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Nine Louisiana families have filed a federal lawsuit against the state challenging a newly ratified law that mandates the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom, arguing that it violates the First Amendment’s separation of church and state.
A pair of Ohio bills are welcomed by conservative Christians. One bill appears to permit religious classes curing school hours. The other bill obligates educators to notify parents if their children seek information about their sexuality.
Two bills in Florida would permit chaplains and “patriotic organizations” to offer services and distribute material in public schools without review. Similar bills have been introduced in other states and some have already passed into law.
Amid rising dangers of extremism and Christian Nationalism, a new PEW Research Center survey shows nearly half of Americans in favor of U.S. being a Christian nation.
TWH’s Jake Leibowitz interviews Megan Manson, an advocate for secular values and founder of the Pagans for Secularism discussion group.