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On Fri, 09 May 2008 16:06:19 -0700, Sound of Trumpet wrote:
> “It was very hard for me because it’s like basically telling me all
this
> stuff that I’ve believed my whole entire life — it’s just
basically
> trying to throw it out the window,” Farnan told FOX News.
Err... he's in *class*. He's in *school*. The whole point of school is
to educate - which means *both* instilling useful knowledge and skills
*and* weeding out patent absurdities and bull****.
He's *****ing that he's getting *exactly* what he's there to get? Too
weird.
> Farnan’s family has filed a federal lawsuit against the Capistrano
> Unified School District, claiming Corbett's remarks violated the First
> Amendment, which prohibits laws "respecting an establishment of
> religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."
Pointing out that a belief system is inherently evil - if, in fact, it
*is* inherently evil, like Christianity - isn't prohibiting free exercise
of religion. It's simply calling a spade a spade. If someone wants to
partake of that evil, well, they still have every right to.
> “The purpose is not to indoctrinate, but simply to provide a basic
> starting point to provoke discussion,” Spradlin said.
>
> Farnan said he was insulted by Corbett's comments.
It'd probably really twist his nipples to find out that atheists make up
some 10-12% of the population, but only about 1.2% of the prison
population - with Christians being *way* overrepresented based on their
prevalence in the general population.
> The Farnans say that if the school agrees to put Corbett through
> sensitivity training
If that's training *not* to be a whiny little pissant, and Corbett is the
kid, this makes some degree of sense.
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