Louisiana’s governor has signed a groundbreaking bill requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom across the state, as reported by the BBC.
The new law, signed on Wednesday, has sparked heated discussions about the separation of church and state.
This unique legislation mandates that starting in 2025, the biblical text must be prominently displayed in all public school classrooms, from kindergarten through state-funded universities.
“If you want to respect the rule of law, you gotta start from the original law given — which was Moses,” said Jeff Landry, the Republican governor of Louisiana, during the signing ceremony.
According to the bill, the Ten Commandments must be shown as a poster or framed document in a large, easily readable font.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has already announced plans to challenge the law in court.
“The law violates the separation of church and state and is blatantly unconstitutional,” the ACLU stated.
The First Amendment of the US Constitution prohibits the establishment of a national religion or the favoring of one religion over others.
Known as HB 71, this bill is the first of its kind to be enacted, although similar proposals have been introduced in other southern states within the US “Bible Belt.”
