In 1980, Kentucky passed a law requiring the posting of copies of the Ten Commandments,

purchased with private contributions, on the wall of each public classroom in the state.

In a historic decision called Stone v. Graham, the Supreme Court applied its lemon test

and held this law to be unconstitutional.

Well, as my favorite news desk, The Onion,

said in a famous headline, history sighs and repeats itself.

Here we are, 45 years later,

and we're seeing another rise of Christian nationalism,

another state this time Louisiana has passed a law

requiring the posting of copies of the Ten Commandments

purchased with private contributions on the wall of each public classroom in the state.

Sound familiar? Just like Kentucky did in Stone. And just like back then, the lower court's citing Stone have held that the Louisiana law is plainly unconstitutional just this week.

Louisiana had argued that because the Supreme Court had recently done away with its lemon test, which decided Stone, they are now

allowed to shove their particular version of their favorite religion down the throats of all

school children in Louisiana. The Fifth Circuit unanimously and slightly surprisingly disagreed and held

that Stone is still good law, but don't celebrate just yet. Louisiana will likely appear to

appeal to the Supreme Court, and given the court's recent holdings, we may see a very different

outcome. Seeing the very real possibility that the Supreme Court will continue to overturn its First Amendment decisions,

other states are schooling like sharks expecting blood in the water.

Texas, South Dakota, Arkansas all have bills at various stages of the legislative process

that would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every classroom.

Arkansas signed their bill into law just this April.

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