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San Francisco Chronicle
12 hours ago
- Politics
- San Francisco Chronicle
Faith leaders and families sue to block Texas' new Ten Commandments in schools law
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A group of Dallas-area families and faith leaders have filed a lawsuit seeking to block a new Texas law that requires copies of the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school classroom. The federal lawsuit, filed Tuesday, claims the measure is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of church and state Texas is the latest and largest state to attempt a mandate that has run into legal challenges elsewhere. A federal appeals court on Friday blocked a similar law in Louisiana. Some families have sued over Arkansas' law. The plaintiffs in the Texas lawsuit are a group of Christian and Nation of Islam faith leaders and families. It names the Texas Education Agency, state education Commissioner Mike Morath and three Dallas-area school districts as defendants. 'The government should govern; the Church should minister," the lawsuit said. "Anything else is a threat to the soul of both our democracy and our faith.' Ten Commandments laws are among efforts, mainly in conservative-led states, to insert religion into public schools. Supporters say the Ten Commandments are part of the foundation of the United States' judicial and educational systems and should be displayed. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed the Ten Commandments measure into law on June 21. He also has enacted a measure requiring school districts to provide students and staff a daily voluntary period of prayer or time to read a religious text during school hours. Opponents say the Ten Commandments and prayer measures infringe on others' religious freedom and more lawsuits are expected. The American Civil Liberties Union, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation have said they will file lawsuits opposing the Ten Commandments measure. Under the new law, public schools must post in classrooms a 16-by-20-inch (41-by-51-centimeter) or larger poster or framed copy of a specific English version of the commandments, even though translations and interpretations vary across denominations, faiths and languages and may differ in homes and houses of worship. The lawsuit notes that Texas has nearly 6 million students in about 9,100 public schools, including thousands of students of faiths that have little or no connection to the Ten Commandments, or may have no faith at all.
Los Angeles Times
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
Faith leaders and families sue to block Texas' new Ten Commandments in schools law
AUSTIN, Texas — A group of Dallas-area families and faith leaders have filed a lawsuit seeking to block a new Texas law that requires copies of the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school classroom. The federal lawsuit, filed Tuesday, claims the measure is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of church and state. Texas is the latest and largest state to attempt a mandate that has run into legal challenges elsewhere. A federal appeals court on Friday blocked a similar law in Louisiana. Some families have sued over Arkansas' law. The plaintiffs in the Texas lawsuit are a group of Christian and Nation of Islam faith leaders and families. It names the Texas Education Agency, state education Commissioner Mike Morath and three Dallas-area school districts as defendants. 'The government should govern; the Church should minister,' the lawsuit said. 'Anything else is a threat to the soul of both our democracy and our faith.' Ten Commandments laws are among efforts, mainly in conservative-led states, to insert religion into public schools. Supporters say the Ten Commandments are part of the foundation of the United States' judicial and educational systems and should be displayed. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed the Ten Commandments measure into law on June 21. He also has enacted a measure requiring school districts to provide students and staff a daily voluntary period of prayer or time to read a religious text during school hours. Opponents say the Ten Commandments and prayer measures infringe on others' religious freedom and more lawsuits are expected. The American Civil Liberties Union, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation have said they will file lawsuits opposing the Ten Commandments measure. Under the new law, public schools must post in classrooms a 16-by-20-inch or larger poster or framed copy of a specific English version of the commandments, even though translations and interpretations vary across denominations, faiths and languages and may differ in homes and houses of worship. The lawsuit notes that Texas has nearly 6 million students in about 9,100 public schools, including thousands of students of faiths that have little or no connection to the Ten Commandments, or may have no faith at all. The Texas Education Agency did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. The law takes effect Sept. 1, but most public school districts start the upcoming school year in August. Vertuno writes for the Associated Press.
Winnipeg Free Press
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Winnipeg Free Press
Faith leaders and families sue to block Texas' new Ten Commandments in schools law
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A group of Dallas-area families and faith leaders have filed a lawsuit seeking to block a new Texas law that requires copies of the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school classroom. The federal lawsuit, filed Tuesday, claims the measure is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of church and state Texas is the latest and largest state to attempt a mandate that has run into legal challenges elsewhere. A federal appeals court on Friday blocked a similar law in Louisiana. Some families have sued over Arkansas' law. The plaintiffs in the Texas lawsuit are a group of Christian and Nation of Islam faith leaders and families. It names the Texas Education Agency, state education Commissioner Mike Morath and three Dallas-area school districts as defendants. 'The government should govern; the Church should minister,' the lawsuit said. 'Anything else is a threat to the soul of both our democracy and our faith.' Ten Commandments laws are among efforts, mainly in conservative-led states, to insert religion into public schools. Supporters say the Ten Commandments are part of the foundation of the United States' judicial and educational systems and should be displayed. Sundays Kevin Rollason's Sunday newsletter honouring and remembering lives well-lived in Manitoba. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed the Ten Commandments measure into law on June 21. He also has enacted a measure requiring school districts to provide students and staff a daily voluntary period of prayer or time to read a religious text during school hours. Opponents say the Ten Commandments and prayer measures infringe on others' religious freedom and more lawsuits are expected. The American Civil Liberties Union, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation have said they will file lawsuits opposing the Ten Commandments measure. Under the new law, public schools must post in classrooms a 16-by-20-inch (41-by-51-centimeter) or larger poster or framed copy of a specific English version of the commandments, even though translations and interpretations vary across denominations, faiths and languages and may differ in homes and houses of worship. The lawsuit notes that Texas has nearly 6 million students in about 9,100 public schools, including thousands of students of faiths that have little or no connection to the Ten Commandments, or may have no faith at all. The Texas Education Agency did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. The law takes effect Sept. 1, but most public school districts start the upcoming school year in August.
