BDS/Chrisitan Sharia news

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"boutons would rather they be stuck in the public school with no options/choice"

goddam, you're stupid

the widespread result of for-profit schools and colleges is total mediocrity, fraud. Even non-profit charters are a scam, because they subcontract everything to for-profit companies

public schools have been the basis of America's success for many decades, but the VRWC/capitalists MUST get their filthy hands every last dollar, and now that means privatizing public orgs, goods.

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DeVos Sees Public Education As A Biblical Battlefield

She is a doctrinaire right-winger who means to destroy public education, replacing it with a system of religious schools that serve the middle class and the wealthy. Implacably hostile to the public commons, she would rip apart a core asset of our democracy.

Her defenders insist that all DeVos wants is to ensure an excellent education for every child and to rescue those who are stuck in failing schools. They point to her advocacy for “school choice” as proof that she would give poor parents an opportunity to send their children to high-performing schools outside their neighborhoods.

But “school choice” is a deceptive term. It encompasses support for charters, public schools that, at their best, break away from the hidebound techniques of traditional public schools to boost the achievement of even students from modest backgrounds.

But DeVos’ advocacy for for-profit charter schools in Michigan (most of the nation’s charter schools are nonprofit) hasn’t helped students. It has only enriched charter school operators.

The term “school choice” also encompasses vouchers, which subvert tax dollars to support private schools.

In those states where vouchers have gained a toehold, the programs usually work by providing parents with a grant, funded by taxpayer dollars, to send their children to any school they choose.

As it turns out, though, most of them don’t serve the poorest households because the grants aren’t large enough. Vouchers average from $2,000 to $5,000.

Parochial school tuition averages around $7,000 a year, while nonreligious private schools tend to be much higher. Where would the poorest kids get the rest of the money?

She’s a member of an ultraconservative Calvinist sect that believes in “predestination” — God has already decided who is going to heaven before we are born — and worships private enterprise.

Speaking to The Gathering, an annual meeting of super-wealthy conservative Christians in 2001, DeVos compared “the system of education in the country” to a biblical battlefield where Israelites fought the Philistines,

she means to push vouchers, which would starve public schools of desperately needed funds, to advance her right-wing religious views. Nothing is more dangerous to liberal democratic values than that.

http://www.nationalmemo.com/devos-biblical-battlefield/

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Alabama joins anti-web-smut crusade with mandatory opt-out filters

Republican politico has something of an obsession with onanism

Yet another American state has seen legislation introduced to include mandatory anti-pornography filters on any internet-capable device – or else.

Alabama state rep Jack Williams (R-Montgomery) has proposed House Bill 428 that is virtually identical to red-tape put forward in North Dakota and South Carolina. If enacted, from January 1, 2018, all internet-capable devices must, by default, block "obscene" websites, child abuse images, revenge porn havens, and webpages that offer the services of sex workers.

Selling a device without one of these filters to an adult would become a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in prison and a $6,000 fine.

Selling one to a minor would be a Class C felony, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in the clink and fines of up to $30,000 per offense.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/0...ismut_crusade/

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Gov. Abbott and AG Paxton Ask Congress to Pass Bill Allowing Political Endorsements in Church


The two Republican state officials have asked Congress to pass the Free Speech Fairness Act, a measure that would override the Johnson Amendment — the 60-year-old rule baring tax-exempt organizations, like churches and non-profits, from endorsing political campaigns.

Or, in the words of New York Times political reporter Jeremy Peters, "one of the brightest lines in the legal separation between religion and politics."

Abbott and Paxton argue that the Fairness Act — or House Bill 172 — would allow pastors to speak without the threat of censorship, and even help improve political dialogue. They use an arguably bizarre example to prove this point.

"Churches ...played less well-known, but certainly significant, roles in political discussions, including legislation in the early 1800s to criminalize dueling."

Paxton and Abbott also didn't mention the major self-serving benefit of this bill's passage.

Overturning the Johnson Amendment, named after Texas' own Lyndon B. Johnson, would allow tax-free donations to a church or charity organization to directly fund a political campaign.

Unsurprisingly,

conservative Christian organizations (like the notoriously anti-LGBT Family Research Council), who fill the pockets of far-right Republicans like Paxton and Abbott, wholeheartedly support this reversal.

http://www.sacurrent.com/the-daily/a...ents-in-church

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Christ, in His slave state incarnation, LOVES a police state

Alabama senate votes to let church create its own police force

It would be the first time an individual Alabama church would be granted its own law enforcement.

https://thinkprogress.org/alabama-se...e-1c1cb327b7ca

Of course, the church's police force would be as well trained, would be the very best people, just like sheriff deputies staffed with fired cops.

[Chucho]

Boots,

How cool are you with your Liberal news sources NOT reporting 1 iota of the Christian genocide going on at the hands of Sharia Law followers?

Just trying to fathom your unfathomable bias and bigotry against the Christian faith...and also, when are you just going to admit you're a hateful bigot as well? Not that noone knows you're not, but just for the record's sake...

