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Georgia School settles separation of church and state lawsuit
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Georgia School settles separation of church and state lawsuit
It's a step in the right direction . . . in the deep south, no less!

A Georgia school has had to stop two teachers from praying in class and from ostracizing students whose parents complained.  Students whose parents objected to the prayers were made to sit out in the hall, while the rest of the class prayed.  One first-grader was told that his Mother was "bad" because she didn't believe in god.  He eventually bowed to peer pressure and joined in with his class, against his Mother's wishes.  The boy's family received a settlement, and the school promised to enact training sessions for teachers, reminding them that they cannot lead prayers or proselytize in any manner inside a public school building.

The whole story is here:   http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/georgia-...ve-in-god/
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
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RE: Georgia School settles separation of church and state lawsuit
I feel bad for the kids who got caught in the middle but that's a pretty awesome outcome. Especially for a school in Georgia.
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I have a hard time seeing this as anything groundbreaking. This is a slam-dunk, no-brainer. It's a very clear violation and it pisses me off that shit like this happens. This is what groups like Americans United for Separation of Church and State, The ACLU and People for the American Way are for. I'm guessing a lot of people in the deep south don't realize there are groups like this to which they can turn for help.
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Why the fuck is it so difficult for these hateful fanatics to keep their beliefs to themselves in their professional lives?

FFS!
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Good outcome there, but change is a long way off in my area. The local high school football team ran out onto the field with a Christian flag a couple of weeks ago. This occurred at a school sponsored game.

So. Yeah. Mississippi.
"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~ Benjamin Franklin
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(October 15, 2015 at 2:52 pm)AFTT47 Wrote: I have a hard time seeing this as anything groundbreaking. This is a slam-dunk, no-brainer. It's a very clear violation and it pisses me off that shit like this happens. This is what groups like Americans United for Separation of Church and State, The ACLU and People for the American Way are for. I'm guessing a lot of people in the deep south don't realize there are groups like this to which they can turn for help.

Yeah, but it's the American deep south.  They are used to getting away with using public schools to preach, pray, read the Bible, etc.  Most of the students are so indoctrinated that they request their Bible studies and whine when the football team doesn't publicly pray before a game.  (Oh yes, gawd is very interested in who wins the HS football game.)  So having even a settlement happen against the xtians is a cause for celebration.
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
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(October 15, 2015 at 3:01 pm)Strider Wrote: Good outcome there, but change is a long way off in my area. The local high school football team ran out onto the field with a Christian flag a couple of weeks ago. This occurred at a school sponsored game.

So. Yeah. Mississippi.

So long as the school didn't purchase the flag or the coach wasn't involved in any way, the players can organize and do what they like. They do have free expression, after all. The school just cannot become an organizing partner in the demonstration, either monetarily or through staff participation.
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Seriously? I was under the impression that such a display during a school-funded event on school property would be in violation of the establishment clause whether every single one of the players planned it or not. Of course, the coaches can play dumb and say they had nothing to do with it, but I know better.

Well, maybe it was legally kosher for them to do it, but it's still bullshit.
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I bet jesus was a shitty football player....what with those holes in his hands and all.
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(October 15, 2015 at 2:52 pm)AFTT47 Wrote: I have a hard time seeing this as anything groundbreaking. This is a slam-dunk, no-brainer. It's a very clear violation and it pisses me off that shit like this happens. This is what groups like Americans United for Separation of Church and State, The ACLU and People for the American Way are for. I'm guessing a lot of people in the deep south don't realize there are groups like this to which they can turn for help.

yes, but so was the Kim Davis situation.

Watch, now there'll be teachers refusing to stop praying in class and refusing to NOT proselytize to students,
because it is a "violation of their religious beliefs".

Ugh.  Stop the planet, please...I'd like to get off.
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