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WillParkinson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 04:21 PM Original message |
Court turns down student over religious speech |
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robo50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. Guess they picked the wrong Valedictorian that year! At least |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. Good. Regardless of her personal conviction, no where |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 04:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. but, but, but... people must listen! God is making me speak!!!! |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 05:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
22. she got yanked, imho, when she started the description of the crucifixion - that's so overboard. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #22 |
103. I maintain that she went overboard on purpose to earn martyr brownie points. |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 04:59 PM Response to Reply #103 |
133. Of course she did. It was her public "Mary the martyr" moment! |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. good. |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 07:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
47. Nobody in this case seems to understand the concept |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 10:17 PM Response to Reply #47 |
67. The school does. So do the judges. |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 10:45 PM Response to Reply #67 |
75. The school erred in trying to draw a line that allowed her to say anything religious |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 02:22 PM Response to Reply #75 |
122. Okay, those are good points. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #3 |
65. Thank you twice . . . love the John Lennon message and so good to see it . ..!! |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 08:25 AM Response to Reply #65 |
98. welcome! and thank you! |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
5. At an offical function, they were concerned that her sermon might be construed as ... |
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DissedByBush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 07:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
35. They'd have been too afraid to pull the mike away |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 08:01 PM Response to Reply #35 |
52. Omq you are hilarious! |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 10:52 PM Response to Reply #35 |
77. You are right |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 03:09 AM Response to Reply #77 |
92. Bullshit |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 03:20 AM Response to Reply #77 |
95. Really? Christians are the only persecuted ones? |
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Leftist Agitator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 11:16 AM Response to Reply #77 |
101. If this girl had made a fundamentalist Muslim diatribe during her speech... |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 08:27 AM Response to Reply #101 |
140. You mean, like Maj. Nidal was? |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
6. Well, this will make a million for the fundies. |
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santa baby (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
7. Not much change in the old pie chart |
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SkyDaddy7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 05:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Love the pie chart!!! |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 03:45 PM Response to Reply #19 |
144. Me too...sick and tired of hearing that "we're being picked-on" bullshit... |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 09:51 PM Response to Reply #7 |
63. K&R!! Pwned the phony persecution message |
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PSzymeczek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 10:28 PM Response to Reply #63 |
71. Life in our anti-Xian America. |
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billh58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 10:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
73. Actually, Christian |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. No one claimed the chart represented the whole world |
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billh58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 11:24 PM Response to Reply #76 |
85. I agree, and I |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 03:22 AM Response to Reply #7 |
96. Why is Pac-man being oppressed? |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 10:49 AM Response to Reply #7 |
100. lol |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
8. .... |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
9. Where's your god now, Brittany? |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 04:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Wow, enjoy hell. n/t |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 05:04 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. What compassion and love! |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 06:35 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. WWJD? |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 07:19 PM Response to Reply #14 |
39. I thought I saw a little projection there of sorts |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 09:38 PM Response to Reply #39 |
62. DING! |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 05:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. .... |
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PSzymeczek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 10:24 PM Response to Reply #16 |
69. Love it! |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 07:01 PM Response to Reply #10 |
31. wow. |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 07:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
32. Really? |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 11:40 PM Response to Reply #32 |
86. Ha! |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 01:30 PM Response to Reply #32 |
112. No need to get thor, thweetheart. |
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gaspee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 02:09 PM Response to Reply #32 |
118. I never LOL |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #118 |
132. Nah, no credit for me there |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 07:14 PM Response to Reply #10 |
36. God obviously has a sense of humor. |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 07:21 PM Response to Reply #10 |
40. Sorry, don't believe in it! |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 09:08 PM Response to Reply #10 |
59. Oh, I plan to. |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 12:37 AM Response to Reply #59 |
87. New George's? |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 01:37 AM Response to Reply #87 |
90. I think that's the old New George's, not the New New George's. |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 02:57 AM Response to Reply #90 |
91. Yeah, it figures. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 09:35 PM Response to Reply #10 |
61. This is exactly why I could never worship God. |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 05:24 AM Response to Reply #61 |
97. Good for the school. |
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varelse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 10:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
66. We're already here |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 10:26 PM Response to Reply #10 |
70. There is no hell |
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SusanaMontana41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 10:52 PM Response to Reply #70 |
78. ROFL! |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 10:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
79. Hell is a made up place that YOU beleive in. Why don't YOU enjoy it. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 11:33 AM Response to Reply #10 |
104. Please tell me that was sarcasm. -nt |
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frebrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 05:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. In her imagination....... |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 05:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. hate speech |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 06:02 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. I don't hate all speech... |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 07:48 PM Response to Reply #23 |
49. lol... ok. I can accept that answer (even though you're wrong! LOL) just for laughs, cuz it was a |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 06:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
25. Deleted message |
chollybocker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
11. Her victimhood leaves me unimpressed. |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
13. I guess she didn't know that they've already ruled on this. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 07:15 PM Response to Reply #13 |
37. Ah, but now the SCOTUS has ruled on this issue. THAT is major news. |
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skepticscott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 10:43 PM Response to Reply #37 |
74. Not exactly |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #37 |
113. The SCOTUS ruled on the issue in Sante Fe Independent School District v. Doe. It did |
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frebrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
15. A rare breath of fresh air! eom |
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SkyDaddy7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 05:31 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. That was exactly what I was thinking! |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
17. McComb probably thought it was the Supreme Being Court. |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
20. many times on DU in the past I've seen people post comments that say |
