Legislature taking on religion-related issues - American Press

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Legislature taking on religion-related issues - American Press

The Louisiana House has approved two religion-related measures by wide margins and sent them to the state Senate. One would require that public schools display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. The other authorizes schools to bring in chaplains to work with students. Rep. Dodie Horton, R-Haughton, author of the first measure, said, “The Ten Commandments are the basis of all laws in Louisiana and given the junk our children are exposed to …