There are always new and interesting developments in the culture wars in this country. The latest addition gaining newsworthy status involves the Ten Commandments (seen above in Hebrew in a public domain image posted on wikimedia commons).
Apparently, many believe a more conservative Supreme Court will re-evaluate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, and allow states to promote this central set of laws from Judaism, by requiring them to be posted in every public school classroom. Louisiana has signed such a requirement into law, and Texas, Oklahoma and Utah are waiting in the wings to do the same.
Of course there are groups who believe in religious freedom and the separation of church and state, ready and willing to take Louisiana to court. We can be confident this dispute will be part of our reality for months, perhaps years into the future…