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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,023 posts)
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 05:17 PM Jan 2020

Donald Trump Is Promising 'Big Action' on School Prayer to Rally Evangelical Voters

President Donald Trump is promising “big action” to promote school prayer, tapping into the long-controversial issue of religion in public schools as he seeks to rally the evangelicals who were key to his 2016 election.

“We will not allow faithful Americans to be bullied by the hard left,” Trump said at a rally with evangelical supporters at a Florida megachurch on Jan. 3. “Very soon, I’ll be taking action to safeguard students’ and teachers’ First Amendment rights to pray in our schools. We’re doing a big action, Attorney General Bill Barr.”

Trump did not elaborate on his plans, but he is scheduled to announce “guidance on constitutional prayer in public schools” on Thursday, according to his schedule released by the White House.

But while the First Amendment supports the free exercise of religion, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that public schools cannot promote prayer or religious symbols. And legal and religious experts say it’s not clear what meaningful action Trump could take without violating that precedent.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-is-promising-big-action-on-school-prayer-to-rally-evangelical-voters/ar-BBZ0epY

Another desperation play and the brain dead evangelicals will probably fall for it.

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Donald Trump Is Promising 'Big Action' on School Prayer to Rally Evangelical Voters (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2020 OP
Trump is a traitor to the USA rockfordfile Jan 2020 #1
Trump is an idiot. Caliman73 Jan 2020 #2
Dog Whistle Pachamama Jan 2020 #3
Then Trump took them all to a Florida megachurch. And he showed them glorious things: struggle4progress Jan 2020 #4
Gag. I expect another gut punch to anybody who isn't white, straight and Christian (Evangelical!). BigDemVoter Jan 2020 #5
Pandering to the crazy evangelicals again. redstatebluegirl Jan 2020 #6
If there is a God, TheCowsCameHome Jan 2020 #7
He should promise them he'll start going to church on Sundays. Mc Mike Jan 2020 #8
every muslim should bring their prayer rug and all pray at the same time regardless if it was lectur demtenjeep Jan 2020 #9

Caliman73

(11,738 posts)
2. Trump is an idiot.
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 05:23 PM
Jan 2020

People can already pray in school. They can pray wherever the hell they are. What they CANNOT do is force prayer on people who do not want to pray.

Everything that does not violate the First Amendment has already been done.

The sad thing is that when NOTHING is done, his stupid followers won't care.

struggle4progress

(118,293 posts)
4. Then Trump took them all to a Florida megachurch. And he showed them glorious things:
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 05:55 PM
Jan 2020

Hispanic families locked in cages, and the end of Roe v Wade, and children paying in school lunchrooms before buying survival rations from Jim Bakker. 'All this I will give you,' he said, 'if you will bow down and worship me'

Mc Mike

(9,114 posts)
8. He should promise them he'll start going to church on Sundays.
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 08:50 PM
Jan 2020

They're stupid enough to be easily convinced of anything unlikely.

 

demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)
9. every muslim should bring their prayer rug and all pray at the same time regardless if it was lectur
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 09:03 PM
Jan 2020

or recess or lunch or test time or anything



every repuke would be agast

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