You just know that if an Islamic madrassa had been trying to scarf up some taxpayer dollars, Oklahoma and the Trump maladministration would have been arguing the complete opposite position - with Scalia and Thomas nodding in agreement.
It's all politics, no principles with those bastards.
I thought it was all prophecy, and Jesus had to die so they could all get into heaven? The mythology is a little confusing, but in any event the Jews were framed, and Christianity requires Jesus to die so they should thank the Jews for the Christian religion. Or, just hear me out, they could leave the Jews alone. They should try that for once.
Better not be a wool / linen blend violating the Decree of Sha'atnez! That would literally rip the βfabricβ of Spacetime beyond the powers of heavenly repair π!!!
The school was to be a virtual Catholic Charter school, named for St. Isidore of Seville, a 7th century church leader sometimes called the βpatron saint of the internetβ
And right there you know the whole thing will be a giant money pit of corruption with a bunch of fake students so they can get that tax payer money.
"he feared that if that were allowed, theyβd have to allow for taxpayer-funded Muslim schools as well. "
Oh not just Muslim schools. The Church of Satan would be *all over* this in two clicks of the devil's hoof, you know they would. And I would hope some Oklahoma pagans would get it together to ask for funding for a Witch School. Maybe Church of All Worlds could open one with the requisite, Did You Remember to Dress? sign just inside the front door. Watching the head explosions these would cause would almost be worth getting the stupid bill passed.
A country where some of the colonies were a result of fleeing religious persecution, that has made the free practice of religion a bed stone of its governance and explicitly wrote in its foundational documents that government and religion should not cross streams inhabited by a large contingent of the population that says they are in favor of the constitution, but then acts in direct opposition to the plain letter of the document.
Barrett is our only flood gate against the rising tide of Christian nationalism. Forgive me if I, ironically, donβt have much faith here. She is more principled than her male counterparts for the most part, which is damning her with faint praise. But I guess we have to take what we can get, for now. The 4th vote with the liberal wing was Roberts I assume?
Sheβs got a modicum of integrity, apparently. Thomas, on the other hand, wouldnβt recuse himself if Anita Hill herself were arguing a case before him.
I attended a Catholic grade school (grades 1-8), operated by the local parish, using a somewhat local order of nuns mostly (there was a couple of grades with lay teachers). Shitty education, Lots of wasted time daily: A mandatory mass attendance every day, catechism class every day, plenty of cult worship of the divinity, non-existent science classes, overcrowded classrooms etc. I don't know what it's like now (I'm 78 yo), but I sure as hell don't want to be paying for such nonsense indoctrination with my taxes - which I pay plenty of. My parents accepted the financial burden of sending 6 kids through 8 grades, bless their memories. That was their choice - but I'm sure my mom (who was the driving force for it) would probably say "A lot of good that did!" as most of us abandoned the Church for good when we grew up.
No, not really. I actually stayed in it all the way through college, attending Sunday mass pretty regularly. I was steeped in the stuff and didn't really give it any critical thinking until I was doing a year in Viet Nam (1970). First real exposure to non-Christian thinking and society. Not long after doing some questioning of authority of all kinds, I did the opposite of those who say they "found Jesus". I found atheism. Never looked back.
Thatβs good. You were able to make an informed decision. One of the reasons so many of the fundamentalist right hate education is because it exposes the children theyβve been trying to indoctrinate to critical thinking and other ideologies. Canβt have that now, can we?!
Isidore of Seville was also the asshole who said that while it was against Church Law for the Visigoth king Sisebut to forcibly baptize Jews, baptism is baptism, and they canβt go back to practicing Jewish tradition.
Unfortunately, thereβs a town here in San Diego called San Ysidro.
And I just learned about Pope Pius IX and the Edgardo Mortara case. Baptizing and kidnapping Jewish children. If the church is so amazing, why go to such lengths? π€¬
There are still dirtbag priests who say that Pope Pius the Execrable was correct to order young Edgardo to be kidnapped and sentenced to a living death in a monastery.
π Theyβre so thirsty. Glaring sign of insecurity.
He was so indoctrinated with that particularly virulent form of Stockholm Syndrome he was never able to go back to his faith and his family even when given the opportunity later. Died a Catholic priest.
If tax dollars donβt go to it, it isnβt a charter school. The government funding is what makes it a charter rather than a private school . So if you donβt want tax dollars to pay for them, you can just express that you donβt think there should be charter schools (I mention this for informational purposes only, and I wonβt get into my personal views on whether we should or should not have charter schools, because I work in school finance for a state department of education π).
| Governor Kevin Stitt ... posted a statement to Xitter, reading ... "There will be another case just like this one and Justice Barrett will break the tie."
I dunno about y'all, but I am *REALLY* looking forward to the Satanic Temple opening Baphomet's Sparkly Balls Montessori out there in Oklahoma on the gubbermint dime.
