Comment on Louisiana Requires Ten Commandments to Be Displayed in Every Public Classroom
shalafi@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I can hardly be arsed to get upset except that it’ll cost the government (read: tax money) to defend this idiot thing. These people have no idea what children are like.
It’s just another stupid poster on the wall. The kids are going to fall into two groups:
A) Those that are already religious and are familiar.
B) Those that aren’t and don’t give a shit.
It’s nothing but background noise to children. Just asked my kids if they have the 10 posted in their Arkansas schoolroom. Blank stares. LOL, they wouldn’t have a clue unless the teacher made a point of teaching from them.
alilbee@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I’m not so worried about the direct effect of seeing the commandments on the wall as much as the chilling effect it introduces into the classroom for teachers and older students. Something like this conveys support from authority and presses down on those who do not support those ideals.