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UnfairRepresent
02/24/18 1:48:40 AM
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A Wisconsin fourth grade school teacher removed Christian symbolism from her classroom after an atheist parent complained.

Among the items that were taken down at Roosevelt Elementary School a cross, a poster listing virtues and vices and a poster that read, In God We Trust and a picture frame that included the American flag and the words God Bless America.

Television station WTMJ reports that parent Rob Moore was infuriated and fuming over the classroom decorations.

Moore is president of a Freedom From Religion Foundation chapter a notorious group of atheists, agnostics and freethinkers. They are determined to eradicate Christianity from the public market place.

There is an undeniable Christian theme in (the) classroom decorations and instruction, Freedom From Religion Foundation attorney Ryan Jayne wrote in a letter to the school district.

Jayne said the religious-themed decorations violated the U.S. Constitution.

Religious classroom decorations violate this basic constitutional prohibition by creating the appearance that the District prefers religion over non religion, and Christianity over all other faiths, the attorney wrote.

The atheists also took issue because there was a Childs Christian Bible in the school library but no other religious texts.

Religion is a divisive force in public schools, the attorney wrote.

The Kenosha Unified School District did not confirm whether the teacher removed the bible. They issued a statement saying the matter was under investigation.


Full Article: https://www.toddstarnes.com/faith/god-trust-removed-classroom-atheist-parent-complains/

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FomTumbled
02/24/18 1:49:12 AM
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this is how babylon fell

first they god rid of god
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KainWind
02/24/18 1:50:54 AM
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GATTJT
02/24/18 1:52:38 AM
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Is this a public school? Public schools are state funded and separation of church and state should apply to them.
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sktgamer_13dude
02/24/18 1:53:41 AM
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GATTJT posted...
Is this a public school? Public schools are state funded and separation of church and state should apply to them.

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ForestLogic
02/24/18 1:56:09 AM
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That Freedom From Religion organization sounds cringey AF tbqh.
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UnfairRepresent
02/24/18 7:08:15 AM
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ForestLogic posted...
That Freedom From Religion organization sounds cringey AF tbqh.

Easy to say when you are religious
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Delta_F14
02/24/18 7:15:44 AM
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That parent should burn all their money as well, due to the Christian symbolism on it.
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NibeIungsnarf
02/24/18 7:16:16 AM
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Teacher should be fired.
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UnfairRepresent
02/25/18 7:28:17 AM
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NibeIungsnarf posted...
Teacher should be fired.

Why
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JE19426
02/25/18 7:31:52 AM
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Delta_F14 posted...
That parent should burn all their money as well, due to the Christian symbolism on it.


Maybe they only use card.
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Dash_Harber
02/25/18 7:35:49 AM
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FomTumbled posted...
this is how babylon fell

first they god rid of god


I thought they had too many gods? Like your sentence.
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jumi
02/25/18 11:25:29 AM
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Fair, next.
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Skye Reynolds
02/25/18 11:54:53 AM
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Freedom From Religion Foundation

With a name like that, you know they have got to be a bunch of assholes.
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DarkChozoGhost
02/25/18 11:58:05 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Among the items that were taken down at Roosevelt Elementary School a cross, a poster listing virtues and vices and a poster that read, In God We Trust and a picture frame that included the American flag and the words God Bless America.

UnfairRepresent posted...
The atheists also took issue because there was a Childs Christian Bible in the school library but no other religious texts.

Fair, next. Get some other religious texts for that library if you're gonna have any.
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SageHarpuia
02/25/18 9:52:17 PM
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*looks at school shootings*
*looks at this topic*

Huh.
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NOM
02/25/18 9:54:18 PM
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KainWind posted...
Will they put it back if a furious Christian complains?

I guess you'd call that the....

Faith of the Furious

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PepperoniMaster
02/25/18 9:57:08 PM
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So all it took was one mentally ill individual for the teacher to comply.

What a country we live in.
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Reis
02/25/18 9:59:16 PM
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Good shit

Hail Satan!
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SageHarpuia
02/25/18 9:59:39 PM
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NOM posted...
KainWind posted...
Will they put it back if a furious Christian complains?

I guess you'd call that the....

Faith of the Furious

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

.... I am so sorry.

This was not witty enough to warrant its own topic.
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iPhone_7
02/25/18 10:01:22 PM
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Its unfortunate that so many public institutions dont already adhere to the separation of church and state. Having said that, this parent sounds like an asshole.
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LinksLiege
02/25/18 10:03:37 PM
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GATTJT posted...
Is this a public school? Public schools are state funded and separation of church and state should apply to them.

This.

