Dear Heavenly Followers,
We\u2019re back with another divine dispatch from The God Pod! In our latest episode, God and Jesus dive into a mix of divine humor and righteous rants, covering everything from Louisiana\u2019s latest classroom mandate to the broader implications of such moves. Here\u2019s your holy recap:
\U0001f399\ufe0f\xa0Episode Highlights:
Why Louisiana\u2019s Ten Commandments Mandate Won\u2019t Save Its Soul\xa0Louisiana has decided to mandate the display of the Ten Commandments in every classroom. We delve into the historical context, the legal implications, and the irony of this decision given Louisiana's education, crime, and corruption stats.
Spoiler alert: It\u2019s not looking good.
Education Statistics:
Louisiana ranks 48th in education (U.S. News & World Report).
High school graduation rate is 81%, below the national average of 85% (National Center for Education Statistics).
Only 28% of Louisiana eighth graders are proficient in math, compared to the national average of 34% (National Assessment of Educational Progress).
High Crime Rates:
Violent crime rate of 5.7 per 1,000 people compared to the national average of 3.7 (FBI Crime Data).
Property crime rate of 32.7 per 1,000 people compared to the national average of 22.0 (FBI Crime Data).
High Corruption:
Louisiana ranks 5th in public corruption convictions per capita (University of Illinois at Chicago, 2020).
Religious Diversity:
Only 26% of adults in Louisiana attend church weekly (Pew Research Center). Breakdown: 23% evangelical Protestant, 26% Catholic, 2% Jewish, 2% Muslim, 16% unaffiliated (Pew Research Center).
New Commandment:
"Thou shalt not require classrooms to display the Ten Commandments when you don\u2019t pay attention to any of them anyway."
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NOTE FROM GOD: I accidentaly said the wrong governor's name in this episode. I regret the error.\xa0