Click here to view original article thehill.com Louisiana has triggered a national controversy with a new law mandating that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public classrooms. The law signed by the state’s GOP governor has been blasted by civil liberties groups, which argue it infringes on the rights…
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law raises new concerns over separation of church and state in the US
Click here to view original article www.ecumenicalnews.com (Image: Courtesy Wikipedia) The U.S. state of Louisiana will now require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, raising concerns over what was seen as a long-cherished separation of church and state. Related 80 percent of Americans say religion…
What the Supreme Court has said about displaying the Ten Commandments in schools
Click here to view original article www.deseret.com Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signs bills related to his education plan on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School in Lafayette, La. Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public…
US: New law in Lousiana mandates displaying Ten Commandments in public school classrooms
Click here to view original article www.devdiscourse.com Lousiana Republican Gov Jeff Landry (Photo credits: X/@JeffLandry). Image Credit: ANI All public schools in the southeastern US state of Louisiana are now required to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom after Republican Governor Jeff Landry signed the requirement into law on…
Thou shalt display Ten Commandments in public classrooms: Lousiana law
Click here to view original article telanganatoday.com Lousiana has mandated that the ten commandments be displayed in all public class rooms, a decision that sparked discussion on state vs church and whether religious text can be displayed in class rooms Lousiana: A new law makes it mandateory for all public…
New Louisiana law requires display of Ten Commandments in classrooms, civil rights groups plan to challenge
Click here to view original article www.foxnews.com Louisiana is the first state to require the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom after Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill into law Wednesday. Under the legislation, H.B. 71, a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in "large,…
Louisiana requires display of Ten Commandments in all classrooms
Click here to view original article www.reuters.com Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry speaks during general session at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, U.S., August 4, 2022. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab June 19 (Reuters) – Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry on Wednesday signed…
Colorado Supreme Court hears arguments in transgender cake case
Click here to view original article www.wcpo.com The Colorado Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit against a Christian baker who refused to make a cake celebrating a gender transition. (Scripps News) Baker Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop The Colorado Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in a…
Colorado Supreme Court to hear arguments in transgender cake case
Click here to view original article www.seattlepi.com FILE – Jack Phillips, who’s case was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court five years ago after he objected to designing a wedding cake for a gay couple, speaks to supporters outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Dec. 5, 2022. The Colorado Supreme…
Colorado Supreme Court to hear arguments in transgender cake case
Click here to view original article www.chron.com FILE – Jack Phillips, who’s case was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court five years ago after he objected to designing a wedding cake for a gay couple, speaks to supporters outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Dec. 5, 2022. The Colorado Supreme…
Missouri judge rules abortion restrictions were not lawmakers imposing religious beliefs
Click here to view original article www.washingtonexaminer.com A judge in Missouri ruled that the state’s restrictive abortion ban was not legislators imposing their religious beliefs. The ruling rejected the case brought forth by more than a dozen Christian, Jewish, and Unitarian Universalist leaders who are in support of abortion rights.…
St. Louis judge rules against faith leaders’ challenge to Missouri abortion law
Click here to view original article www.kcur.org Rabbi Susan Talve, of the Central Reform Congregation, joins hands with fellow faith leaders who are suing in hopes of overturning Missouri’s abortion restrictions on the basis of separation of church and state on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, during a march to the…
Opinion: Why public school displays of the Ten Commandments harm religion
Click here to view original article www.cnn.com Louisiana House Bill 71 has passed the state Senate 30-8 and the House 79-16. It requires public schools in the state to display the Ten Commandments. krisanapong detraphiphat/Moment RF/Getty Images Editor’s Note: Eli Federman has written for the Wall Street Journal, USA Today,…
Opinion: Why public school displays of the Ten Commandments harm religion
Click here to view original article www.yahoo.com Editor’s Note: Eli Federman has written for the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Reuters and other publications. Follow him on X @ elifederman . The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. See more opinion at CNN. This year, the Jewish holiday…
Louisiana has new bill to mandate biblical displays in school classrooms
Click here to view original article local12.com (AP Photo/Jill Zeman Bleed) … TOPICS: Louisiana Ten Commandments Schools Bill Public Supreme Court Religion Education (THE CONVERSATION/AP) – Louisiana is not a stranger to controversy over religion in schools. In 2023, it joined almost 20 states that require or allow officials in…
Oklahoma judge says lawsuit over nation’s first Catholic charter school can proceed
Click here to view original article www.catholicnewsagency.com Credit: mangpor2004/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jun 6, 2024 / 17:52 pm An Oklahoma judge this week said a lawsuit challenging the nation’s first religious charter school can proceed, a victory for opponents wishing to halt public funding of the Catholic institution. Oklahoma County District…
Federal judge rules Colorado unlawfully excluded Catholic preschools from state program
Click here to view original article www.ncronline.org Preschool district court ruling, Denver This is an undated photo of the Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse in Denver. A federal judge ruled June 4, 2024, that Colorado violated the law by excluding Catholic preschools from participating in the state’s universal preschool program.…
Oshkosh council member: Strategic partnerships involving church, state, businesses and residents are crucial to our well-being
Click here to view original article www.thenorthwestern.com Our reaction as a local government to a church wanting to help the homeless should be thanks, security assistance and social services, not implied threats of citations. The concept of a “ separation of church and state ” is first known to have…
Louisiana’s new bill is the latest to push limits of religion in public schools
Click here to view original article religionnews.com The 5-foot-tall stone slab bearing the Ten Commandments near the Texas State Capitol. A challenge to the display reached the Supreme Court. AP Photo/Harry Cabluck (The Conversation) — Louisiana is not a stranger to controversy over religion in schools. In 2023, it joined…
Louisiana could become first state to require display of Ten Commandments in classrooms
Click here to view original article www.cnn.com The Louisiana state capitol in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on April 4, 2023. CNN — Schools in Louisiana could soon be required by law to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. The state House of Representatives gave final passage to House Bill 71…
Judge: Religious day cares in California must follow state laws, even while indignant
Click here to view original article www.courthousenews.com SAN DIEGO (CN) — Religious schools in California have to abide by the state’s requirements for day care and educational facilities — including health and safety requirements related to Covid-19 masking — a federal judge ruled this week. “As noted by defendants, and…
Opinion: School chaplaincy isn’t incompatible with the 1st Amendment
Click here to view original article www.stltoday.com Hands folded in prayer on a Holy Bible Students across the country are facing increasing problems with their mental health. Some lawmakers think they’ve found a creative way to help them. Last year, Texas enacted a new law that would allow public schools…
California bans public funding for religious schools. With the courts’ help, these families want to change that.
Click here to view original article www.sandiegouniontribune.com The two federal lawsuits are part of a recent wave of such cases nationwide, encouraged by a Supreme Court seen as friendly to them California has long had a hard ban preventing public school funding from going toward any sectarian instruction or sectarian…
Maryland Parents Not Allowed to Opt Kids Out of LGBTQ Assignments
Click here to view original article www.metroweekly.com Photo: Kohji Asakawa, via Pixabay A federal appeals court ruled that Montgomery County Public Schools doesn’t have to offer an “opt-out” for religious parents who object to lessons incorporating books with LGBTQ characters. Three sets of parents — Muslim, Christian, and Jewish —…
Court says Maryland parents have no right to opt out of LGBTQ curriculum
Click here to view original article www.catholicnewsagency.com Parental and religious freedom rights advocates, including a group of Muslim parents, on June 6, 2023, protest a Maryland school system policy that removes parents’ authority to opt their children out of homosexual and transgender coursework. | Credit: The Religious Freedom Institute CNA…