Sorry Christians in the USA - you don't get to ignore the rules whenever you want anymore.
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SageHarpuia
02/25/18 10:15:54 PM
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What you are calling for isn't "seperation", it's "suppression". As long as the teachers weren't teaching about Christianity in a class that had nothing to do with it, it's totally within a teacher's rights to have Christian symbols in their classroom. As for the Bible in the library, it's still a book no matter how you look at it. If books with religious themes aren't allowed then they should also prohibit books with references to the Big Bang Theory and Evolution for their promotion of secular ideologies.
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Darmik
02/25/18 10:17:41 PM
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"Thank the Lord"? That sounded like a prayer. A prayer in a public school. God has no place within these walls, just like facts don't have a place within an organized religion.
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Damn_Underscore
02/25/18 10:21:15 PM
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Well the first amendment says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" sooo
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Zeeak4444
02/25/18 10:36:45 PM
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SageHarpuia posted...
What you are calling for isn't "seperation", it's "suppression". As long as the teachers weren't teaching about Christianity in a class that had nothing to do with it, it's totally within a teacher's rights to have Christian symbols in their classroom. As for the Bible in the library, it's still a book no matter how you look at it. If books with religious themes aren't allowed then they should also prohibit books with references to the Big Bang Theory and Evolution for their promotion of secular ideologies.


And there goes the credibility.
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SageHarpuia
02/25/18 10:43:26 PM
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Zeeak4444 posted...
SageHarpuia posted...
What you are calling for isn't "seperation", it's "suppression". As long as the teachers weren't teaching about Christianity in a class that had nothing to do with it, it's totally within a teacher's rights to have Christian symbols in their classroom. As for the Bible in the library, it's still a book no matter how you look at it. If books with religious themes aren't allowed then they should also prohibit books with references to the Big Bang Theory and Evolution for their promotion of secular ideologies.


And there goes the credibility.

Because your theory is more valid than mine?
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knuxnole
02/25/18 10:44:10 PM
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Good. Glad to see this happening

They still say it at my school, I have to say it when I stand for the pledge tomorrow...
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a42ozslushie
02/25/18 10:44:33 PM
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Those damn intolerant Christians
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TheCyborgNinja
02/25/18 10:44:48 PM
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KainWind posted...
Will they put it back if a furious Christian complains?

No, but if a Muslim does they probably will.
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BuckVanHammer
02/25/18 10:49:34 PM
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Good.Public schools need to stick to Garfield and bookit posters.
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Im_JustMe0129
02/25/18 10:49:48 PM
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If God "isn't real" to them then why do atheists hate Him to the point of near implosion? Surely if you believe something is not real, you would not waste energy hating it so fervently.

Unless......
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prince_leo
02/25/18 10:53:52 PM
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I think that no new gov't buildings / monuments / etc. should have anything referencing the bible or God, but I don't think it's worth it to go back and remove them
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Damn_Underscore
02/25/18 10:55:18 PM
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Zeeak4444
02/25/18 10:56:23 PM
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SageHarpuia posted...
Zeeak4444 posted...
SageHarpuia posted...
What you are calling for isn't "seperation", it's "suppression". As long as the teachers weren't teaching about Christianity in a class that had nothing to do with it, it's totally within a teacher's rights to have Christian symbols in their classroom. As for the Bible in the library, it's still a book no matter how you look at it. If books with religious themes aren't allowed then they should also prohibit books with references to the Big Bang Theory and Evolution for their promotion of secular ideologies.


And there goes the credibility.

Because your theory is more valid than mine?


Because ones specifically denoted to have "no religious or spiritual bias" and the other doesn't.
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Zeeak4444
02/25/18 10:59:59 PM
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Im_JustMe0129 posted...
If God "isn't real" to them then why do atheists hate Him to the point of near implosion? Surely if you believe something is not real, you would not waste energy hating it so fervently.

Unless......


Unless people use God to stop scientific progression and dictate how people can conduct themselves.

You're acting like belief in "God" is just a personal belief and people hate that. No, people hate it because we make laws based around gods wishes.

Could a statement like yours be more clueless?
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Reis
02/25/18 11:00:32 PM
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SageHarpuia posted...

Because your theory is more valid than mine?

Look how mad this lib is hahahahaha lmfao
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Dragonblade01
02/25/18 11:02:01 PM
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I kind of agree with some of the complaints, but it's a tricky line to walk. Obviously, you don't want to completely eliminate a teacher's ability to decorate their classroom and put up things that could encourage the students and provide positive messages. But you also don't want the students to feel forced into or surrounded by some specific religion/ideology.

