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Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom, the latest move from a Republican-dominated legislature pushing a conservative agenda under a new governor. The legislation that Republican Gov. Jeff Landry recently signed into law required a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in “large, easily…

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Louisiana lawmakers are getting close to passing a bill that would require public schools to display the Ten Commandments on school property despite concerns over the document’s religious nature. The Louisiana Senate recently voted 30-8 in favor of House Bill 71, a measure that required government-funded buildings to “display the Ten Commandments in each building…

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An upstate New York special education teacher tragically died in her classroom, along with her unborn baby, the school announced. A news release from Kendall Elementary School stated that 29-year-old Courtney Fannon was found unresponsive in her empty classroom after school hours. Despite life-saving measures, both Fannon and her unborn baby were declared dead. A…

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Florida lawmakers recently proposed two bills that, if passed, could allow for Satanic priests to serve as volunteer chaplains in public schools. The companion bills, Senate Bill 1044 and House Bill 931, would give schools the ability to choose which volunteer chaplains can provide counseling services to students. Under the bill, each school could adopt…

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