Title: Florida House passes school-prayer bill‎
Post by: Sophus on April 09, 2010, 10:11:50 PM
Post by: Sophus on April 09, 2010, 10:11:50 PM
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/florida/news-article.aspx?storyid=154533
Someone remind me again why we even have a Constitution?
Someone remind me again why we even have a Constitution?
Title: Re: Florida House passes school-prayer bill‎
Post by: elliebean on April 09, 2010, 11:44:59 PM
Post by: elliebean on April 09, 2010, 11:44:59 PM
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Title: Re: Florida House passes school-prayer bill‎
Post by: Evolved on April 10, 2010, 02:42:31 AM
Post by: Evolved on April 10, 2010, 02:42:31 AM
Quote...a House panel this morning unanimously approved a watered-down school-prayer measure that sponsors hope will protect religious freedom.
What? I live in Florida, right where these decisions are being made. You can't step out into the street without tripping over a fucking Christian. They need MORE freedom?
Title: Re: Florida House passes school-prayer bill‎
Post by: Sophus on April 10, 2010, 04:54:23 AM
Post by: Sophus on April 10, 2010, 04:54:23 AM
elliebeanQuote from: "Evolved"What? I live in Florida, right where these decisions are being made. You can't step out into the street without tripping over a fucking Christian. They need MORE freedom?Tell me about it. It sucks that my kid is now not going to able to attend anything extracurricular without having to put up with the social pressure to participate in prayer. And who knows what kind of crap will be said in those prayers. This state is asinine.
Title: Re: Florida House passes school-prayer bill‎
Post by: NeoHeathen on April 11, 2010, 06:54:51 AM
Post by: NeoHeathen on April 11, 2010, 06:54:51 AM
I don't care if you pray in school but don't cry about it if I start laughing.
Title: Re: Florida House passes school-prayer bill‎
Post by: buttercupbaby on April 20, 2010, 01:01:52 AM
Post by: buttercupbaby on April 20, 2010, 01:01:52 AM
I wonder what they're teaching in science class over there. 
Title: Re: Florida House passes school-prayer bill‎
Post by: curiosityandthecat on April 20, 2010, 01:39:41 PM
Post by: curiosityandthecat on April 20, 2010, 01:39:41 PM
Quote from: "buttercupbaby"I wonder what they're teaching in science class over there.Something close to this, probably:
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Title: Re: Florida House passes school-prayer bill‎
Post by: karadan on April 20, 2010, 03:08:14 PM
Post by: karadan on April 20, 2010, 03:08:14 PM
"My graduation was to thank the people who helped get me there," Allen told the House panel. "I couldn't have given a speech without thanking God."
Why? WHY?? WHY?!
Why anyone would want to palm off their own hard work on something which had nothing to do with their success has always been beyond me. Surely it must lead to pretty hollow victories if you have to ascribe all the work done to someone who wasn't even there!
Why? WHY?? WHY?!
Why anyone would want to palm off their own hard work on something which had nothing to do with their success has always been beyond me. Surely it must lead to pretty hollow victories if you have to ascribe all the work done to someone who wasn't even there!
Title: Re: Florida House passes school-prayer bill‎
Post by: pinkocommie on April 20, 2010, 06:24:58 PM
Post by: pinkocommie on April 20, 2010, 06:24:58 PM
Quote from: "karadan""My graduation was to thank the people who helped get me there," Allen told the House panel. "I couldn't have given a speech without thanking God."
Why? WHY?? WHY?!
Why anyone would want to palm off their own hard work on something which had nothing to do with their success has always been beyond me. Surely it must lead to pretty hollow victories if you have to ascribe all the work done to someone who wasn't even there!
God is like the ultimate rabbit's foot. If they kid doesn't thank him, the 'good luck' will end. Of course, that 100% ignores the fact that good luck has far less to do with graduating than hard work, but I think for a lot of people, this is what happens when they put all that faith into a god - they have far less faith in themselves.