Do they want Baphomet in their schools? Because this is how you get Baphomet in your schools.

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[–] 220 points 2 years ago (27 children)

“The purpose is not solely religious,” Sen. J. Adam Bass, R-Bossier City, told the Senate. Rather, it is the Ten Commandments' "historical significance, which is simply one of many documents that display the history of our country and foundation of our legal system.”

There is NO WAY to say this with a straight face. We all know what you're fucking doing, just admit it.

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  • [–] 79 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Ah, yes. Very foundational to our legal system. The First Commandment (using the version usually touted by evangelicals):

    You shall have no other gods.

    That's why we didn't pass the Bill of Rights with the US Constitution. Because the First Amendment there states people shall have freedom of religion, and that would contradict the First Commandment.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago*

    Very foundational to our legal system.

    Given our political attitude towards Muslims, Hindus, Atheists, and Pagans, I honestly don't detect a lie.

    In America you can have any religion you want, so long as its the correct one.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    The next four Commandments to round out the top five are foundational to our legal system, although none of these prohibitions is actually enshrined in any of our laws:

    1. You shall not make idols.
    2. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
    3. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
    4. Honour your father and your mother.
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  • [–] 64 points 2 years ago* (5 children)

    it is the Ten Commandments' "historical significance, which is simply one of many documents that display the history of our country and foundation of our legal system.”

    Alright, so let's put them up right next to the Hammurabi Code, which is also majorly significant to history and our legal system. Maybe highlight the part about how Hammurabi was chosen by the Babylonian gods as the ultimate arbiter of justice.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    We historically feared satanism too. Should probably post their commandments “so that the kids know what to watch for”. Right next to the biblical ones.

    1. Do not give opinions or advice unless you are asked.
    2. Do not tell your troubles to others unless you are sure they want to hear them.
    3. When in another’s lair, show him respect or else do not go there.
    4. If a guest in your lair annoys you, treat him cruelly and without mercy.
    5. Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal.
    6. Do not take that which does not belong to you unless it is a burden to the other person and he cries out to be relieved.
    7. Acknowledge the power of magic if you have employed it successfully to obtain your desires. If you deny the power of magic after having called upon it with success, you will lose all you have obtained.
    8. Do not complain about anything to which you need not subject yourself.
    9. Do not harm little children.
    10. Do not kill non-human animals unless you are attacked or for your food.
    11. When walking in open territory, bother no one. If someone bothers you, ask him to stop. If he does not stop, destroy him.
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  • [–] 59 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Satanism is weird. Let’s use The Satanic Temple tenets instead:
    I
    One should strive to act with compassion and empathy toward all creatures in accordance with reason.

    II
    The struggle for justice is an ongoing and necessary pursuit that should prevail over laws and institutions.

    III
    One’s body is inviolable, subject to one’s own will alone.

    IV
    The freedoms of others should be respected, including the freedom to offend. To willfully and unjustly encroach upon the freedoms of another is to forgo one's own.

    V
    Beliefs should conform to one's best scientific understanding of the world. One should take care never to distort scientific facts to fit one's beliefs.

    VI
    People are fallible. If one makes a mistake, one should do one's best to rectify it and resolve any harm that might have been caused.

    VII
    Every tenet is a guiding principle designed to inspire nobility in action and thought. The spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word.

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    [+] 126 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (18 children)
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    There is obviously going to be a lawsuit to stop this if the governor signs off. It seems to fly directly in the face of the constitution.

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  • [–] 49 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    It does fly in the face of the constitution, and multiple SCOTUS' have affirmed exactly that several times.

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    [–] 56 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    i'm pretty sure this is illegal?

    Can we get someone on this?

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  • [–] 56 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    It’s certainly illegal. But Louisiana is in the fifth circuit court of appeals, which is hilariously conservative. That’s the same court that covers Texas, and a few other southern states. Packing the fifth circuit with conservatives was a large part of the Southern Strategy. Now the appeals court is packed with hardline conservative judges. Whenever you hear about appeals courts being blatantly biased for conservatives, it’s almost always the fifth circuit.

    So yeah, it’s illegal. But even if Louisiana courts strike it down, the fifth circuit appeals judge will likely reinstate it as soon as it crosses their desk.

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  • [–] 55 points 2 years ago* (7 children)

    Time to post 10 commandments in Arabic and watch MAGA meltdown

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    [–] 43 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You have to be careful, though. In the wrong hands, philosophy can be a dangerous thing.

    Keep promoting ideas like "Thou Shalt Not Kill", "Keep the Sabbath Holy", and "Don't Worship False Idols", and people might start thinking all our wars, our insane work schedules, and our fetishistic consumer culture aren't good.

    Given the habits of your average Louisiana legislator, you might want to scrap the Seventh Commandment entirely.

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    [–] 43 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    WHY the fucking Ten Commandments??? All the sensible shit is already the law in every society, and the rest is just god being a whiney little insecure bitch

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    [–] 38 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Time to go donate to TST and the FFRF, peeps.

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    [–] 30 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Baphomet! Baphomet! Baphomet!

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    [–] 27 points 2 years ago

    Christofascists

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    How can these people say they love America, the Constitution, and the Founding Fathers when they're doing the opposite of what they wanted? Every religious law added to government sets us 100 years back.

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    [–] 22 points 2 years ago

    Under His eye.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Time for the Satanic Temple to post the 7 Tenets in classrooms!

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    [–] 21 points 2 years ago

    The article uses the term "1st state to" like they're about to start some kind of domino effect of similar requirements across other states.

    I fear the implication may be correct.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)
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    [–] 19 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    WTAF? Do these dumbasses know this is a secular country?

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    [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    I don't want to donate to the opposition, I want to ban anyone pushing anti constitution bullshit like this from government for life. Why is there no consequences for this?

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    It always amuses me when these pseudo-Christians have to reach back to the Old Testament to justify their fascist foaming - it's almost as if the parts that are actually based on Christ contains nothing of value to them.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    If I were a teacher in that state, I would definitely hide it somewhere where students never look if they don't have rules on where it has to be placed. That, or if a student vandalized it, I would pretend not to see it and when asked why it's vandalized, just play dumb.

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    [–] 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Re-reading the first four makes it seem like God is a very insecure individual.

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