WTF! - Texas bill would mandate Christianity in public schools.

[HomerJS]

Seem righties now hate the Constitution. Promoting Christianity in public school goes against the principles of the Constitution. I thought the state is not supposed to take sides for a particular religion.

Texas Senate approves bills requiring 10 Commandments in K-12 classrooms, Bible time in school

Texas Senate approves bills requiring 10 Commandments in K-12 classrooms, Bible time in school

www.yahoo.com

 

[ivwshane]

In the past you knew stuff like this would be put down with a trip to the Supreme Court…now? I’m not so sure.

 

[VRAMdemon]

From the Texas Tribune article:

“King said during a committee hearing earlier this month that the Ten Commandments are part of American heritage and it’s time to bring them back into the classroom.”

Who knew Moses was really an American (a white American at that) and the tablets he brought down from the mountaintop were originally in English. It was those pesky Jews who translated them into that weird squiggly Hebrew shit and tried to claim ownership. I mean, who writes from right to left, probably some kind of Satanic ritual. Nice try, but Jebus is gonna git y’all for that.

 

[VRAMdemon]

Just to add .... I’d bet that, when a Muslim, Jew or other religious minority student starts praying in school, or asking that something of their religion be displayed like the 10 Commandments are displayed, the school officials will find some reason why that can’t be accommodated.

It's really easy to write laws that don’t specifically favor any religion but instead rely on the cultural dominance of Christianity in our society to do the work for them. The 10 commandments law for example isn’t promoting Chistianity its promoting “American Heritage”. Of course, they are totally open to putting up any verse from the Koran that are part of our traditional American Heritage, but as luck would have it there just don’t happen to be any. Another example is the football prayer at center field. I assume the Supreme Court decision would also support a Muslim coach who took the center of the field and had the entire team and hundreds of audience members bowing to Allah.

If you’re going to play, play. Send them to school with a goat to sacrifice. Put peyote in their lunchboxes. Give them snakes to handle for show-and-tell.

 

[HomerJS]

If it ain't white and Christian, it ain't American.

 

[nakedfrog]

And it's quite obvious to anyone with ears, eyes, and a moderately functional brain that they'd be utterly seething with rage if this was associated with Islam.

From the Texas Tribune article:



Who knew Moses was really an American (a white American at that) and the tablets he brought down from the mountaintop were originally in English. It was those pesky Jews who translated them into that weird squiggly Hebrew shit and tried to claim ownership. I mean, who writes from right to left, probably some kind of Satanic ritual. Nice try, but Jebus is gonna git y’all for that.

 

[skyking]

Satanic Temple to the rescue!

 

[Iron Woode]

Seem righties now hate the Constitution. Promoting Christianity in public school goes against the principles of the Constitution. I thought the state is not supposed to take sides for a particular religion.

Texas Senate approves bills requiring 10 Commandments in K-12 classrooms, Bible time in school

Texas Senate approves bills requiring 10 Commandments in K-12 classrooms, Bible time in school

www.yahoo.com

I am pretty sure that SCOTUS has already ruled on this issue.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

I am pretty sure that SCOTUS has already ruled on this issue.

Tell that to Roe.

 

[cytg111]

So, the good news is that these things may solve our coming AI troubles, cause there is a distinct chance that an AGI will take a look around and go... Nope... and retreat back into the black box.

 

[brycejones]

Well:

Occupation: Attorney / Small Business Owner
Education: J.D., Texas A&M University School of Law; M.B.A., Dallas Baptist University; B.A., Dallas Baptist University
Legislative Experience: House Member, 1999 - 2022; Senate Member: 2023 - present
Hometown: Weatherford
Party: Republican
Senator King proudly serves the citizens of SD 10, a sprawling district with a mixture of urban, suburban, and rural interests across eight counties.

He previously served as State Representative and Parker County Justice of the Peace.

Phil King was just elected as Chairman for the Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute. He also serves on the National Board of Directors for the American Legislative Exchange Council and was the 2015 National Chair.

Phil was a police officer in Fort Worth for 15 years, a reserve officer for 26 years, and continues to serve in the Texas State Guard. A practicing attorney and small business owner, King resides in Weatherford where he and his family have been longtime members of Trinity Bible Church. Phil and his wife Terry are the proud parents of six children and seventeen grandchildren.

Board of Directors for ALEC checks out.

 

[nakedfrog]

Satanic church to the rescue!

Minor quibble, Satanic Temple, the Church of Satan is mostly more of a FYGM kind of deal (and also believe men who like blue cheese dressing are probably gay)

 

[sactoking]

I remember reading a tangential article a couple of months back. The gist was that given recent USSC rulings the door had been opened to this and now zealots are going to try to force their views on everyone because they're pretty sure it will be upheld.

 

[skyking]

Edited

 

[HomerJS]

Tell that to Roe.

I heard Alito chanting...

precedent...schmecedent, hold my beer.

 

[hal2kilo]

Seem righties now hate the Constitution. Promoting Christianity in public school goes against the principles of the Constitution. I thought the state is not supposed to take sides for a particular religion.

Texas Senate approves bills requiring 10 Commandments in K-12 classrooms, Bible time in school

Texas Senate approves bills requiring 10 Commandments in K-12 classrooms, Bible time in school

www.yahoo.com

Simple constitutional 1st amendment violation. Or the Taliban is alive and well in the US.

 

[Iron Woode]

Tell that to Roe.

ah, but the separation of Church and State is part of the Constitution while abortion was not.

 

[brycejones]

ah, but the separation of Church and State is part of the Constitution while abortion was not.

Yeah maybe the current religious nut jobs on the bench might draw the law at the state mandating religious texts be displayed in classrooms. But I would fully expect them to endorse "voluntary" displays of religious texts in class rooms.

 

[Dave_5k]

I heard Alito chanting...

precedent...schmecedent, hold my beer.

Just don't hand it to Keganaugh if you want the beer back...

 

[Pens1566]

ah, but the separation of Church and State is part of the Constitution while abortion was not.

Like that matters to the opus dei members of SCOTUS wearing a cilice under their robes ...

 

[trenchfoot]

Damn Establishment Clause of Our Constitution getting in the way of the GOP's efforts to grind it into dust again. Just you wait and see you heathen unbelievers, sooner or later y'all are going to be put under the heel of Jesus and be glad you did. /s

 

[HomerJS]

Simple constitutional 1st amendment violation. Or the Taliban is alive and well in the US.

What do you mean, "Or"?

 

[Iron Woode]

Like that matters to the opus dei members of SCOTUS wearing a cilice under their robes ...

what are they going to do? Declare the Constitution unconstitutional?

 

[Pens1566]

what are they going to do? Declare the Constitution unconstitutional?

They'll just make up something else like the major questions doctrine.

Or, ignore years and years of precedence. Or, get the facts in a case completely fucking incorrect and rule based on that. Yes, those all happened in the last term or two.

 

[MrSquished]

Christo Fascist white nationalists.

That is today's GQP.