#11
|
Re: Atheist Teen Forces School to Remove Prayer from Wall After 49 Years
In March 2011, the committee met again to hear public comments on the issue. Twenty-six adults spoke at the meeting, 24 of whom were in favor of keeping banner. Even one speaker who described himself as an atheist threatened to "assemble a group of people to surround the school and protect the Mural," if the ACLU took down the banner, the document states. At the end of the meeting, committee member Michael Traficante announced the decision to keep the banner in its current state. Later that month, the committee decided to place an explanation next to the banner, detailing its decision to keep the prayer without alteration for "historic and cultural reasons." The ACLU formally filed suit on April 4, 2011. The sign remains, the school is appealing |
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Nutbutter For This Useful Post: | ||
Brainplague, daughterofthenight, jsmlove |
#12
|
Re: Atheist Teen Forces School to Remove Prayer from Wall After 49 Years
Good on her, screw religion ![]() |
The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to xstunt1ngx For This Useful Post: | ||
dankboosh, Kusanagi, Rackas321, Vera Wang |
#13
| |
Re: Atheist Teen Forces School to Remove Prayer from Wall After 49 Years
Quote:
![]() |
The Following User Says Thank You to Brainplague For This Useful Post: | ||
Nutbutter |
#14
|
Re: Atheist Teen Forces School to Remove Prayer from Wall After 49 Years
Interesting to hear how this girl is in fear of her well-being from the "decent, God-fearing" Christians in her town. Oh, the hypocrisy.
|
The Following 9 Users Say Thank You to Cumulonimbus For This Useful Post: | ||
bdjackass318, Brainplague, dankboosh, daughterofthenight, HairyGrape, Iliketurtles, mansonsturtle, Rackas321, Vera Wang |
#15
| |
Re: Atheist Teen Forces School to Remove Prayer from Wall After 49 Years
Quote:
|
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Hvergelmir For This Useful Post: | ||
bdjackass318, dankboosh, Vera Wang |
#16
|
Re: Atheist Teen Forces School to Remove Prayer from Wall After 49 Years
i'm a Christian and i fully support every atheist's right to disbelieve. i do not support their right to dismantle everything that offends them. close your eyes, turn away, get a life. |
The Following 10 Users Say Thank You to daughterofthenight For This Useful Post: | ||
Azimuth, Brainplague, Cumulonimbus, DeeMarieGK, DiamondSmiles, jsmlove, Nutbutter, Sharon, Tefik, Xfactor |
The Following 5 Users Said Fuck Off to daughterofthenight For This Post: | ||
dankboosh,
Needh3lp,
Rackas321,
Vera Wang,
xstunt1ngx |
#17
|
Re: Atheist Teen Forces School to Remove Prayer from Wall After 49 Years
No matter what your religious beliefs, I think removing things such as this is part of reason for all of the troubled youths in the US at least. Don't look at it, if you don't like it. We said the Pledge of Alligience every day at school and I don't think it affected any of us in a harmful way. If you don't want to join in, just stand there and don't say it. I hate the war and loss of so many lives, but, I respect our soldiers and what they do for the rest of us. "In God We Trust". Maybe not, but, I don't think it every killed anyone to say it in this country. I'm still undecided with my beliefs, but, I keep an open mind and if I go into a place or worship, I dress accordingly and respect the beliefs for the short time I'm there out of respect for the people I'm with. To me, it's no big deal. Youths need something or somebody to believe in. |
The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to DiamondSmiles For This Useful Post: | ||
Cumulonimbus, DeeMarieGK, rabenson, Tefik |
The Following 4 Users Said Fuck Off to DiamondSmiles For This Post: | ||
dankboosh,
Iliketurtles,
Needh3lp,
Vera Wang |
#18
|
Re: Atheist Teen Forces School to Remove Prayer from Wall After 49 Years
God isn't real. Move on. Good for her! ![]() |
The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to Weatherly For This Useful Post: | ||
HairyGrape, Iliketurtles, Needh3lp, Rackas321, Vera Wang |
#19
|
Re: Atheist Teen Forces School to Remove Prayer from Wall After 49 Years
Believe in yourself.
|
The Following 7 Users Say Thank You to Weatherly For This Useful Post: | ||
dankboosh, HairyGrape, Iliketurtles, Needh3lp, Pogrom, Rackas321, Vera Wang |
#20
|
Re: Atheist Teen Forces School to Remove Prayer from Wall After 49 Years
Again, would you be okay with me putting up a sign that said "Jesus doesn't exist", or with someone else putting up a sign that read "Praise be to Allah!" or "Hail Satan!"?
|
The Following 7 Users Say Thank You to Hvergelmir For This Useful Post: | ||
dankboosh, HairyGrape, Iliketurtles, Pogrom, Rackas321, soonerpimp, Vera Wang |