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Only in America BethanyQuartz Apr 2013 #1
Wait, what? Have you even thought about that slightly? Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #38
I was not being all that literal BethanyQuartz Apr 2013 #56
The people yes, the nations no. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #60
Well that's a shame BethanyQuartz Apr 2013 #62
It's regrettable, but makes much less difference here than you'd think. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #63
Heh. quakerboy Apr 2013 #95
(British) Education act of 1944 requires the school to perform daily religious instruction dickthegrouch Apr 2013 #75
Easier said than done. But still, the right thing to do. (NT) reACTIONary Apr 2013 #76
Im pretty sure your average HS student in any Country quakerboy Apr 2013 #97
Especially one that goes to THAT school. n/t cui bono Apr 2013 #105
What I'm suggesting (too subtlely, apparently) dickthegrouch Apr 2013 #142
50th anniversary of Bible-reading/prayer stopped kiri Apr 2013 #88
Only in America AlbertCat Apr 2013 #126
Is our children learning? lpbk2713 Apr 2013 #2
A lawsuit has been filed Tx4obama Apr 2013 #3
Glad to see that RainDog Apr 2013 #14
As it should be Sherman A1 Apr 2013 #24
Good. smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #45
Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #150
this is very bad leftyohiolib Apr 2013 #4
christian shari'aists frylock Apr 2013 #5
oooooh, yummy! chervilant Apr 2013 #29
Not even remotely close. N.T Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #43
Yet... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #129
+1 idwiyo Apr 2013 #48
I'm waiting for the "Atheists Are Just As Militant" crowd to show up on this thread. Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #6
Oh, don't worry, they'll be here... backscatter712 Apr 2013 #80
American Taliban ZRT2209 Apr 2013 #7
Exactly!!! We just use different names in the US, but same sh**. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2013 #32
Different names, and less acid thrown in girls' faces. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #41
but more abortion doctors shot OriginalGeek Apr 2013 #58
Really? Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #61
American christians do those things OriginalGeek Apr 2013 #67
The French Catholics seem to have taken some lessons from the Taliban lately MNBrewer Apr 2013 #111
It's pathetic to have to defend our own fundies Quantess Apr 2013 #65
Absolutely not, I agree - "nowhere near as bad as the Taliban" is not a proud boast... nt. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #66
More like American C of E. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #40
I call them the Talibornagin n/t hootinholler Apr 2013 #44
Agree idwiyo Apr 2013 #49
yep heaven05 Apr 2013 #74
Evangeliban. n/t cui bono Apr 2013 #106
If I had a kid, I would file a lawsuit nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #8
You better believe I would be right in line with you! truegrit44 Apr 2013 #10
That would be up to the kid jberryhill Apr 2013 #20
Wrong. Suit is filed on behalf of minor children all the time by a parent/guardian. Ikonoklast Apr 2013 #27
I know this because I'm a mom. xmas74 Apr 2013 #42
If the parent qualifies as guardian ad litem jberryhill Apr 2013 #46
If it were my kid, I'd want to sue that school back into the stone age. Crunchy Frog Apr 2013 #53
Same here! Felony charges should be brought ... then, they can RKP5637 Apr 2013 #33
Then they can all whine about how they're being "persecuted" for being Christians. Crunchy Frog Apr 2013 #54
That is what really PO's me about some christians, they whine all the time about RKP5637 Apr 2013 #69
Its a civil matter... ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #59
It seems to me that this was a case of false imprisonment. Crunchy Frog Apr 2013 #77
The school has in loco parentis authority. ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #81
Take a look at Sgent Apr 2013 #110
The in loco parentis give them a wide latitude, one respected by the courts ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #114
Well, damn. HooptieWagon Apr 2013 #132
The problem is that there will be no personal accountability ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #134
Maybe after a hit in the pocketbook, HooptieWagon Apr 2013 #138
The populace probably supports it ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #139
Then they can pay for it. HooptieWagon Apr 2013 #144
I think if you pay property tax or any tax that goes toward school funding Bandit Apr 2013 #145
I will have to modify it nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #146
I refuse.... MichelleB Apr 2013 #9
Every teacher , administer who participated in this should be fired newmember Apr 2013 #11
And sued. AND prosecuted for violating students' civil rights under color of law. kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #13
Did you read this? I'm speechless newmember Apr 2013 #15
No, this is DU. The principal should document this and if they do it two more times Recursion Apr 2013 #37
That was a simply delicious post. nt msanthrope Apr 2013 #64
If that's what you think of DU Crunchy Frog Apr 2013 #78
You are demanding orthodoxy? Are you saying that no alternative viewpoints should be allowed on DU? AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #99
I wasn't commenting on a viewpoint. Crunchy Frog Apr 2013 #123
If you intended to respond to #37, AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #125
I'm a teacher who was forced to attend one of these things Nevernose Apr 2013 #115
No. The people who forced you to should have been. Crunchy Frog Apr 2013 #124
Did you then force your students to go? JimDandy Apr 2013 #130
I think maybe you missed the point Nevernose Apr 2013 #141
And people ask why my Mother home schooled us. Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2013 #12