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Betsy DeVos wants more character development in schools. That’s a big problem.

Buckle up, kids.


An eighth grader was locked up for throwing skittles on a schoolbus.


A 6-year-old girl was handcuffed for taking candy from a teacher’s desk.


An officer slammed and dragged a high school girl, because she wouldn’t put her phone down. A Texas cop choked a 14-year-old boy over a shoving match in school.


A middle school student was suspended and charged for allegedly stealing a carton of milk from a cafeteria?—?even though he didn’t do it.
Across the country, teachers rely on law enforcement and draconian punishments to correct students’ behavior in the classroom. In the Era of Trump, extreme discipline is poised to get worse.


Betsy DeVos said that character development and values are lacking in schools, which contributes to poor achievement. But education advocates and legal experts say poor achievement stems from racist and punitive policies disguised as character development, and worry about the future of the school-to-prison pipeline under DeVos’ leadership.


DeVos said she would change course and “defer to the judgment of state and local officials” on the subject of biased discipline in school. “I do not think the nation’s governors want me to come to their states and tell them what to do,” she said.
As Secretary of Education, DeVos has been quiet about the school-to-prison pipeline. But her comments about character development and her general desire to privatize public schools are setting off alarm bells. Advocates fear that biased discipline will become even more harsh in schools and further jeopardize marginalized students.


“The language around values and character development isn’t necessarily negative in and of itself,”


“But the problem is it could invite further bias against minority students and students with disabilities.”


https://thinkprogress.org/betsy-devos-and-the-future-of-school-discipline-7653c7485533


Nothing good, for students, is gonna come from this ignorant, ideological Christian Taliban rich . For-profit charter schools will continue to transfer $100Bs of taxpayer money into BigCorp pockets.,

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White House aims for Thursday signing of religious liberty executive order

The signing would represent a major triumph for Vice President Mike Pence—whose push for religious-freedom legislation backfired mightily when he served as governor of Indiana—and his allies in the conservative movement.

The original draft order, which would have established broad exemptions for people and groups to claim religious objections under virtually any cir stance, was leaked to The Nation on Feb. 1

text said it hasn’t been dialed back much—if at all—since the February leak. “The language is very, very strong,”

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/02/donald-trump-religious-liberty-executive-order-237888

iow, Biblical hate from Bible-humping Christian Taliban trumps the Cons ution.

[Chucho]

White House aims for Thursday signing of religious liberty executive order

The signing would represent a major triumph for Vice President Mike Pence—whose push for religious-freedom legislation backfired mightily when he served as governor of Indiana—and his allies in the conservative movement.

The original draft order, which would have established broad exemptions for people and groups to claim religious objections under virtually any cir stance, was leaked to The Nation on Feb. 1

text said it hasn’t been dialed back much—if at all—since the February leak. “The language is very, very strong,”

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/02/donald-trump-religious-liberty-executive-order-237888

iow, Biblical hate from Bible-humping Christian Taliban trumps the Cons ution.

If Christians weren't the most openly attacked and persecuted group in the country, and the world overall, this wouldn't be necessary. Spare the hatred, bigotry and stereotypes you and the like will spew to justify why someone should be told to do something by one group against your will and beliefs and the ridiculousness of "it gives them the freedom to openly discriminate rabblerabblebiasedbigotedcommentrabble" bull .

Private-owned businesses should always be able to decide to whom they serve/sell/cater to. As a general public, we all have the choice to whom we patronize and give our business to, the businesses should have the same power. The inverse is that people can choose NOT to visit an undesirable business.

There's no right and wrong when objectively looking at it. Religious people shouldn't have their beliefs impeded and can CHOOSE not to serve anyone the same way people can decide not to be patrons of their business. It comes down to belief vs belief and keeping each group of believers defined and separated.

Anti-religious bigots can make insults and statements about religion as "thoughts and beliefs" the same way anti-LGBT bigots can prove there is no natural or scientific basis to conclude that transgerderism and sexuality is natural, it's every bit a choice as religion is.

Keep the nuts away from each other and don't empower one more than the other. LGBTs are more than free to open their businesses and refuse to serve religious believers as well.

[Blake]

Oh so you're cool if a business denies service based on skin color.

Neat.

[spurraider21]

Oh so you're cool if a business denies service based on skin color.

Neat.

depends which skin color. as we know in booboos world, there's no such thing as being racist against whitey

[Chucho]

Oh so you're cool if a business denies service based on skin color.

Neat.

Selective twisting of words. Nice.

I'm cool with people being able to spread the word and actually having some recourse if a business rejects a group for whatever reason. I was talking about religion vs. LGBT, but to humor you, what religious beliefs would prevent a religious group from serving a different skin color? When does a specific skin color try and force their beliefs onto a religious group to the point where it's persecution?

Explaining that would be neat.

