Comments on: What First Amendment? http://www.stateofprotest.com/religion/what-first-amendment/ Rational Activism at Work Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:08:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: madame_zora http://www.stateofprotest.com/religion/what-first-amendment/#comment-31 madame_zora Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:39:20 +0000 http://www.stateofprotest.com/2007/11/16/what-first-amendment/#comment-31 If one plans to homeschool, they should also avail themselves of texts and lesson plans from the public schools, as most of those from the homeschooling clubs are highly Christian in content. As it stands now, homeschooling is very difficult for non-Christians, and public schooling cannot be trusted as secular, despite the Constitutional assurances. Individual principals and school boards have too much latitude, and are operating on the principle that it's easier to get forgiveness than permission. We're cranking out an army of soldiers for Jesus. If one plans to homeschool, they should also avail themselves of texts and lesson plans from the public schools, as most of those from the homeschooling clubs are highly Christian in content. As it stands now, homeschooling is very difficult for non-Christians, and public schooling cannot be trusted as secular, despite the Constitutional assurances. Individual principals and school boards have too much latitude, and are operating on the principle that it’s easier to get forgiveness than permission.

We’re cranking out an army of soldiers for Jesus.

]]> By: Absinthium http://www.stateofprotest.com/religion/what-first-amendment/#comment-8 Absinthium Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:33:14 +0000 http://www.stateofprotest.com/2007/11/16/what-first-amendment/#comment-8 Hmm... Makes me wish I had started a pro-transvestite anarchist atheist socialist anti-censorship club at MY school back in the day. I'm sure that sort of thing would not have been tolerated. It was mandatory for us to stand for the pledge of allegiance before school each day, and those of us that refused (as many of us did because of the phrase "under God") were subject to disciplinary action. This is the same school district that had a Fellowship of Christian athletes after school club, and where I personally got in trouble for wearing an "Antichrist Superstar" t-shrit and *GASP!* blue lipstick. The schools in this country are growing into something bizarre and frightening. Those that make the rules are going completely unchecked and have nothing but their own incredibly religious agendas in mind. Any kid that does not fit into the flimsily defined mold of a "good" student is treated as subhuman. Any parent that cares about their child's wellbeing should strongly consider either homeschooling their kids or doing something drastic to correct the glaring attempt at indoctrination that goes on each and every day. Hmm… Makes me wish I had started a pro-transvestite anarchist atheist socialist anti-censorship club at MY school back in the day. I’m sure that sort of thing would not have been tolerated. It was mandatory for us to stand for the pledge of allegiance before school each day, and those of us that refused (as many of us did because of the phrase “under God”) were subject to disciplinary action. This is the same school district that had a Fellowship of Christian athletes after school club, and where I personally got in trouble for wearing an “Antichrist Superstar” t-shrit and *GASP!* blue lipstick.

The schools in this country are growing into something bizarre and frightening. Those that make the rules are going completely unchecked and have nothing but their own incredibly religious agendas in mind. Any kid that does not fit into the flimsily defined mold of a “good” student is treated as subhuman. Any parent that cares about their child’s wellbeing should strongly consider either homeschooling their kids or doing something drastic to correct the glaring attempt at indoctrination that goes on each and every day.

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