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

[janamelie.livejournal.com]

Faith schools of all varieties give me the creeps. But if one type is publicly funded, they all should be.

I'd definitely rather all kids were educated in schools which teach them about religion without indoctrinating them.

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

Once again, I must facetiously thank your country for sending its most batshit religious nutters off to the colonies to reproduce and fan out instead of locking them in a dungeon somewhere as would have been appropriate. :-P

[janamelie.livejournal.com]

We have faith schools in this country too. Although probably far fewer. :p