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The Ten Commandments caused more of stir on Capitol Hill this week than when Moses carried them down Mt. Sinai. House Speaker Mike Johnson, who represents the conservatives of Louisiana, came out in full support of his state’s latest controversial law. He also explained why it doesn’t violate any so-called “separation of church and state” rules. Democrats are terrified Republicans might decide to make the requirement of displaying the fundamental principles in classrooms nationwide.
Support for Ten Commandments
Louisiana now officially mandates “the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms.” House Speaker Mike Johnson infuriated liberals on June 26, by speaking in support of his home state’s new law.
He’s convinced that SCOTUS will back it all the way. “I’m supportive of it” Johnson informed reporters on Wednesday.
Not only does he like the new law, “I think it should pass court muster.” That terrifies the left because, as Johnson points out, “I think there’s a number of states trying to look to do the same thing.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he is in favor of a new law in his home state that requires the Ten Commandments be placed in every public school classroom. https://t.co/GEsVE8sSMy
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He personally doesn’t consider the Ten Commandments “offensive in any way. I think it’s a positive thing.”
Not only are they fundamental religious teachings, they form the basis of all laws. Our Founding Fathers were devout Christians and had no problem with embracing christian values and ideals. All they said is that we won’t have one “preferred” religion in favor of embracing all religions.
Faith of any kind is the sort of guiding principles any society needs for stability. Every single classroom in Louisiana, from kindergarten to college, must prominently display all ten of the commandments, using only the approved version. Also required on the poster size display are “three paragraphs about the religious text’s influential role in American history.”
Acknowledge our history
Governor Jeff Landry couldn’t wait to sign the Ten Commandments bill. The Republican leads a “deeply conservative and religious state.” The bill had no problem at all as “it sailed through the state’s GOP-controlled Legislature,” The Hill relates.
Johnson had no trouble understanding the purpose of his former colleagues. “The intent behind it is that they’re trying to acknowledge our history and tradition in the country.”
As Johnson explains, “obviously, the Ten Commandments have a huge impact.” They’re “very important in the development” of “all of Western civilization but certainly of our country.”
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He thinks “that’s what they had in mind.” They’re “trying to reemphasize the importance of that foundational part of our country, and that should be permissible.”
Democrats have been totally freaking out since the law was signed but they don’t have a legal leg to stand on, even though they think they do. “It’s not an establishment of religion. It’s not. They’re not trying to enforce any particular religious code. They’re just saying this is part of the history and tradition.”
Simply mentioning the Ten Commandments is enough to get the American Civil Liberties Union running to the nearest courthouse. They’re going to lose but it’ll take a few years for them to find that out.
