veganism.social is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
Veganism Social is a welcoming space on the internet for vegans to connect and engage with the broader decentralized social media community.

Administered by:

Server stats:

279
active users

#tencommandments

0 posts0 participants0 posts today

SD Attorney General #MartyJackley signals support for #TenCommandments displays in schools

Story by Morgan Matzen, January 13, 2025

"South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced Monday he supports a Louisiana law that’s similar to a proposed South Dakota bill to require the display and curricular inclusion of the Ten Commandments in schools.

"Jackley, and 17 other attorneys general, signed an amicus brief showing support for the law requiring all K-12 schools and state universities display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. A federal district court has blocked the law from taking effect after the Louisiana Legislature and governor signed the law. The attorneys general filed their brief in late December.

"Jackley’s spokesman Tony Mangan said while Jackley supports the concept of the Ten Commandments display in public schools for the releases mentioned in the release, he hasn’t yet reviewed South Dakota's version of the bill.

[...]

"This isn’t the first time religion has attempted to touch the schools through politics in South Dakota. In 2019, Gov. #KristiNoem successfully lobbied for the national motto, 'In God We Trust,' to be displayed in all public schools, sparking a national debate."

Read more:
argusleader.com/story/news/edu
#ChristianNationalism #ChristoFascists #USPol #ChristoFascism #Fascism #Rightwing #Fascists

Sioux Falls Argus Leader · SD Attorney General Marty Jackley signals support for Ten Commandments displays in schoolsBy Morgan Matzen

A federal judge held that Loisiania's law mandating Ten Commandment posters in every public school classroom violated the Establishment Clause for two reasons.

First, Supreme Ct had held in Graham v. Stone (1980) that school 10C laws were unconstitutional, and this law is analogous

(Of course, Louisiana hopes SCOTUS will overrule Stone)

storage.courtlistener.com/reca

Replied in thread

@hauntedhideaway

I'm so thankful that our district, #OklahomaCityPublicSchools, provides free breakfast and free lunch to every enrolled student pre-K through 12th grade. This even continued during covid-related school closures. Education-wise, Oklahoma is 2nd-worst in the nation (dropped from 47th since fascist #RyanWalters entered the scene), but at least they're getting *this* right.

#OKCPS
#OkkahomaCity
#Oklahoma
#education
#TenCommandments
#KeepReligionOutOfSchools

All #Oklahoma schools are required to incorporate the Bible and the #TenCommandments in their curriculums, effective immediately, the state’s chief #education officer announced.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction said the Bible is “one of the most foundational documents used for the Constitution and the birth of our country.

Every classroom in the state from grades 5 through 12 must have a #Bible and all teachers must teach from the Bible in the classroom. #school
cnn.com/2024/06/27/us/oklahoma

Continued thread

"If you think religious extremists will change their deeply held beliefs it means you have never met one. The reality is they never change their views, only their tactics. And it’s clear the goal of today’s GOP includes far more than just requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms. They are seeking to impose a right-wing theocracy where their extreme religious beliefs are the law of the land."

~ Dean Obeidallah

#Republicans #theocracy #TenCommandments
/4

deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/

The Dean's Report by Dean Obeidallah · The GOP wants to impose on us far more than just the Ten Commandments!By Dean Obeidallah
Continued thread

"When I saw today’s news that Louisiana has become the first state to mandate the display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms, I thought it sounded a lot like the 1950s campaign to put the Ten Commandments in classrooms that I chronicled in One Nation Under God."

~ Kevin Kruse

#TenCommandments #Louisiana #Republicans
/2

kevinmkruse.substack.com/p/tho

kevinmkruse.substack.comThou Shalt NotWhen I saw today’s news that Louisiana has become the first state to mandate the display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms, I thought it sounded a lot like the 1950s campaign to put the Ten Commandments in classrooms that I chronicled in

"I’ll ... let the GOP publicly display their Ten Commandments, but on one condition: they have to follow them. That’s it. That’s all I ask. Since I’m so magnanimous today, I won’t even ask all of them to follow the holy directives - just Donald Trump, their fearless leader.

I’m feeling super tolerant, open-minded, and giving today. I don’t even need Trump to follow all Ten Commandments. Let him follow a majority of them."

~ Left Hook

#TenCommandments #Trump
/1

thelefthook.substack.com/p/if-

The Left Hook · If Trump can follow the Ten Commandments, then I'll be open to the GOP imposing them on the rest of us.By THE LEFT HOOK

Louisiana just became the first state in the country to require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools and state-funded universities. The American Civil Liberties Union says they plan to sue on the grounds that the law violates First Amendment. Louisiana is the first state to require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in schools since the Supreme Court struck down a similar Kentucky law in 1980. Supporters of the new law say a 2022 Supreme Court ruling in favor of a school football coach’s right to pray on the field after games bolsters their legal case. Read more from UPI.

flip.it/rgciXr

UPI · Louisiana becomes first state to require the Ten Commandments in public classrooms - UPI.comBy Sheri Walsh
Continued thread

Parker served as an asst AG under #JeffSessions [#RussianAsset], who went on to become US AG in the #Trump admin. He was an aide to [#rapist] #RoyMoore on the state Supreme Court in 2000 until Moore was dismissed in 2003 for ignoring a #federal #CourtOrder to remove a #TenCommandments monument he had installed in the #judicial bldg.
After Parker was elected to #Alabama’s high court…, he went to DC to take the oath of office. #SCOTUS Justice #ClarenceThomas, one of his role models, presided.
#law