Ten Commandments are important for children to learn from, not just see
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Earlier this summer, Republican Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed into law a requirement that all public classrooms display the Ten Commandments. Broadly similar laws are moving through legislatures and courts in a variety of other states – as they have at various points over the past 75 years. Especially as the school year begins, it is worth considering: Should the Ten Commandments be placed in every classroom?
A potential problem that some have raised concerns the “separation of church and state.” First, that expression (or idea) is not used anywhere in the Constitution – which guarantees the right of everyone to practice the faith of their choosing, and forbids the state establishment of a particular faith.
It would be hard to seriously argue that the posting of the Ten Commandments is an expression of