I still don't get that one. The whole Christian religion is based on the redemptive death of Jesus and how would it have happened if he didn't DIE? Plus, if you want to blame someone for that, how about his dad?
Here's a thing I don't hear much about. Once the fundies break down the wall between church and state they think they will tell the state how to do shit. It may well turn the other way round and the. state will be telling them what to do. We already see what a sleazebag administration is willing to do to education, next will be churches.
They're fine with that because they want the government to stop the liberal churches as well as any religious institutions of other faiths (especially Islam).
They have another case that SCOTUS will be deciding soon, the challenge from some Texas fuck (and he's a real piece of work; I wish I had never heard of this vile excuse of a human being) that the government shouldn't have to cover PreP (sp?) b/c "dirty homosexuals."
As a so-called medical doctor, he's also against counseling parents about childhood obesity (freedumb, I guess?), STI screenings, and counseling for alcoholics (personal responsibility and "dirty drunks," I guess?)
Also, he wanted "those sons of bitches" killed (sons of bitches = protestors). Get a load of this hateful, vile, repugnant MAGAT piece of christofascist SHIT:
"Hotze has in recent years made headlines outside of anti-LGBTQ+ advocacy. In 2020, during George Floyd protests, he left a voicemail for the Texas governor urging that he βkill the son of a bitchesβ, referring to demonstrators."
I'm sure he was this close >< from using the Hard R.
If this shit wins, I don't know what to say about the state of the country's electorate. And yes, sorry, but it's a FUCKING ROTTEN, VILE ELECTORATE.
"Amy, what the fuck are you doing?"
"Clarence, we've discussed this. You do you, but leave me the fuck alone."
You just know that if an Islamic madrassa had been trying to scarf up some taxpayer dollars, Oklahoma and the Trump maladministration would have been arguing the complete opposite position - with Scalia and Thomas nodding in agreement.
It's all politics, no principles with those bastards.
Wait a minute! Wait a minute!
I thought the Romans killed Jesus. And isn't 2,000 years a little long to hold a grudge?
I thought it was all prophecy, and Jesus had to die so they could all get into heaven? The mythology is a little confusing, but in any event the Jews were framed, and Christianity requires Jesus to die so they should thank the Jews for the Christian religion. Or, just hear me out, they could leave the Jews alone. They should try that for once.
Why would Religious Schools need money?
Same reason churches need money.
God needs a new pair of trousers?
More like His emissaries on earth need new bespoke wool suits and a Gulfstream to get around.
Better not be a wool / linen blend violating the Decree of Sha'atnez! That would literally rip the βfabricβ of Spacetime beyond the powers of heavenly repair π!!!
Iβm not sure why someone hasnβt filed a suit allowing taxpayer dollars to go to their online Muslim school.
Then we can end this nonsense right here and now. Because ainβt no way they are allowing that.
Or the Satanic Temple. Seems right up their alley.
The school was to be a virtual Catholic Charter school, named for St. Isidore of Seville, a 7th century church leader sometimes called the βpatron saint of the internetβ
And right there you know the whole thing will be a giant money pit of corruption with a bunch of fake students so they can get that tax payer money.
"he feared that if that were allowed, theyβd have to allow for taxpayer-funded Muslim schools as well. "
Oh not just Muslim schools. The Church of Satan would be *all over* this in two clicks of the devil's hoof, you know they would. And I would hope some Oklahoma pagans would get it together to ask for funding for a Witch School. Maybe Church of All Worlds could open one with the requisite, Did You Remember to Dress? sign just inside the front door. Watching the head explosions these would cause would almost be worth getting the stupid bill passed.
A country where some of the colonies were a result of fleeing religious persecution, that has made the free practice of religion a bed stone of its governance and explicitly wrote in its foundational documents that government and religion should not cross streams inhabited by a large contingent of the population that says they are in favor of the constitution, but then acts in direct opposition to the plain letter of the document.
Hot damn, what a great fuckin' country.
Important safety tip: donβt cross the streams
We get this on a technicality, and it's not even precedent. This is the best outcome we can expect under Taney Court 2.0.
Just brace, my friends, for the next atrocity that they greenlight. We all know it's coming.
And yes this is for encouragement of more of these segregation academies.
Barrett is our only flood gate against the rising tide of Christian nationalism. Forgive me if I, ironically, donβt have much faith here. She is more principled than her male counterparts for the most part, which is damning her with faint praise. But I guess we have to take what we can get, for now. The 4th vote with the liberal wing was Roberts I assume?
I am actually really surprised that she recused, usually the rightwing ideologues would not.
That's what I was thinking.
Sheβs got a modicum of integrity, apparently. Thomas, on the other hand, wouldnβt recuse himself if Anita Hill herself were arguing a case before him.
