Louisiana was sued on Monday over its new law requiring
the display of the 10 commandments in all public school
classrooms in the state. The complaint said displaying the
10 commandments violates the first amendment of the US constitution
. Jeff Sims, a pastor with Children in Louisiana
public schools was among the nine families that brought the
suit in Louisiana Federal Court and the capital Baton Rouge
. This new law doesn't just interfere with my and
my children's religious freedom. It tramples on it.
The separation of church and state means that families get
to decide if when and how their Children should be
introduced to religious scripture and texts, not the state
. Louisiana became the only US state requiring displays of
the 10 commandments. When Republican Governor Jeff Landry signed
the law last week. It's part of a broader
push by conservative groups to make expressions of faith more
prominent in society. Some hope that such laws when
challenged in court could eventually receive a friendly welcome at
the US Supreme Court which has a 63 conservative majority
. That court in 1980 declared unconstitutional a Kentucky law
requiring the display of the 10 commandments in public schools
However, in 2022 the court sided with a high
school football coach in Washington State who said he had
a constitutional right to pray with his players on the
field. After games, Landry's office did not immediately
respond to requests for comment.