Well, they apparently added all the justification language and crap about the Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, and Northwest Ordinance in the final version.
In any event, I just thought we should all be talking about the version that actually passed, not an earlier draft.
ETA: But to your point, although they did change some of the language in the first part of your quoted text, such as adding a deadline of January 1, 2025 and some other prefatory language, the requirements for the display itself did not appear to change.
However, the final bill does require that the text be accompanied by a “context statement“ that is also specified.
Threadjack: There’s a commercial right now for “Despicable Me 4” where the minions outdo each other with BBQ grills, and one of those grills does exactly this.
It then rains fully cooked and assembled burgers onto their plates.
Back on topic: Maybe I already said this, but I once heard an interview with a Congressman where, whenever people told him that children should start their days with prayer, he would reply, “Then pray WITH your kids at breakfast.”
How about Papyrus? Or Gerritzoon? (That one was made up for a very quirky book called “Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore”, that came out about 10 years ago.)
Indeed, the Southern states used the ten commandments to also justify slavery.
Defenders of slavery noted that in the Bible, Abraham had slaves. They point to the Ten Commandments, noting that “Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house, … nor his manservant, nor his maidservant.” In the New Testament, Paul returned a runaway slave, Philemon, to his master, and, although slavery was widespread throughout the Roman world, Jesus never spoke out against it.
Of course, since many founding fathers were Deists and followers of the Enlightenment, guys like Franklin did eventually became abolitionists. And it was also because they noticed how inadequate the Bible was as a source of human laws in the modern era.
The link goes to a summary of the Supreme Court case I referenced that ruled on the constitutionality of the stone monument in question.
The new Louisiana law cites this Supreme Court case and uses it as justification for the specific text of the Ten Commandments they are now requiring to be posted in their classrooms.
One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason.
II
The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.
III
One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.
IV
The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo one’s own.
V
Beliefs should conform to one’s best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one’s beliefs.
VI
People are fallible. If one makes a mistake, one should do one’s best to rectify it and resolve any harm that might have been caused.
VII
Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.
When I was eight, I thought it meant “pretending to be an adult, with authority over kids.” Especially when my nine-year old brother was trying to boss me around.
Put it in a readable font (with “font” being the bin that the letters are stored in for a movable type printing press), then take a photograph of it, which you then enlarge to poster size. It will show up backwards.
You understand wrong. The Shabbes goy, a non-Jew who did work on the Sabbath so Jews did not have to, is a thing. I don’t know what Christians think about it, but Christians are pretty wobbly about the Sabbath anyway, getting the day wrong and being pretty flexible about work that can be done.
I’m sure that there is tons in the Talmud about the details, not that Christians are going to listen to the people who wrote the book.
This law is blatantly unconstitutional. What message does this direct at kids who aren’t Christian? This is constitution 101. If the Supreme Court lets this stand, then I don’t see how any lawmaker should be expected to be bound by the constitution.
I was going by my understanding of the original biblical language (which includes “stranger that is within thy gates”) and context, which one would think is what Christians who claim to scrupulously follow the Bible would care about.
That’s certainly true, which is one example of how many Christians seem to fetishize the Ten Commandments without necessarily fully understanding them or attempting to live up to them.
IIRC, a Jewish person can’t ask a Shabbes goy to do work on the Sabbath - but they can very strongly imply a need for that work to be done. (Instead of saying “Please turn on the air conditioner,” you’d say something like “Boy, it sure is hot in here…”)