I attended a Catholic grade school (grades 1-8), operated by the local parish, using a somewhat local order of nuns mostly (there was a couple of grades with lay teachers). Shitty education, Lots of wasted time daily: A mandatory mass attendance every day, catechism class every day, plenty of cult worship of the divinity, non-existent science classes, overcrowded classrooms etc. I don't know what it's like now (I'm 78 yo), but I sure as hell don't want to be paying for such nonsense indoctrination with my taxes - which I pay plenty of. My parents accepted the financial burden of sending 6 kids through 8 grades, bless their memories. That was their choice - but I'm sure my mom (who was the driving force for it) would probably say "A lot of good that did!" as most of us abandoned the Church for good when we grew up.
It sounds like that was the main reason you abandoned the church. Ironic.
No, not really. I actually stayed in it all the way through college, attending Sunday mass pretty regularly. I was steeped in the stuff and didn't really give it any critical thinking until I was doing a year in Viet Nam (1970). First real exposure to non-Christian thinking and society. Not long after doing some questioning of authority of all kinds, I did the opposite of those who say they "found Jesus". I found atheism. Never looked back.
Thatβs good. You were able to make an informed decision. One of the reasons so many of the fundamentalist right hate education is because it exposes the children theyβve been trying to indoctrinate to critical thinking and other ideologies. Canβt have that now, can we?!
Isidore of Seville was also the asshole who said that while it was against Church Law for the Visigoth king Sisebut to forcibly baptize Jews, baptism is baptism, and they canβt go back to practicing Jewish tradition.
Unfortunately, thereβs a town here in San Diego called San Ysidro.
And I just learned about Pope Pius IX and the Edgardo Mortara case. Baptizing and kidnapping Jewish children. If the church is so amazing, why go to such lengths? π€¬
There are still dirtbag priests who say that Pope Pius the Execrable was correct to order young Edgardo to be kidnapped and sentenced to a living death in a monastery.
π Theyβre so thirsty. Glaring sign of insecurity.
He was so indoctrinated with that particularly virulent form of Stockholm Syndrome he was never able to go back to his faith and his family even when given the opportunity later. Died a Catholic priest.
Jews donβt proselytize. We donβt have to.
Well, we also donβt think that the Goyim are automatically Hell-bound.
Nope! We donβt believe in that either!
If tax dollars donβt go to it, it isnβt a charter school. The government funding is what makes it a charter rather than a private school . So if you donβt want tax dollars to pay for them, you can just express that you donβt think there should be charter schools (I mention this for informational purposes only, and I wonβt get into my personal views on whether we should or should not have charter schools, because I work in school finance for a state department of education π).
| Governor Kevin Stitt ... posted a statement to Xitter, reading ... "There will be another case just like this one and Justice Barrett will break the tie."
I dunno about y'all, but I am *REALLY* looking forward to the Satanic Temple opening Baphomet's Sparkly Balls Montessori out there in Oklahoma on the gubbermint dime.
Sure would be funny if Barrett did break the tie, just not in the way that Stitt wants. (No, I'm not expecting that, but it sure would be nice.)
I hope so, but I think somehow only Christians of a particular flavor will be able to take advantage of this.
he repeatedly accused βthe Jewsβ of having been responsible for the death of Jesus Christ
See, they're not anti-free speech. *Some* forms of anti-Semitism are perfectly acceptable!
I still don't get that one. The whole Christian religion is based on the redemptive death of Jesus and how would it have happened if he didn't DIE? Plus, if you want to blame someone for that, how about his dad?
Always and forever.
Here's a thing I don't hear much about. Once the fundies break down the wall between church and state they think they will tell the state how to do shit. It may well turn the other way round and the. state will be telling them what to do. We already see what a sleazebag administration is willing to do to education, next will be churches.
They're fine with that because they want the government to stop the liberal churches as well as any religious institutions of other faiths (especially Islam).
Sounds like yet another instance of the Leopards Eating Other Peoples' Faces idea.
They have another case that SCOTUS will be deciding soon, the challenge from some Texas fuck (and he's a real piece of work; I wish I had never heard of this vile excuse of a human being) that the government shouldn't have to cover PreP (sp?) b/c "dirty homosexuals."
As a so-called medical doctor, he's also against counseling parents about childhood obesity (freedumb, I guess?), STI screenings, and counseling for alcoholics (personal responsibility and "dirty drunks," I guess?)
Also, he wanted "those sons of bitches" killed (sons of bitches = protestors). Get a load of this hateful, vile, repugnant MAGAT piece of christofascist SHIT:
"Hotze has in recent years made headlines outside of anti-LGBTQ+ advocacy. In 2020, during George Floyd protests, he left a voicemail for the Texas governor urging that he βkill the son of a bitchesβ, referring to demonstrators."
I'm sure he was this close >< from using the Hard R.
If this shit wins, I don't know what to say about the state of the country's electorate. And yes, sorry, but it's a FUCKING ROTTEN, VILE ELECTORATE.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/23/supreme-court-case-steven-hotze-hiv-prep
That was an equal concern to the Founding Fathers I think.
In either case, society will be the worse for it.
What is left of society.