A spokesperson of the Hindu community is seeking to have ancient Sanskrit scriptures displayed in public classrooms alongside the Ten Commandments.

On Wednesday, Gov. Jeff Landry signed a law that requires each public classroom, starting from kindergarten to state-funded universities, in Louisiana to display the Ten Commandments.

The President of the Universal Society of Hinduism Rajan Zed said in a statement that the Bhagavad Gita, or the Gita, was a historically significant document and he believes is a treasure that should be displayed in public school classrooms.

  • @ours@lemmy.world
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    627 days ago

    I like the “all or nothing” approach. It negates the “but my religion is extra special and the true one”.

    • @Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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      127 days ago

      All scriptures, equal space for each scripture, same font (not necessarily same size) same colors.

      Also need to leave some space for new religions/scriptures. It’s only fair.