According to a law signed on Wednesday, ten commandments posters must be displayed in all public schools in Louisiana.

Louisiana has become the first state since 1980, when the Supreme Court, by a 5-4 vote, banned the Ten Commandments from American classrooms. Other states are also working to bring back the Ten Commandments in public schools, such as Texas, Oklahoma and Utah. However, none of these efforts have yet been successful.

The bill states that state funds cannot be used to display the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. Instead, schools can accept donations to buy displays or accept displays donated by others.

Dean Young, a Christian activist who has worked for 30 years to restore the Ten Commandments in classrooms across the United States, told Breitbart News that he would organize an effort and we would fund it. Young, a Christian activist, has been working for over 30 years to bring the Ten Commandments back into classrooms in the United States.

Young added, “There will also be funding for a Ten Commandments in every classroom at LSU and every college, as well as Louisiana.

The bill cites recent Supreme Court decisions that found that the Ten Commandments are “historically significant as a foundation of our legal system,” and that they represent a “common heritage.” It also states that “Recognizing that historical role is in accordance with our nation’s past and faithfully reflects our founders’ understanding with respect to civil morality and a functioning self-government.”

James Madison, fourth president of the United States of America said that “(w)e had staked the entire future of our nation.” . . The bill states that “the ability of each one of us to govern ourselves in accordance with the moral principles of Ten Commandments”‘ is at stake.

The bill allows but does not mandate the display of the Northwest Ordinance, the Declaration of Independence and the Mayflower Compact. The bill requires that displays are accompanied by a four paragraph context statement in which the Ten Commandments is described as “a prominent component of American public school education for nearly three centuries”. Displays must be installed no later than the first day of January 2025.

The bill was not approved by the Louisiana Governor. CBS News reported that Jeff Landry’s (R) time to sign or veto a bill had expired, and the law could now go into effect. Breitbart News did not receive a response from Landry’s Office by the time of publication.

Landry’s support for the bill was reported in local media. He even said he welcomed legal challenges.

Landry, during a Saturday speech at a Tennessee fundraiser, said: “I’m heading home to sign a law that will place the Ten Commandments into public classrooms.” “And I cannot wait to be sued.”

The so-called freedom of speech groups have condemned this legislation as being unconstitutional, and violating the separation of church from state.

Azhar Majeed, director of government affairs at The Center for Inquiry, wrote to Landry in a letter dated June 14, “It’s meant to impose Christianity to all students in Louisiana public schools even if they are members of a minor religion or have no religion.”

Louisiana’s law was passed after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of an ex-Bremerton High School coach who had been fired for praying out on the field. The Supreme Court decided that Coach Joe Kennedy’s silent prayers after games on the field did not violate Establishment Clause in the First Amendment.

The Supreme Court also ruled against the “Lemon Test,” which had been used by the Supreme Court in its 1980 Stone v. Graham ruling to overturn Kentucky laws similar to those in Louisiana. The Lemon Test was a measure that government could use to coerce religion. Some justices have previously said it is outdated and misapplied.

In the majority opinion of Kennedy v. Bremerton school district, Justice Neil Gorsuch stated that “instead of Lemon and its endorsement test, the Court has instructed the Establishment Clause to be interpreted in reference to historical practices and understands”

Nicole Hunt, from Focus on the Family, asked in an opinion piece for Newsweek, “Now that the Lemon test has been rejected, is it fair to ask if, under this alternative, based on historical practices and understandings,” a state can require the posting of a culturally significant and historically important document, such as the Ten Commandments in public schools.”

She added:

Some opponents of Louisiana’s legislation claim that it violates separation of church from state. This is a false claim. The U.S. Constitution does not mention “separation between church and state”.

The phrase is taken from a letter Thomas Jefferson sent to a Baptist Church Association. The Baptist church association was concerned about government persecution of them because they were a religious minority. Jefferson used the phrase’separation between church and state’ to try to assure believers that the Constitution protected their religious freedom from government discrimination.

Ironically, Jefferson’s words are now used by those who want to exclude religion in the public square and discriminate against people with faith.

Nola.com reports that Dodie Horton, a state representative, sponsored the bill and cited the 2022 Kennedy case as inspiration. Horton stressed that the purpose of her bill was not to indoctrinate children, but rather to provide guidelines. The Senate approved the bill last month 30-8 after the state House.

She said that while the Ten Commandments do not preach any particular religion, they do teach a standard. God holds us “responsible to live according to this code.”

Young, when asked by Breitbart News what made Louisiana’s efforts successful while other states failed, said that strong state leadership played a major role.

He said:

In 1980, all schools had the Ten Commandments. Now, [state leadership] recognizes that if there is no moral foundation to all this garbage they are teaching the children, we will get the situation that we have today. If everyone has their own opinion and there is no right or wrong, your society will fall apart.

He added, “They understand we need to go back to the roots of this nation. This nation was built on a faith in God.”