“The purpose is not solely religious,” Sen. J. Adam Bass, R-Bossier City, told the Senate. Rather, it is the Ten Commandments' "historical significance, which is simply one of many documents that display the history of our country and foundation of our legal system.”
There is NO WAY to say this with a straight face. We all know what you're fucking doing, just admit it.
Ah, yes. Very foundational to our legal system. The First Commandment (using the version usually touted by evangelicals):
You shall have no other gods.
That's why we didn't pass the Bill of Rights with the US Constitution. Because the First Amendment there states people shall have freedom of religion, and that would contradict the First Commandment.
Very foundational to our legal system.
Given our political attitude towards Muslims, Hindus, Atheists, and Pagans, I honestly don't detect a lie.
In America you can have any religion you want, so long as its the correct one.
The next four Commandments to round out the top five are foundational to our legal system, although none of these prohibitions is actually enshrined in any of our laws:
- You shall not make idols.
- You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
- Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
- Honour your father and your mother.
it is the Ten Commandments' "historical significance, which is simply one of many documents that display the history of our country and foundation of our legal system.”
Alright, so let's put them up right next to the Hammurabi Code, which is also majorly significant to history and our legal system. Maybe highlight the part about how Hammurabi was chosen by the Babylonian gods as the ultimate arbiter of justice.
We historically feared satanism too. Should probably post their commandments “so that the kids know what to watch for”. Right next to the biblical ones.
Satanism is weird. Let’s use The Satanic Temple tenets instead:
I
One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason.
II
The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.
III
One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.
IV
The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo one's own.
V
Beliefs should conform to one's best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one's beliefs.
VI
People are fallible. If one makes a mistake, one should do one's best to rectify it and resolve any harm that might have been caused.
VII
Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.
These are the ones to live by
Did somebody call me?
I was thinking: gimme Zarathustra, like they useta
...but Baphomet willl do.
There is obviously going to be a lawsuit to stop this if the governor signs off. It seems to fly directly in the face of the constitution.
It does fly in the face of the constitution, and multiple SCOTUS' have affirmed exactly that several times.
Aha but this time we will find out which of the plaintiffs or some amicus curiae can afford the better RV.
Time to post 10 commandments in Arabic and watch MAGA meltdown
Not even that complicated; just invite a religious scholar to explain what Jesus said, starting with caring for hungry people and immigrants and in general literally just what he taught and what he cared about
They'll shut that shit down like a female student with unpermitted clothing
i'm pretty sure this is illegal?
Can we get someone on this?
It’s certainly illegal. But Louisiana is in the fifth circuit court of appeals, which is hilariously conservative. That’s the same court that covers Texas, and a few other southern states. Packing the fifth circuit with conservatives was a large part of the Southern Strategy. Now the appeals court is packed with hardline conservative judges. Whenever you hear about appeals courts being blatantly biased for conservatives, it’s almost always the fifth circuit.
So yeah, it’s illegal. But even if Louisiana courts strike it down, the fifth circuit appeals judge will likely reinstate it as soon as it crosses their desk.
You have to be careful, though. In the wrong hands, philosophy can be a dangerous thing.
Keep promoting ideas like "Thou Shalt Not Kill", "Keep the Sabbath Holy", and "Don't Worship False Idols", and people might start thinking all our wars, our insane work schedules, and our fetishistic consumer culture aren't good.
Given the habits of your average Louisiana legislator, you might want to scrap the Seventh Commandment entirely.
Thou shall not kill. Louisana has the death penalty. Might be a bit of a conundrum.
Sorry, they don't want to follow the Commandments, they just want other people to do so.
As long as this is posted right up next to it.
I think those are the Church of Satan principles.
Some may prefer the Satanic Temple's tenets: https://thesatanictemple.com/blogs/the-satanic-temple-tenets/there-are-seven-fundamental-tenets
Either way, I agree, LA should be required to put up the beliefs of all religions if it will require even one.
Please no. CoS is basically narcissism as a religious cult. TST are the ones doing the real work. And having actual common sense rules up there rather than edgy bullshit is going to do far more good.
How can these people say they love America, the Constitution, and the Founding Fathers when they're doing the opposite of what they wanted? Every religious law added to government sets us 100 years back.
it's actually very simple. The Republicans in charge are evil and don't care, while their followers are too uneducated to know any better.
Under His eye.
George Carlin's bit about the 10 commandments seems relevant here
https://genius.com/George-carlin-the-ten-commandments-annotated
The article uses the term "1st state to" like they're about to start some kind of domino effect of similar requirements across other states.
I fear the implication may be correct.
spoiler
sdfsaf
Yep. Me and my wife moved from Mississippi to Seattle 2.5 years ago. Best decision ever.
WTAF? Do these dumbasses know this is a secular country?
They don't want it to be
It always amuses me when these pseudo-Christians have to reach back to the Old Testament to justify their fascist foaming - it's almost as if the parts that are actually based on Christ contains nothing of value to them.
What is funny to me is that the part of the Bible they ignore is the Christian half. The old testament is closer to the Quran or Torah then they probably realize...
We, the worshipers of Enlil, shall not be denied our representation!
The Students of the Land known as Louis-anna shall learn of the Mooring Rope Between Heaven and Earth!
If I were a teacher in that state, I would definitely hide it somewhere where students never look if they don't have rules on where it has to be placed. That, or if a student vandalized it, I would pretend not to see it and when asked why it's vandalized, just play dumb.
Re-reading the first four makes it seem like God is a very insecure individual.
I hope it will be posted on classrooms with appropriate historical context and commentary. Also aren't there different versions of the ten commandments anyway depending on your exact religion?
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