Louisiana Representative surprised that "religious" also means Muslim

[AGDee]

So she was all for school vouchers for private religious schools until she realized that included Muslim schools. She is not so happy now. *shaking head*

For those who always want prayer in school, I generally ask them who gets to pick the prayer? And would they be ok with it if it a Muslim prayer was chosen. They generally say no, that would not be ok.

This is the stuff that baffles me... over and over.


http://coloradoindependent.com/12361...chool-vouchers

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by AGDee

For those who always want prayer in school, I generally ask them who gets to pick the prayer? And would they be ok with it if it a Muslim prayer was chosen. They generally say no, that would not be ok.

Yes. Yes. Yes.

I've had multiple discussions with people who basically say "shut up and let us pray" when government/school + religion comes up. I, too, have noticed that people "forget" that religion would include Muslims.

[moe.ron]

Bless her little bigot heart.

[amIblue?]

Unfortunately, too many believe that freedom of religion only means that they are free to practice their own religion.

[AOII Angel]

"Oh...I thought you meant Christian schools." Of course you did, dear, but you don't think that much, do you? Typical Louisiana, but I've had the prayer in school discussion with my parents a million times. I went to private school K-8 for that reason. The school did not fall apart when I went to HS, and I wasn't forced to say a prayer at school everyday, but the fact that we had zero violence at my school was not good enough for my parents.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Lol, this cracks me up. Perhaps she should be concerned that the vast majority of religious schools in LA are providing a sub-par education.

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Lol, this cracks me up.

Ditto. I have to admit, I sniggered a bit.

<----is okay with students praying to whomever the freak they want

[moe.ron]

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Lol, this cracks me up. Perhaps she should be concerned that the vast majority of religious schools in LA are providing a sub-par education.

Exactly. My school is a good example. During third grade, the teacher had such poor control that all the students pulled the desks together in groups of two to three and put our trapper keepers up on the desks to make little forts. The teacher couldn't see what we were doing all day. Mostly we played and dried glue on our hands so we could peel it off like dead skin. I slept through the fifth grade. My teacher was shorter than everyone but two of the kids in my class. The only thing I "learned" that year was that evolution was ridiculous because it said a fish jumped out of a river and suddenly became a rabbit, then the rabbit hopped into a tree and became a monkey then the monkey started walking upright and became a man. Even at 10, I knew that explanation was disingenuous. But...we prayed every morning.

ETA: There are some very good religious schools in LA that do a good job (though science education will always overlook evolution, I guess they'll get this in college) but none of these schools are hurting for students or will take more than a couple of these voucher students. Most have to start at K5 so they don't have to catch up with their peers or be "deprogrammed" or bring any bad public school mojo with them.