TheIncomparableLiamNeeson Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/07/28/mississippi-school-district-fined-7500-for-opening-assembly-with-prayer/Discuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDaveG Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 It appears to be more a contempt of Court issue than anything. That said, they were ordered to stop and they didn't. It looks like the right result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIncomparableLiamNeeson Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 It appears to be more a contempt of Court issue than anything. That said, they were ordered to stop and they didn't. It looks like the right result.Yep, appears there have been a series of incidents and at least one prior judgment that the school decided to ignore. Good on this judge, and a hearty "go **** yourself" to Fox News for being misleading and biased as usual.I was pressured to pray at football practice & games all through middle school and high school. There were also occasional prayers at assemblies, but most were not mandatory. I never said or did anything about it, but I definitely resented it. This was in Atlanta Public Schools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDaveG Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Yep, appears there have been a series of incidents and at least one prior judgment that the school decided to ignore. Good on this judge, and a hearty "go **** yourself" to Fox News for being misleading and biased as usual. I was pressured to pray at football practice & games all through middle school and high school. There were also occasional prayers at assemblies, but most were not mandatory. I never said or did anything about it, but I definitely resented it. This was in Atlanta Public Schools. I would resent it too. I teach my kids to pray according to a specific tradition. That's one reason they had one -- and only one -- season of Upward soccer. The Baptist Church that sponsored the league held the awards banquet on Sunday morning at 11:00. At their Church. Convenient? For them, sure. Not so much for us. Coercive? You bet it was. My kids were in Church that morning. Our Church. You'd think an Upward soccer league would respect that, but apparently not these folks. They also had to sit through a testimonial before every game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I don't think it hurt them in any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Julian Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I would resent it too. I teach my kids to pray according to a specific tradition. That's one reason they had one -- and only one -- season of Upward soccer. The Baptist Church that sponsored the league held the awards banquet on Sunday morning at 11:00. At their Church. Convenient? For them, sure. Not so much for us. Coercive? You bet it was.My kids were in Church that morning. Our Church. You'd think an Upward soccer league would respect that, but apparently not these folks.They also had to sit through a testimonial before every game.7 Times a day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I'm torn on the issue. I struggle to support these decisions. I understand not forcing your belief on others but feel it's impossible to support this rejection of the practice on the basis one student who is forcing his disbelief on the whole school. while at the same time the religion of Darwin(untestable,unprovable belief based in faith rather than facts) is aggressively taught and forced upon studentd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joremarid Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 To any Christian who doesn't have a problem with what the school did: imagine you send your kids to school and they are forced to participate in a Muslim prayer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 To any Christian who doesn't have a problem with what the school did: imagine you send your kids to school and they are forced to participate in a Muslim prayer.They are already being forced into Darwinism. Which is why my daughter will either be in private school or homeschooled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joremarid Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 They are already being forced into Darwinism. Which is why my daughter will either be in private school or homeschooled.It was a little while ago but I think my school covered Darwin all of about 1 lesson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 It was a little while ago but I think my school covered Darwin all of about 1 lesson.Yeah mine covered Darwin and his belief system for a couple weeks and the teacher basically said you can't believe in creation and be intelligent. It's considerably worse now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great American Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 To any Christian who doesn't have a problem with what the school did: imagine you send your kids to school and they are forced to participate in a Muslim prayer.If my kid went to school in the Middle East I would assume they would be exposed to Muslim prayers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 In every science class from middle school to college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joremarid Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Yeah mine covered Darwin and his belief system for a couple weeks and the teacher basically said you can't believe in creation and be intelligent. It's considerably worse now.That teacher was an idiot. Intelligent design and evolution aren't mutually exclusive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joremarid Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 If my kid went to school in the Middle East I would assume they would be exposed to Muslim prayers.I would too but this is America. And in America there is no state forced religion. What they do in they middle East isn't the standard by which I judge my country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great American Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I would to but this is America. And in America there is no state forced religion. What they do in they middle East isn't the standard by which I judge my countryYeah ... you would think we have some freedoms here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joremarid Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Yeah ... you would think we have some freedoms here.We do. But the freedom to force your religion via the state on others isn't one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great American Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 We don't have a state religion in america. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joremarid Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 We don't have a state religion in america.And that's a good thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 That teacher was an idiot. Intelligent design and evolution aren't mutually exclusiveMy college professor looked us in the face and said we were highly evolved apes plain and simple. He later in that class went on to say if we wanted to be taken seriously as an academic being religious wasn't an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joremarid Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 My college professor looked us in the face and said we were highly evolved apes plain and simple. He later in that class went on to say if we wanted to be taken seriously as an academic being religious wasn't an option.Sounds like you unfortunately came across some bad teachers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joremarid Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Not talking any specific religion, but I would like to see the logical argument that disproves a creator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Sounds like you unfortunately came across some bad teachersMost Darwinist I've met have a very similar attitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Not talking any specific religion, but I would like to see the logical argument that disproves a creator.You can't argue a negative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joremarid Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 You can't argue a negative.So how anyone can say with certainty there is no Creator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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