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muriel_volestrangler

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17. 3 days earlier, in a neighbouring state: Arkansas school districts blocked from displaying Ten Commandments

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 01:16 PM

Mar 21

A federal judge has permanently blocked several Arkansas school districts from implementing a state law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments.

Citing a landmark 1962 U.S. Supreme Court opinion over prayer in public schools, U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks ruled March 16 that the state "may have lost sight of the fact that 'a union of government and religion tends to destroy government and to degrade religion'" in passing Arkansas Act 573.

The displays would violate students' and parents’ First Amendment rights, he said. The First Amendment bars the government from "respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."

"The law serves no educational purpose, as the State admits, and consequently deprives Plaintiffs of their rights," Brooks wrote.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/03/16/arkansas-school-districts-ten-commandments-lawsuit/89188310007/

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Tennessee Senate passes bill making schools put up Ten Commandments [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 21 OP

"Teacher! Teacher! What does 'adultery' mean???" no_hypocrisy Mar 21 #1

Which version of the ten commandments??? seabiscuit5920 Mar 21 #2

And which version of "THE 'Decalogue'" would that be? Cecil B. DeMille's I would wager. SorellaLaBefana Mar 21 #3

Yes, it was the DeMille version that another state chose a year or two ago muriel_volestrangler Mar 21 #19

I see this biting them in the a** in the high schools ms liberty Mar 21 #4

Well, if... GiqueCee Mar 21 #5

Why do they keep doing this when these stupid laws keep getting struck down??? LymphocyteLover Mar 21 #6

"Thou shalt not kill" seems to be translated a lot of different ways by theists. walkingman Mar 21 #7

Ironic, isn't it? Love thy neighbor, no false gods, blah, blah, blah. What an insult to the commandments. Firestorm49 Mar 21 #8

A historic document. Ponder that. twodogsbarking Mar 21 #9

The commandments havent done much good historically. Karadeniz Mar 21 #10

The Lord's Prayer is Next to be Posted eringer Mar 21 #11

I can't think of a better way to make kids give up these toxic religions. travelingthrulife Mar 21 #13

These religious creeps need to be taxed back under their rocks. travelingthrulife Mar 21 #12

But I thought the old testament Farmer-Rick Mar 21 #14

Unquestionably unconstitutional. That is a religious test on our public schools. Martin68 Mar 21 #15

AGAIN? I thought this was settled law... CTyankee Mar 21 #16

3 days earlier, in a neighbouring state: Arkansas school districts blocked from displaying Ten Commandments muriel_volestrangler Mar 21 #17

Also post the articles of secession and confederation and explain how they violated the 10 commandments and constitution ChicagoTeamster Mar 21 #18

Do they have to be right side up? BWdem4life Mar 22 #20