Saba Yemen
24-02-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
President Al-Mashat: Martyred of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah represented highest embodiment of Islamic unity
Sana'a - Saba: His Excellency Field Marshal Mahdi Al-Mashat, President of the Supreme Political Council, stressed that the martyr of Islam, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, was, from his early beginnings until the end of his era, a unique fabric in his era, and a real proof of the correctness of the Husseini approach in life dear to the truth, and in martyrdom the seal of the end, and the pinnacle of honor. President Al-Mashat said in an article entitled "In the position of the Master of Resistance and the Martyr of Islam": "He was at all times a father to all free people, and a leader and brother to all the good people of our time, and a loving, compassionate, generous and humble person to all people, and for the sake of God he lived, and set out struggling until he attained martyrdom in the manner of his grandfather Hussein, peace be upon him, and on the path of Jerusalem, and what a journey it was." He pointed out that the life of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah embodied the paths of righteousness, jihad, irritating the infidels, victory, pride, serving Islam, and the values of pride, dignity, and sacrifice, noting that he achieved in his eventful life and in record time accomplishments that no one else has achieved in this era in which falsehood has prevailed, truth has been denied, calamity has intensified, and targeting has been great. His Excellency the President added: "The martyr Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah achieved everything he wanted in his life. He liberated his country, defeated the Israeli enemy entity, destroyed the myth of the invincible army, supported the oppressed, established justice, and instilled hope. He is the ideal embodiment of what the life of a Muslim should be like. Then he concluded his life with martyrdom in the face of the enemy of the nation, and in support of the most honorable cause." He added, "The martyrdom of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah represented the highest embodiment of Islamic unity. He triumphed, even with his blood, over the Zionist and American project of division between Sunni and Shiite Muslims. He participated in the battle to support Palestine and the people of Gaza since the first day, and presented hundreds of martyrs. He did not skimp on the leaders of Hezbollah from the first rank, and sealed it with his soul and blood, to prove in the souls of Muslims, with his blood, the clearest meanings of Islamic unity, and the most eloquent proof that the enemy of this nation - despite its different sects, denominations and countries - is one. " His Excellency the President continued: "Despite the great pain and great loss, as we are on the occasion of the funeral of one of the most honorable people in this era, we are filled with contentment, certainty, hope and optimism that we learned from the Book of God and the biography of the Ahl al-Bayt, peace be upon them, and which was consecrated in our era by the martyr His Eminence Sayyed, as his words of consolation and his principles were the lamp and light that every mujahid follows on his path, how could they not be, as he continued to wish for martyrdom and seek it and storm all the dangers and difficulties, and did not fear the blame of anyone in God." He added: "He is truly a martyr of the nation, humanity, a martyr of Jerusalem and Palestine, a martyr of Lebanon and Yemen, a martyr of truth and justice, and all the noble values in the world. He lived defending the values and principles of Islam in the East and West of the earth, and the oppressed did not find a supporter like him throughout the decades from Lebanon to Palestine, from Bosnia to Afghanistan, from Syria to Iraq to all parts of the world." President Al-Mashat explained that "while he went beyond supporting Muslims in particular, to supporting every oppressed person on earth, he was a martyr of humanity, embodying the spirit of the teachings of the true religion, from the good beginning until the end, the pinnacle of glory." He said, "Who is like him as a martyr on the path to Jerusalem and Palestine, who did not offer as much as anyone did, and did not give as much as anyone did, and no one believed in Palestine with his heart before his tongue, and with his blood before his statement, so that his martyrdom in support of Gaza would be the most eloquent statement of how a person supports his people." The head of the Supreme Political Council pointed out that "the martyr of Lebanon spent his life defending Lebanon and seeking its independence, freedom, strength and power, and the martyr of Yemen, at a time when those closest and farthest away had let him down, was the one who stood, showed solidarity and supported Yemen the most." He considered the martyrdom of the great mujahid Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah a calamity for the entire nation due to his great role, Islamic symbolism and global and regional influence. He added: "Our only consolation is that God chose him at the end of his life as a martyr alongside the prophets, the righteous, and his companions who preceded him on this path, and that hundreds and thousands of mujahideen, heroes, and leaders who will complete his path and journey in the best possible way were taught by him and in his school until, at their hands and with them and all the mujahideen of the world, the divine promise that His Eminence, may God be pleased with him, has always promised and given us good news of, in expelling the temporary entity and praying in Al-Aqsa Mosque, is fulfilled." His Excellency the President expressed his deep condolences to the family, lovers, and followers of His Eminence, the martyr of Islam, in Lebanon, the Arab world, and the world, renewing the pledge to continue on his path and remain faithful to his pledge until God unites us with him in a seat of truth with the Almighty King.
