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The ACLU, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation are back at it again. This time, they’ve filed a federal lawsuit challenging a newly passed Louisiana law that dares to require the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. The law, overwhelmingly approved by the staunchly Republican state legislature and signed by Governor Jeff Landry, has these left-wing groups in an uproar.
Leading the charge against this affront to secular sensibilities is Dr. Cade Brumley, Louisiana’s state superintendent of education. Brumley, unperturbed by the liberal outcry, eagerly anticipates implementing and defending a law he views as pivotal to maintaining Louisiana’s sovereign right to determine its educational content. After all, what’s more quintessentially American than the Ten Commandments—an undeniable part of the nation’s historical and moral foundation?
🚨 BREAKING: ACLU FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST LOUISIANA'S TEN COMMANDMENTS LAW
Moments after it passed, the ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging Louisiana's new law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom.
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The lawsuit throws around the usual jargon, claiming violations of the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause embedded in the First Amendment. According to these groups, mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public classrooms and universities presents some existential threat to religious freedom and diversity. Never mind the profound influence these commandments have had on the very fabric of Western law and ethics or the fact that their principles are indispensable to understanding America’s legal and governmental roots.
Opponents whine that the Ten Commandments could exclude non-Abrahamic religions, as if historical texts should be sanitized to avoid offending anyone’s delicate sensibilities. Proponents rightly argue that these commandments are as much historical artifacts as they are religious texts, underscoring values that have shaped state and national governance. But, according to the lawsuit, this mandate forces students into some medieval religious observance, creating division and infringing on parental rights to steer their children’s religious upbringing.
Particularly vocal is Joshua Herlands, a parent-turned-plaintiff, who claims the law somehow offends Jewish beliefs and opposes “gender inclusivity” and “personal servitude” based on archaic linguistic interpretations. Herlands’ concerns suggest that political correctness must also apply to ancient texts—a stretch even for today’s woke culture warriors.
This legal hullabaloo isn’t new territory. Similar laws faced challenges before, such as in Kentucky, where the Supreme Court ruled against posting the Commandments in public classrooms and courthouses. Yet, in a refreshing twist of common sense, the Supreme Court upheld a display outside the Texas capitol. The precedent shows that context matters and Louisiana’s law could survive this latest round of liberal legal attacks.
Clearly, the culture war rolls on as left-wing civil liberties organizations continue their crusade against anything smacking of traditional values. Louisiana stands prepared to defend a law that respects its cultural heritage and reinforces the principles underpinning America’s moral and legal legacy.
