Religion and politics

New law requires all Louisiana public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments

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New law requires all Louisiana public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments

Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (AP) – Louisiana has become the first state to require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms, the latest move by a GOP-dominated Legislature pushing a conservative agenda under leadership of a new governor. The legislation passed by the Republican governor. Jeff Landry signed a law Wednesday requiring … Read more

Southern Baptists expel Virginia church because they believe women can serve as pastors

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Southern Baptists expel Virginia church because they believe women can serve as pastors

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Even as they prepare to vote on a formal ban on churches with female pastors, delegates to the Southern Baptist Convention The annual meeting voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to exclude one of those churches from its ranks. The messengers, as the voting representatives are called, voted 6,759 to 563 to oust First Baptist … Read more