Father Loses Custody of His Kids for Being Agnostic

[Sophus]

I don't suppose there's any real way to find out, as of right now, if there was more to the ruling than this? If this is true then it's awful.

[youtube:2oj1re9e]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ww1AilSJ3U[/youtube:2oj1re9e]

[LegendarySandwich]

This truly disgusts me.

Not much more to say than that, I guess.

[Dretlin]

Fox news? I am not American, and I even know that is cause to think twice.

Unless "Fox59" is a channel I am mistaking for another.

[tunghaichuan]

This is clearly unconstitutional, I hope the father gets this overturned.

However, the sad fact is that in the USA one is only entitled to as much justice as one can afford.  :crazy:

[Thumpalumpacus]

I'm sure the ACLU, FFRF, or AU would provide him pro bono legal help of high quality.

[Sophus]

Fox news? I am not American, and I even know that is cause to think twice.

Unless "Fox59" is a channel I am mistaking for another.

Sometimes the local stations aren't as bad as the national basic cable one.

[SSY]

Unfortunately, this type of thing is all too common. As I understand it, before this, there was a 50% split of time. Since moving to such an uneven split, I would presume a support order will be imposed, the side effect of which is more money for the state (every dollar paid in child support, the federal government coughs up a bit more), this rather pernicious incentive encourages the splitting up of families in this way.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Unfortunately, this type of thing is all too common. As I understand it, before this, there was a 50% split of time. Since moving to such an uneven split, I would presume a support order will be imposed, the side effect of which is more money for the state (every dollar paid in child support, the federal government coughs up a bit more), this rather pernicious incentive encourages the splitting up of families in this way.

That's not the case here in California.  I have my son three days a week; his mother has him four.  The 4.2 day differential/month (average) result in me having a $68/month support bill.  She, however, only sees $50.month from the state.  I assume the $18 goes to overhead, but jeezly crow, 36% overhead on what is in essence a funnel operation is horseshit.

[Dretlin]

Fox news? I am not American, and I even know that is cause to think twice.

Unless "Fox59" is a channel I am mistaking for another.

Sometimes the local stations aren't as bad as the national basic cable one.

Thank you for clearing that up.

[Ultima22689]

The USA is slowly mutating into this horrible offshoot called Jesusland, I need to get the hell out of here. I love this country but this shit is depressing, I wish I could speak french, I hear France is an awesome place to live but then again I could probably settle for Canada, won't be quite as much of a culture shock.

[Thumpalumpacus]

The USA is slowly mutating into this horrible offshoot called Jesusland, I need to get the hell out of here. I love this country but this shit is depressing, I wish I could speak french, I hear France is an awesome place to live but then again I could probably settle for Canada, won't be quite as much of a culture shock.

I disagree.  The major metrics indicate an erosion of belief and a relaxation of laws based on religion.  The extremism that we do see is caused by nervous fundies who understand that they are on the wrong side of history, I think.

[Dretlin]

The USA is slowly mutating into this horrible offshoot called Jesusland, I need to get the hell out of here. I love this country but this shit is depressing, I wish I could speak french, I hear France is an awesome place to live but then again I could probably settle for Canada, won't be quite as much of a culture shock.

France is pleasant if you do not mind the populous having a massive riot over the most trivial issues. "Oh mon dieu! Stamps have increased in price by 0.0001 cents!!"

Joking aside they are a politically passionate people, which is admirable.

[Sophus]

The USA is slowly mutating into this horrible offshoot called Jesusland, I need to get the hell out of here. I love this country but this shit is depressing, I wish I could speak french, I hear France is an awesome place to live but then again I could probably settle for Canada, won't be quite as much of a culture shock.

I disagree.  The major metrics indicate an erosion of belief and a relaxation of laws based on religion.  The extremism that we do see is caused by nervous fundies who understand that they are on the wrong side of history, I think.

Yes, I think we are pulling away from the fifties mentality. But very, very slowly.

[LegendarySandwich]

I'm thinking about moving somewhere like Australia or Japan -- or maybe even Sweden.

[Thumpalumpacus]

The USA is slowly mutating into this horrible offshoot called Jesusland, I need to get the hell out of here. I love this country but this shit is depressing, I wish I could speak french, I hear France is an awesome place to live but then again I could probably settle for Canada, won't be quite as much of a culture shock.

I disagree.  The major metrics indicate an erosion of belief and a relaxation of laws based on religion.  The extremism that we do see is caused by nervous fundies who understand that they are on the wrong side of history, I think.

Yes, I think we are pulling away from the fifties mentality. But very, very slowly.

Yes, admittedly slowly, and that's all the more reason to keep speaking out -- and not online, but irl.