Much ado about nothing Captain Stern Apr 2013 #16
Reminds me of the Bangladesh factory collapse where the exits were blocked. alp227 Apr 2013 #17
My first thought, too. All treated like prisoners. WTF!!! freshwest Apr 2013 #22
Unfuckingbelievable. I think it is getting worse in the South. SunSeeker Apr 2013 #18
Same here. I can't believe this is happening. freshwest Apr 2013 #23
eh... maybe Sgent Apr 2013 #112
baccalaureate ceremony LostOne4Ever Apr 2013 #113
A lot of laws were broken defacto7 Apr 2013 #19
Evangelism in the school auditorium... ReRe Apr 2013 #21
Even if it was a private religious school, HockeyMom Apr 2013 #36
Absolutely! ReRe Apr 2013 #108
A public school is not a church shenmue Apr 2013 #25
But yet they can't put that much effort into math or science? Weird. ck4829 Apr 2013 #26
Jeebus does the math for them, all they have to do is believe. Ikonoklast Apr 2013 #28
Genesis has all the science y'all need IDemo Apr 2013 #39
If religion is so fucken great, how come they are always RKP5637 Apr 2013 #30
because there is not *one* religion on earth that would exist today.. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #73
Well, god works in mysterious ways you know ... n/t RKP5637 Apr 2013 #84
The American Taliban strikes again n/t malaise Apr 2013 #31
Can't wait for the return of inquisition by these dark ages loving fools. on point Apr 2013 #34
But does she weigh the same as a duck? temporary311 Apr 2013 #119
Just gotta tell these officials that Jesus sucks cock in hell. Lucky Luciano Apr 2013 #35
It's sadly ironic how un-Christian Christians can be think Apr 2013 #47
Flowood, pop. 4000+, is a small suburb MineralMan Apr 2013 #50
A speaker I heard recently MountainLaurel Apr 2013 #79
i'll be very interested to read that book.. Phillip McCleod Apr 2013 #83
This is the author MountainLaurel Apr 2013 #94
The first country to adopt Christianity was the worst slave empire in history Coyotl Apr 2013 #51
There, there, you silly slaves. Don't worry your little heads about the here-and-now. Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #116
You could do the equal-time, other viewpoint YouTube for Miss. schools! Coyotl Apr 2013 #118
Poorest State Brimley Apr 2013 #52
I hope the school district is sued within an inch of its life ellie Apr 2013 #55
This is bizarre obama2terms Apr 2013 #57
And this is why Mississippi has the lowest average IQ of all states in the nation. n/t backscatter712 Apr 2013 #68
I guess they didn't need to study for their standardized tests? n2doc Apr 2013 #70
Could be worse. Bette Noir Apr 2013 #71
I will say I am sorry before I start this post to the Mississippi people who are hurt by this BUT I jwirr Apr 2013 #72
Fire them all. Rex Apr 2013 #82
I always wonder if they believe a kid will burst into flames. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #85
Interesting...... When I was in grade school - late 50's early 60's - we had weekly religious firenewt Apr 2013 #86
I was in school during the same time period, RebelOne Apr 2013 #89
This happened in Indiana - no big surprise there. firenewt Apr 2013 #92
IMO, the loss of followers is resulting in desperation (nt) jeff47 Apr 2013 #90
That's still going on today in some areas MountainLaurel Apr 2013 #96
How are our religious fundamentalists any better than the ones we're fighting? Initech Apr 2013 #87
Apparently they're the dumbasses who think the Constitution Zoeisright Apr 2013 #91
No they love THEIR version of the Constitution.. Goes like this MattBaggins Apr 2013 #93
Being the insufferable smart ass that I am, Moostache Apr 2013 #98
Well, that's one approach. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #101
I would sue the school. Apophis Apr 2013 #100
ACLU, please pick up the courtesy phone cali Apr 2013 #102
Most republicans are not/nor ever were Christion nakocal Apr 2013 #103
They used James Robison to indoctrinate us in about 1970. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #104
K & R Scurrilous Apr 2013 #107
I was certain that this had to be some kind of private school. Its not, its a public school grantcart Apr 2013 #109
It's sick. NealK Apr 2013 #117
Voltaire warned us about the promotion of religions based on magic and superstition. another_liberal Apr 2013 #120
+1 Dawson Leery Apr 2013 #128
He also said: "Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool." Rozlee Apr 2013 #133
When you have to practically hold people hostage I wouldn't count on Raine Apr 2013 #121
If they did that to my child I would be avebury Apr 2013 #122
What are people so afraid of that they have to do this? SummerSnow Apr 2013 #127
Is it child abuse yet? Iggo Apr 2013 #131
thank the education deformers HiPointDem Apr 2013 #135
This has been going on long before the education deformers started ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #136
gotten worse and more open because of ed deform, and specifically because HiPointDem Apr 2013 #137
I think it has become more rare, which is why it gets reported ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2013 #140
when education monies can be funneled to religious organizations it becomes more common, & HiPointDem Apr 2013 #143
For those that moan about South bashing........... mick063 Apr 2013 #147
I'm a Christian, and if I had a kid in that school, I'd sic the ACLU on the school Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2013 #148
I would have tried to go to the bathroom.... jakefrep Apr 2013 #149
The talibnornagain at work. This is what the "religious freedom" advocates really want. muntrv Jul 2013 #151
It's a good thing I don't run things. I'd frogmarch the people kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #152
this will backfire for sure greymattermom Jul 2013 #153
Gotta get thru Chancellor Knuckles and Dean Rocko if you're gonna blow this taco stand Blue Owl Jul 2013 #154
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