-age myth worship as expressly forbidden by our constitution (yeah I love that too).

-DP

The constitution doesn’t forbid any religion. It doesn’t allow the government to establish a state religion.

No religion or religious practice is forbidden in the United States.

You've got to be kidding me.

Government mandating a poster of a religion-specific bronze-age myth is exactly establishing a state religion. This isn't just my opinion, this has been determined by the courts many times, in addition to it being logical to anyone with 2 brain cells and an honest disposition.

I am sure LA will have their law struck down. I am just not a hater like you are. I think everyone should be represented in schools, including Christians. Everyone is important and welcome.

So all 7,000 religions should get their own air time on the walls of each classroom? Sounds fking idiotic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about a deal. Keep the 10 Commandments and bibles and all religious items and books firmly away from schools and in exchange we keep the rainbow flag firmly off all school property. Deal?

The rainbow flag is everywhere on school property. But the 10 commandments, that’s forbidden. No deal, because you won’t ever remove rainbow flags from school property.

What the heck is wrong with a rainbow flag? It's just a thing on a wall.

Where did someone say anything was wrong with the rainbow flag? You want me to attack the rainbow flag and cry about it being in schools. I don’t care. Rainbow flags are in schools. But the same people who are ok with rainbow flags being in schools are not ok with the 10 commandments. Because they are hypocrites.

What does the Christian religion represented by the 10 commandments say about the parents of the children in the classroom who are from families with gay parents?

Honor thy mother and father.

Like I said. Pay your tax bill and send you kid to my classroom. So what if our walls say honor your mother and your mother.

And we also have a sign up that claims it is a sinful to have a mother and a father instead of a mother and a mother. So what. It's just a thing in a wall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about a deal. Keep the 10 Commandments and bibles and all religious items and books firmly away from schools and in exchange we keep the rainbow flag firmly off all school property. Deal?

The rainbow flag is everywhere on school property. But the 10 commandments, that’s forbidden. No deal, because you won’t ever remove rainbow flags from school property.

What the heck is wrong with a rainbow flag? It's just a thing on a wall.

Where did someone say anything was wrong with the rainbow flag? You want me to attack the rainbow flag and cry about it being in schools. I don’t care. Rainbow flags are in schools. But the same people who are ok with rainbow flags being in schools are not ok with the 10 commandments. Because they are hypocrites.

What does the Christian religion represented by the 10 commandments say about the parents of the children in the classroom who are from families with gay parents?

Honor thy mother and father.

Like I said. Pay your tax bill and send you kid to my classroom. So what if our walls say honor your mother and your mother.

Some kids only have a mom. Some kids only have a dad. Some kids have neither. There are all kinds of parents and families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Should have the pledge of allegiance right next to it.

And the American flag. Maybe several flags.

The kids need to know that being American means being Christian.

^ in case anyone was still confused about whether the MAGAs want to impose their religion on you.

No, that was posted by an anti-theist.

The anti-theists don’t like the American flag. They don’t like the pledge of allegiance. The anti-theist who posted this says she’s a teacher in a red state who stays seated during the pledge with her mouth shut.

Oh go scratch something. I love the flag. More than you do, because I love what it stands for and not the object. It sets a sky-high constitutional ideal that it is our job to try and live up to. And it has nothing to do with government mandated bronze-age myth worship as expressly forbidden by our constitution (yeah I love that too).

-DP

The constitution doesn’t forbid any religion. It doesn’t allow the government to establish a state religion.

No religion or religious practice is forbidden in the United States.

You've got to be kidding me.

Government mandating a poster of a religion-specific bronze-age myth is exactly establishing a state religion. This isn't just my opinion, this has been determined by the courts many times, in addition to it being logical to anyone with 2 brain cells and an honest disposition.

I am sure LA will have their law struck down. I am just not a hater like you are. I think everyone should be represented in schools, including Christians. Everyone is important and welcome.

So all 7,000 religions should get their own air time on the walls of each classroom? Sounds fking idiotic.

I mean it just seems to me like endorsing one specifically and putting up the fundamental tenets of the religion on the wall is an attempt at indoctrination, but that’s just me. I’m just a stupid agnostic. What do I know?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Should have the pledge of allegiance right next to it.

And the American flag. Maybe several flags.

The kids need to know that being American means being Christian.

^ in case anyone was still confused about whether the MAGAs want to impose their religion on you.

No, that was posted by an anti-theist.

The anti-theists don’t like the American flag. They don’t like the pledge of allegiance. The anti-theist who posted this says she’s a teacher in a red state who stays seated during the pledge with her mouth shut.

Oh go scratch something. I love the flag. More than you do, because I love what it stands for and not the object. It sets a sky-high constitutional ideal that it is our job to try and live up to. And it has nothing to do with government mandated bronze-age myth worship as expressly forbidden by our constitution (yeah I love that too).

-DP

The constitution doesn’t forbid any religion. It doesn’t allow the government to establish a state religion.

No religion or religious practice is forbidden in the United States.