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WillParkinson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 06:04 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Sorry.... |
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NecklyTyler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 06:35 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. This is a no brainier - Publicly funded school and the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 07:18 PM Response to Reply #20 |
38. "a normal thanking of Christ for His sacrifice"? WHOSE "normal"? |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 07:28 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. HER normal. Just like if I thanked a Gay writer I know, for instilling in me a greater sense of |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 07:34 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. Not hardly, unless you are thanking your Gay writer friend in a blatant religious context. |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 07:45 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. that cannot be used as a reason to silence basic speech. the argument here is that she went into a |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 07:48 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. I am NOT saying that any reference is not OK. Thanking God is fine. |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 07:50 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. and that's what I said in my post in case you missed it - |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #50 |
114. She knew it was inappropriate. That's why she submitted her speech for review |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 10:31 PM Response to Reply #48 |
72. Belief in a "god" is a personal belief system and it's a presumption to think that |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 12:15 PM Response to Reply #48 |
111. Clearly inappropriate, but Illegal? Which law did she violate? n/t |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 01:55 PM Response to Reply #111 |
115. She got her mike cut off, not a jail sentence. |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #115 |
117. I agree with 90% of what you say. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 02:28 PM Response to Reply #117 |
123. You don't seem to have understood the last few sentences of my post. |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 02:38 PM Response to Reply #123 |
125. Referring to Raster's post |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 05:12 PM Response to Reply #125 |
135. Raster did not say for whom the speech would have been illegal, though.. |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 06:03 PM Response to Reply #135 |
137. Accused in a court of law... |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 07:53 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. Hrm. |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 08:07 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. sure, because they're not referencing anyone specifically to imply they're being anything but odd |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 03:12 AM Response to Reply #46 |
93. That's just valid for Mr.God with the cross though? |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 08:42 PM Response to Reply #38 |
58. It's normal in crazyworld, I guess. nt |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 10:22 PM Response to Reply #20 |
68. There is nothing "normal" about "thanking Christ" -- especially in front of a secular audience.... |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 12:53 AM Response to Reply #20 |
88. SO you DO feel that religous speech at a public school function is ok? |
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Fedja (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 03:18 AM Response to Reply #88 |
94. Agreed. |
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gaspee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 02:13 PM Response to Reply #20 |
119. Sorry |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
28. It's a graduation speech not a sermon. |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
29. There have already been federal district court rulings on this matter before.... |
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Crosseyed Jesus (31 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
30. My Crucification |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 07:31 PM Response to Reply #30 |
43. what drivel |
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gaspee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #43 |
121. I thought it was funny |
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Crosseyed Jesus (31 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 08:54 PM Response to Reply #121 |
139. Performing Yashua |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 12:55 AM Response to Reply #30 |
89. Enjoy your stay.... |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
33. ## PLEASE DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
34. I applaud her act of civil disobedience, and I applaud the school's response. |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 07:29 PM Response to Reply #34 |
42. +1! |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 07:40 PM Response to Reply #34 |
45. Was it civil disobedience or using a secular, non-religious event as a forum for |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 08:01 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. many liberals find the actions of Code Pink and Greenpeace to be ill placed or even more troubling |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 10:57 PM Response to Reply #53 |
80. No . . . "god" talk is different from anti-war talk . . . |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 11:43 AM Response to Reply #53 |
108. It's obvious you do not know what civil disobedience is. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 02:14 PM Response to Reply #108 |
120. ..... |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 08:12 PM Response to Reply #45 |
56. On the other hand, who were they to tell us that Wellstone's funeral |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 11:02 PM Response to Reply #56 |
82. No . . . political isn't "god" ... "god" can be made political, but that should be illegal. . .. |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 11:17 PM Response to Reply #82 |
84. Definitely, the separation of state and church is an established tenet. |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 11:45 AM Response to Reply #56 |
109. Test the waters? Those waters have already been tested..... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 02:59 PM Response to Reply #56 |
126. Please don't mix apples and oranges. It leads to a mash up of issues that should be separate and |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 08:40 PM Response to Reply #45 |
57. civil disobedience, noun: |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #57 |
127. She did not have a "right" or it would not have been civil disobedience. |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 07:44 PM Response to Reply #127 |
138. She perceives it as a right. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 02:05 PM Response to Reply #45 |
116. It's both. She disobeyed the school in order to preach at a non-religious event. |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 11:40 AM Response to Reply #34 |
107. Since when is personal proselytizing civil disobedience? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 03:12 PM Response to Reply #107 |
129. Proselytizing when and where it is against a government rule to proselytize is |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 09:07 AM Response to Reply #34 |
141. Do you applaud taking it to the Supreme Court? |
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MetaTrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
54. Apparently McComb has gone on to major in journalism at a Christian college |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
60. If she really wanted to display her devotion to Christianity... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 11:06 PM Response to Reply #60 |
83. or at least made an anti-war statement !! |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
64. Lesson learned: Stray from the script, get your mike taken away! |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-16-09 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
81. Stone Her! |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
99. one generation from poor white trash |
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apnu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
102. In the 1980s the SCOUTS removed all rights of students who are minors. |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #102 |
105. This isn't a "rights of minors" issue. It's about the separation of church and state. |
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apnu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 12:14 PM Response to Reply #105 |
110. The case does not seem to have been argued on the basis of church and state... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 03:26 PM Response to Reply #110 |
130. Her lawyers would never have argued her position on anything but |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 02:05 PM Response to Reply #110 |
142. Er, the first amendment deals with church/state. |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
106. How is the crucification |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 04:16 PM Response to Reply #106 |
131. It's not. Miss Mother Superior assumed she had the right to turn everyone's graduation.... |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 05:02 PM Response to Reply #131 |
134. I mean, to equate the two is just ridiculous |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
124. Public Schools are not for church sermons...nt |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
128. Recommend |
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Christa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
136. Excellent |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-18-09 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
143. Good. |
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