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Former President Donald Trump on Saturday endorsed displaying the Ten Commandments in all schools, days after a controversial new law went into effect in Louisiana mandating classroom postings.
“Has anyone read the ‘Thou shalt not steal’?” the presumptive GOP presidential nominee told more than 1,000 predominantly evangelical Christians at a Faith & Freedom Coalition conference in Washington DC.
“I mean, has anybody read this incredible stuff? It’s just incredible. They don’t want it to go up. It’s a crazy world,” added Trump, who drew huge applause.
A new law signed in Louisiana on Thursday requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, including at colleges.
The American Civil Liberties Union quickly threatened to file a lawsuit, arguing the law violates the separation of church and state.
On Friday, however, Trump gave an all-caps endorsement of the new law on his Truth Social media network.
“I LOVE THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, AND MANY OTHER PLACES, FOR THAT MATTER. READ IT — HOW CAN WE, AS A NATION, GO WRONG???” he wrote.
“THIS MAY BE, IN FACT, THE FIRST MAJOR STEP IN THE REVIVAL OF RELIGION, WHICH IS DESPERATELY NEEDED, IN OUR COUNTRY,” added Trump.
In his bid to galvanize the religious right to come out and vote Republican in November, Trump during the event also said he feels Christianity is under threat in the US.
He suggested it was in part due to lackluster border policies instituted by Dems.
“The reason the radical left will always come after religious believers is simple,” he said.
“Because they know that our allegiance is not to them, our allegiance is not to them, our allegiance is to our country and our allegiance is to our creator.”