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FakeNoose

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Tue Jun 25, 2024, 02:44 PM Jun 2024

Pros and Cons of Displaying the 10 Commandments in Every Classroom (The Onion) [View all]



Link: https://www.theonion.com/pros-and-cons-of-displaying-the-10-commandments-in-ever-1851556523

The Republican Governor of Louisiana Jeff Landry recently signed a law requiring state’s classrooms to display a copy of the Ten Commandments. The Onion explores the pros and cons of requiring religious doctrine in public schools.

PRO: A good way to cover up the bullet holes.
CON: Use of woke “Thou/Thy” pronouns.
PRO: Great example of counting to 10 in the real world.
CON: Just finished building golden calf.
PRO: Least out-of-date thing in classroom.
CON: True believers would display the entirety of the King James Bible.
PRO: Distracts from how weird the Pledge of Allegiance is.
CON: Not enough funding to print it out.
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