Religious leader wants to display Indian scriptures in Louisiana public classrooms - Lemmy.World

A spokesperson of the Hindu community is seeking to have ancient Sanskrit scriptures displayed in public classrooms alongside the Ten Commandments.  On Wednesday, Gov. Jeff Landry signed a law that requires each public classroom, starting from kindergarten to state-funded universities, in Louisiana to display the Ten Commandments [https://www.brproud.com/news/us-news/ap-us-news/ap-the-ten-commandments-must-be-displayed-in-louisiana-classrooms-under-requirement-signed-into-law/]. The President of the Universal Society of Hinduism Rajan Zed said in a statement that the Bhagavad Gita, or the Gita, was a historically significant document and he believes is a treasure that should be displayed in public school classrooms.