Having the Bible in the library is a silly complaint though. I mean, sure, they could have books from other religions as well. I would even encourage that. But the Bible being in a school library isn't exactly uncommon, nor should it be all that big an offense. It's just a book.
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Im_JustMe0129
02/25/18 11:03:31 PM
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Zeeak4444 posted...
Im_JustMe0129 posted...
If God "isn't real" to them then why do atheists hate Him to the point of near implosion? Surely if you believe something is not real, you would not waste energy hating it so fervently.

Unless......


Unless people use God to stop scientific progression and dictate how people can conduct themselves.

You're acting like belief in "God" is just a personal belief and people hate that. No, people hate it because we make laws based around gods wishes.

Could a statement like yours be more clueless?

And I have no problem making laws based around God's wishes
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Reis
02/25/18 11:04:19 PM
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Im_JustMe0129 posted...
And I have no problem making laws based around God's wishes

Lmfao typical liberal hahahahah
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Zeeak4444
02/25/18 11:04:33 PM
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Im_JustMe0129 posted...
Zeeak4444 posted...
Im_JustMe0129 posted...
If God "isn't real" to them then why do atheists hate Him to the point of near implosion? Surely if you believe something is not real, you would not waste energy hating it so fervently.

Unless......


Unless people use God to stop scientific progression and dictate how people can conduct themselves.

You're acting like belief in "God" is just a personal belief and people hate that. No, people hate it because we make laws based around gods wishes.

Could a statement like yours be more clueless?

And I have no problem making laws based around God's wishes


Yeah, I don't care what people believe. I'm not some edgy atheist on a crusade against god.

You asked a question and you got the right answer. Nothing more, nothing less.
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0AbsoluteZero0
02/25/18 11:05:32 PM
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@SageHarpuia posted...
Zeeak4444 posted...
SageHarpuia posted...
What you are calling for isn't "seperation", it's "suppression". As long as the teachers weren't teaching about Christianity in a class that had nothing to do with it, it's totally within a teacher's rights to have Christian symbols in their classroom. As for the Bible in the library, it's still a book no matter how you look at it. If books with religious themes aren't allowed then they should also prohibit books with references to the Big Bang Theory and Evolution for their promotion of secular ideologies.


And there goes the credibility.

Because your theory is more valid than mine?

Uh yeah, theories that are based on evidence are more credible than theories that were created from thin air and require absolute faith since they have no tangible proof to support them. Funny how that works.

Also, would you be okay with a public school that had a teacher who decorated their classroom with Islamic posters, and the librarys only religious text was a Quran? Or is it only okay when the propaganda comes from your specific religion? Just curious
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LinksLiege
02/25/18 11:07:06 PM
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Zeeak4444 posted...
Yeah, I don't care what people believe. I'm not some edgy atheist on a crusade against god.

You asked a question and you got the right answer. Nothing more, nothing less.

Dude. It's bait.

Stop falling for it.
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knuxnole
02/25/18 11:07:51 PM
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God isn't real anyway. There is no proof.
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Im_JustMe0129
02/25/18 11:09:07 PM
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Reis posted...
Im_JustMe0129 posted...
And I have no problem making laws based around God's wishes

Lmfao typical liberal hahahahah

What? I think you got that a little backwards
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Reis
02/25/18 11:09:47 PM
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Im_JustMe0129 posted...
Reis posted...
Im_JustMe0129 posted...
And I have no problem making laws based around God's wishes

Lmfao typical liberal hahahahah

What? I think you got that a little backwards

Typical deflection from a lib lmaoooo
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Im_JustMe0129
02/25/18 11:10:50 PM
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LinksLiege posted...
Zeeak4444 posted...
Yeah, I don't care what people believe. I'm not some edgy atheist on a crusade against god.

You asked a question and you got the right answer. Nothing more, nothing less.

Dude. It's bait.

Stop falling for it.

Its not bait. I stand by what I said, I wasn't trying to troll him.
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Im_JustMe0129
02/25/18 11:12:11 PM
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Reis posted...
Im_JustMe0129 posted...
Reis posted...
Im_JustMe0129 posted...
And I have no problem making laws based around God's wishes

Lmfao typical liberal hahahahah

What? I think you got that a little backwards

Typical deflection from a lib lmaoooo

Don't you mean from a conservative? I'm not now, nor will I ever be a liberal
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Reis
02/25/18 11:14:01 PM
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Im_JustMe0129 posted...
Reis posted...
Im_JustMe0129 posted...
Reis posted...
Im_JustMe0129 posted...
And I have no problem making laws based around God's wishes

Lmfao typical liberal hahahahah

What? I think you got that a little backwards

Typical deflection from a lib lmaoooo

Don't you mean from a conservative? I'm not now, nor will I ever be a liberal

Nah only libs like you deflect so hard when they can't make a legit argument lmfao
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