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Click here to view original article www.nwaonline.com Requiring display in Louisiana public school classrooms called unconstitutional FILE – Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signs bills related to his education plan, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School in Lafayette, La. Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday,…
Click here to view original article www.yahoo.com Ten Commandments Lawsuit Louisiana FILE – A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other historical documents in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol, Thursday, June 20, 2024, in Atlanta. Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday, June 24, challenging Louisiana’s…
Click here to view original article www.huffpost.com A group of families are working to block the new Louisiana law that mandates educators to display the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom, according to a lawsuit filed Monday. “Permanently posting the Ten Commandments in every Louisiana public-school classroom–rendering them unavoidable–…
Click here to view original article news.yahoo.com A group of Louisiana families with children in public school are suing the state in federal court to block a new state law requiring every public school classroom to display the Ten Commandments . The plaintiffs include parents from multi-faith backgrounds – including…
Click here to view original article www.cbsnews.com Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana’s new law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom — a measure they contend is unconstitutional. Plaintiffs in the suit include parents of Louisiana public school children, represented…
Click here to view original article www.seattlepi.com FILE – A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other historical documents in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol, Thursday, June 20, 2024, in Atlanta. Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday, June 24, challenging Louisiana’s new law that requires…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Click here to view original article www.catholicnewsagency.com Anglican nuns from Sisterhood of Saint Mary (photographed with bishops from the Anglican Church of North America’s Diocese of the Living Word) are among those suing the state of New York for requiring that they cover abortion in their health plans. | Credit:…
Click here to view original article baptistnews.com A sex discrimination lawsuit filed against Moody Bible Institute can proceed after a federal appeals court ruled the litigation poses no threat to the Chicago school’s constitutionally protected religious autonomy. The evangelical institution said it fired communications instructor Janay Garrick in 2017 for…
Click here to view original article www.yahoo.com The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a case that could pry open the door to publicly funded religious charter schools across the country. The state’s virtual charter school board approved a proposal to establish the school in a narrow vote last summer.…
Click here to view original article www.christianpost.com A previous year’s "Jesus in Daley Plaza" display, which is being sponsored this year by the Thomas More Society, Tapestry Fellowship, City First Foundation, as well as Karl and Nancy Fritz, who designed and built this year’s cross. | Thomas More Society A…