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Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson and today is Thursday June 20th, 2024. This is the

exit. Today Louisiana becomes the first state to require the 10 Commandments be displayed in

classrooms.

Plus how some lawmakers are introducing a slew of bills honoring Donald Trump and we look at how

hundreds of public officials and swing states have undermined or cast doubt

on elections.

Louisiana Public Schools will now be required to display the 10

Commandments in every classroom following a new law signed yesterday by

Republican Governor Jeff Landry. It's the first state to take such action and Louisiana's legislation

mandates a poster-sized display of the religious rules in large easily

readable font for kindergarten classrooms up to state-funded universities starting in 2025.

In the Christian and Jewish faiths, God revealed the Ten Commandments to the Hebrew Prophet

Moses.

Civil Rights Group, ACLU, and its Louisiana chapter,

along with Americans United for separation of church

and state and the freedom from religious foundation,

announced they would file a lawsuit to challenge the law requiring the

commandments be displayed. Meanwhile other measures would authorize the hiring

of chaplains in school, restrict teachers from mentioning sexual orientation or gender identity

and prevent schools from using a transgender student's preferred name or

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