What? You mean forcing my religion on others opens the door to have theirs forced on ME!?

[veronica_rich]

Reich-wing lawmaker expresses amazement there are religions other than Christianity in God's America

If this is true, on the one hand, I hope there's some more squirming to watch; on the other, I get really weary of the rest of the world seeing these people and possibly thinking all Americans are this ignorant of our government's origins and purpose. Some religious Republicans in my state recently passed one of these bullshit voucher programs that basically forces me to spend MY tax dollars on educating other people's children on THEIR parents' chosen mythology instead of, you know, in a public school with real science and legal enforcement of a semblance of tolerance for all faiths (and lack of), sexualities, etc. and the like.

tl;dr - I want to see my tax money spent on education go to improve the public schools we have, not funneled into anyone's God Factory, be it Christian, Muslim, Jewish - ANY

Comments

[bayliss.livejournal.com]

Agreed that religious schools can give a better education. There is something to be said about the smaller class sizes and the teachers ability to give more one on one time to students. My school here in Iowa only held you back if you completely failed most of your classes. Frankly my teachers also had a few favourites that they let slide. My English teacher let me slide a bit. Not my fault I was a favourite. :)

[keechakatt.livejournal.com]

Struggling in a few subjects is one thing. My Pre-algebra teacher passed me because my father had died when I was in her class. She took the act of compassion that lives with me to this day.

As for 3rd grade we had kids who couldn't read. IMHO compassion or social promotion, not be able to read and passing them was not doing the child any favors.

English and Pre-algebra we had the fundamentals even as these were a challenge.