Whoopi Goldberg strongly criticized Louisiana’s new law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments, arguing that if parents want religious teachings for their children, they should send them to religious schools.
Goldberg emphasized the importance of public schools being inclusive and questioned the imposition of specific religious beliefs in a diverse society.
“You’re telling me you’re concerned about children learning things — one of the things that you don’t seem to understand is I have the same respect for my child that I have for yours,” Goldberg said.
“I’m not asking you to believe what I believe. I’m not asking your kid to believe what I believe.”
“Public schools public school,” she added. “That means everybody can go to public school. I don’t understand why — if you want your child to have a religious education, send them to a religious school! There’s nothing stopping you.”
“Get out of my pocket, get out of my body, and get out of my school!” she said.
Concerns were also raised about the Supreme Court potentially overturning precedents on similar laws, highlighting the implications of such decisions on religious freedom and the separation of church and state in education.
“We’re talking about nearly identical laws, and half a century ago they said it wasn’t okay. What he’s banking on is this reactive, partisan Supreme Court will overturn precedent and say, now, that this is okay. We should be very afraid of that,” co-host Sunny Hostin said.