You've got to be kidding me.

Government mandating a poster of a religion-specific bronze-age myth is exactly establishing a state religion. This isn't just my opinion, this has been determined by the courts many times, in addition to it being logical to anyone with 2 brain cells and an honest disposition.

I am sure LA will have their law struck down. I am just not a hater like you are. I think everyone should be represented in schools, including Christians. Everyone is important and welcome.

So all 7,000 religions should get their own air time on the walls of each classroom? Sounds fking idiotic.

It is impossible which is why the tax payer funded schools should not be promoting one religion or another. That is for private school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about a deal. Keep the 10 Commandments and bibles and all religious items and books firmly away from schools and in exchange we keep the rainbow flag firmly off all school property. Deal?

The rainbow flag is everywhere on school property. But the 10 commandments, that’s forbidden. No deal, because you won’t ever remove rainbow flags from school property.

What the heck is wrong with a rainbow flag? It's just a thing on a wall.

Where did someone say anything was wrong with the rainbow flag? You want me to attack the rainbow flag and cry about it being in schools. I don’t care. Rainbow flags are in schools. But the same people who are ok with rainbow flags being in schools are not ok with the 10 commandments. Because they are hypocrites.

What does the Christian religion represented by the 10 commandments say about the parents of the children in the classroom who are from families with gay parents?

Honor thy mother and father.

Like I said. Pay your tax bill and send you kid to my classroom. So what if our walls say honor your mother and your mother.

And we also have a sign up that claims it is a sinful to have a mother and a father instead of a mother and a mother. So what. It's just a thing in a wall.

You are very wrong. The 10 commandments doesn’t call children or families sinful. That’s your hate talking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about a deal. Keep the 10 Commandments and bibles and all religious items and books firmly away from schools and in exchange we keep the rainbow flag firmly off all school property. Deal?

The rainbow flag is everywhere on school property. But the 10 commandments, that’s forbidden. No deal, because you won’t ever remove rainbow flags from school property.

What the heck is wrong with a rainbow flag? It's just a thing on a wall.

Where did someone say anything was wrong with the rainbow flag? You want me to attack the rainbow flag and cry about it being in schools. I don’t care. Rainbow flags are in schools. But the same people who are ok with rainbow flags being in schools are not ok with the 10 commandments. Because they are hypocrites.

What does the Christian religion represented by the 10 commandments say about the parents of the children in the classroom who are from families with gay parents?

Honor thy mother and father.

Like I said. Pay your tax bill and send you kid to my classroom. So what if our walls say honor your mother and your mother.

Some kids only have a mom. Some kids only have a dad. Some kids have neither. There are all kinds of parents and families.

So do not promote a religion that tells the kids that some of those types of families are sinful. That is way out of the lane for a public school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Should have the pledge of allegiance right next to it.

And the American flag. Maybe several flags.

The kids need to know that being American means being Christian.

^ in case anyone was still confused about whether the MAGAs want to impose their religion on you.

No, that was posted by an anti-theist.

The anti-theists don’t like the American flag. They don’t like the pledge of allegiance. The anti-theist who posted this says she’s a teacher in a red state who stays seated during the pledge with her mouth shut.

Hi! Anti-theist here! I am not the same poster as the teacher in the red state. Amazing that you can see through your computer and discern the identity and beliefs of individual posters.

Yes, people always see me and tell me what I believe as a Christian. How I hate everyone and plot to destroy America and want bad things to happen to everyone who doesn’t think as I do. Isn’t it amazing?

But some of us feel it is obvious that religions and their effects are a tremendous source of problems in the world. If you are part of that system then you are, at least tacitly, part of those problems. I appreciate that you don't like that - I wouldn't either.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Much ado about nothing. So a copy of the ten commandments will be in classrooms- what is the harm? None. It is ridiculous to be upset about this.

It's not just in the classrooms. It's displayed prominently on the wall, with a "large, easily readable font." These kids' government-funded education is elevating certain religions above others.

If it's such a minor thing as you claim it is, then it should be fine for each teacher to decide whether or not they want it on their wall. But that's not what is happening here.

The government doesn’t have any money. The government has a system that taxes us, and they use our money to pay for things.

Taxpayers are paying for the education of their communities’ children. Nobody is making the kids read or believe the 10 commandments. The kids won’t receive any penalties or punishment if they don’t believe or read the poster. The kids will all receive the same education and treatment in classroom.

Our government can’t establish a state religion, and it’s not.

Teachers choose almost nothing they do in their classrooms, every bit of curriculum is mandated. You must not know any teachers. They are just trying to get through the day. It’s of no importance, except to culture war obsessed people.

PP here. As it happens, my parents are both retired teachers. One thing you don't seem to realize is that curriculum does not dictate what teachers have on their walls - they can put up decorations they like, ground rules for the class, students' artwork, etc. As a student and a parent I've been in plenty of classrooms and there's no universal standard for classroom walls.

And why only the Ten Commandments? Why not require teachers to put up excerpts from the holy books of other religions?