University of Arkansas Begins Displaying Ten Commandments in Classrooms Under New State Law

The University of Arkansas is installing Ten Commandments posters across its campus following a new state law that requires the biblical text to be displayed in all public schools and universities.The effort follows Act 573, legislation passed earlier this year mandating the posting of the Ten Commandments in every classroom and building throughout Arkansas’s public education system.A Christian nonprofit called Counteract USA donated 500 posters to the university to help meet the legal requirement. The group was founded by former University of Arkansas student Abigail DeJarnatt, who said the initiative is about reminding students of moral values while following state law.“This is Arkansas law,” DeJarnatt said. “Any opportunity we have to remind students that right and wrong, meaning and purpose are real — that there is a God who sees them and loves them — we’re going to take that opportunity.”The move has renewed debate over the separation of church and state. Chris Sweeney, who…..

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