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You can't wear any sort of religious symbolism
Originally posted by litmuspaper
reply to post by centurion1211
You can't wear any sort of religious symbolism
When has the ACLU tried to stop students from wearing religious symbols?
[edit on 11-3-2010 by litmuspaper]
An Inver Grove Heights charter school accused of crossing the line between religion and public education is fighting back against the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota.
Originally posted by Yissachar1
reply to post by intrepid
Errrr school had rules... She didn't adhere so they all suffered.. I can only imagine the disspointment of those wee girls who made plans to be dashed because some asswipe thought she was it and wanted to make a point...
But in the end of the day BIG DEAL...
We must be fair, we must be fair, we must be fair... even if we must burn all reality to do it.
"Rights" is such an absolute term. It implies that only 1 context exists for all things, and only 1 solution exists, and this same 1 solution should be applied to all contexts.
One area I differ with conservatives is the idea that there is an absolute, right, moral, correct 1 way for us all to live. Liberals have the same idea, but their 1 way is many ways, which is equally dysfunctional. In fact, I laugh at both parties for their wholesale ignorance of history and philosophy. "The 1 way, man!!! It's the truth and the light!!!" -- more likely a camouflaged control mechanism. But I digress.
We who care about living in a nice place not constantly divided by conflict would like a resolution.
Mine is simple. Some parts of town are sodomy-friendly, and others are not. Any other solution is oppression to one or more groups.
Freedom for all!
Originally posted by Yissachar1
reply to post by litmuspaper
So does the average American..
reply to post by intrepid
Erosion of rights? Damn right that's a big deal.
reply to post by litmuspaper
That doesn’t mean people aren’t interested in discussing this topic.
Originally posted by Yissachar1
reply to post by litmuspaper
That doesn’t mean people aren’t interested in discussing this topic.
Obviously got too much time on their hands then....
Oh well.... The world will still turn
Originally posted by Yissachar1
reply to post by intrepid
Erosion of rights? Damn right that's a big deal.
The right to be a Lesbian? Errrrr no... Just the right to be a snotty git who thinks they are better and more EQUAL than anyone else....
Imagining what it is like to be someone other than oneself is at the core of our humanity. It is the essence of compassion, and it is the beginning of morality. - Ian McEwan
Descended from Christianity, and convenient for commerce, this is humanism at its core. We must not be selfish as individuals; we must see it from the other guy's view, and as a result acquiesce to his demands.
Never mind that this becomes a race to the lowest common denominator, because whoever comes up with a new demand now wields the power of making others yield to them.
Originally posted by centurion1211
This is a democracy where the majority is supposed to rule.
"Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual)." - Ayn Rand
Originally posted by centurion1211This is a democracy where the majority is supposed to rule. The rights of many don't get trumped by the rights of one.