Stopthatgirl7Jun 27, 2024

Religious leader wants to display Indian scriptures in Louisiana public classrooms

https://lemmy.world/post/16982410

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.

Show threadAvid AmoebaJun 27, 2024

This is how you get Christians to lobby for no religion in schools.

Now if there’s an imam to step forward, we could really accelerate this process.

Show threadwjrii

This is very specifically how Oklahoma’s AG sold their case against the religious charter school.

[Oklahoma AG Gentner Drummond] said allowing a school like St. Isidore would open the door for state-funded schools to teach other religious beliefs, such as Sharia law or Satanism.

“While I understand that the Governor and other politicians are disappointed with this outcome, I hope that the people of Oklahoma can rejoice that they will not be compelled to fund radical religious schools that violate their faith,” Drummond said.

Jun 27, 2024 at 3:34pmWeb
Show threadthemadcodgerJun 27, 2024
They are so close to getting it…