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If Christians weren't the most openly attacked and persecuted group in the country, and the world overall, this wouldn't be necessary.

what rights, specifically, are christians lacking? have christians lost the right to enter into heterosexual marriages, have children, raise families, attend church, take their children to church, say prayers every morning, night, and before meals?

have christians lost the right to not use contraceptives? are christians being forced into abortions that contradict their religion? have christians lost the right to vote? have christians lost the ability to send their children to private christian schools?

or are you just mad because of starbucks cups and

if you can point out examples of christians that were forced by the government to stop attending church, were forced into a sexual marriage, were forced to raise their kids as muslim, and were forced into getting an abortion when they didnt want one, i'll be glad to share your concerns.

having to see a gay man on TV isn't a war against your religion

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"If Christians weren't the most openly attacked and persecuted group in the country"

goddam, you're ING STUPID

[Chucho]

"If Christians weren't the most openly attacked and persecuted group in the country"

goddam, you're ING STUPID

Says the guy who avoids backing up his words, even when he cuts the quote to benefit him. That "why is that?" line is probably the second scariest things to people like Booty.

Go back to posting your 5,000 LOLiberal garbage articles no one reads and then ponder on who is ing stupid, Lonely Facist Soldier Boy.

[Chucho]

what rights, specifically, are christians lacking? have christians lost the right to enter into heterosexual marriages, have children, raise families, attend church, take their children to church, say prayers every morning, night, and before meals?

have christians lost the right to not use contraceptives? are christians being forced into abortions that contradict their religion? have christians lost the right to vote? have christians lost the ability to send their children to private christian schools?

or are you just mad because of starbucks cups and

if you can point out examples of christians that were forced by the government to stop attending church, were forced into a sexual marriage, were forced to raise their kids as muslim, and were forced into getting an abortion when they didnt want one, i'll be glad to share your concerns.

having to see a gay man on TV isn't a war against your religion

Denial. You deny the persecution, as a Fascist would deny the Holucaust. The Liberal Media flat out denies Westerners information on the largest genocide in the world by refusing to report it. That is just disgusting. To deny that is to be LOLiberal.

Selective Ignorance. See above about the LOLiberal media blocking such a crime against humanity.

Hypocrisy. The Left is as intolerant of Christians as Neocons are of Muslims. One belief just happens to be more grounded to reality with actual instances to justify those (wrong) feelings. The Left has an issue with Christianity because it's opposition to the Leftist perverse sense of morality. The Left has an issue with ALL opposition because, well, that's how Fascism works.

LOLiberal rhetoric that the "Christians don't want us doing anything. They are persecuting US! We are trying to tell them what to do, but they keep arguing back! Archaic loons not wanting to cater to modern day nut-cases thinking they are of another gender they can't be are the ing problem!"

Minimalizing and trivalizing their grievances and concerns and then justify the hatred and bigotry with dumb ery like "well, the Christians did this the last XXXXX years, so we are justified in our actions".

[Blake]

Private-owned businesses should always be able to decide to whom they serve/sell/cater to.

No blacks allowed

[Blake]

Denial. You deny the persecution, as a Fascist would deny the Holucaust.

Poor American Christians. Concentration camps are next.

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No blacks allowed

no shoes, no shirts, no white skin, no service.

[spurraider21]

If Christians weren't the most openly attacked and persecuted group in the country, and the world overall, this wouldn't be necessary.

what rights, specifically, are christians lacking? have christians lost the right to enter into heterosexual marriages, have children, raise families, attend church, take their children to church, say prayers every morning, night, and before meals?

have christians lost the right to not use contraceptives? are christians being forced into abortions that contradict their religion? have christians lost the right to vote? have christians lost the ability to send their children to private christian schools?

or are you just mad because of starbucks cups and

if you can point out examples of christians that were forced by the government to stop attending church, were forced into a sexual marriage, were forced to raise their kids as muslim, and were forced into getting an abortion when they didnt want one, i'll be glad to share your concerns.

having to see a gay man on TV isn't a war against your religion

Chucho

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Texas bill allows religious discrimination for adoption

The Texas House of Representatives has passed a bill that allows adoption agencies and foster carers to reject applicants based on their religious beliefs and lifestyle choices.

The bill will let state-funded and private organizations make decisions about prospective parents based on their religious beliefs, meaning that

couples who are gay, Jewish, Muslim or interfaith could be rejected when seeking to take care of a child.

The bill could also affect people who have been divorced and remarried, or those who are single.

Additionally, the bill provides a legal cover for agencies who use "religious freedom" as the basis for making their decision.

While five other states have passed similar laws, Texas’ is one of the few that extends to state-funded agencies.


http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/texa...e+Raw+Story%29

[Blake]

But it's the Christians that are persecuted tho

[spurraider21]

Chucho still no response, and you've been active today. what's wrong?

[spurraider21]

this good christian man finally rebelled against persecution

[Chucho]

But it's the Christians that are persecuted tho

They are.