Atheists need their own private school

[usregimechange]

In light of this news:

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday let stand an Arizona program that aids religious schools... (NYT, today).

I wonder if the majority of Justices and the country would support their tax money going to pay for an atheist private school.

Because...

"There is no more effective practical guarantee against arbitrary and unreasonable government than to require that the principles of law which officials would impose on a minority must be imposed generally." -Justice Robert H. Jackson

[Liberal Veteran]

1. Nah. Just open a publically funded madrasa and watch the shit hit the fan.

[usregimechange]

2. Suppose Scalia, Inc and the teabaggers would get behind that?

[Liberal Veteran]

4. It would be fun watching the righties become all about "separation of church and state"

...in two seconds flat.

[bobbolink]

9. I have suggested that for years. ALL groups should clammor for their own schools in this way.

Native Americans who want to teach their religion, Buddhists, etc.

The Constitution, which they are soooo fond of, would stand behind this.

Then watch them start to come unraveled. :evilgrin:

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[Fire1]

3. oh plezzz. n/t

[usregimechange]

5. Would you support it? Tax payer money going to teach children that God is a myth...

[Fire1]

7. Absolutely not and neither would evangelicals. Ain't gonna

happen.

[usregimechange]

14. According to SCOTUS today, court would prevent it from not happening if a group started one

And thanks for helping me make my point, I agree with you.

[Paradoxical]

6. No religious institution should be subsidized by the state.

Period.

[rzemanfl]

8. I think maybe our own private country. Coins with "We don't

pray on our money" stamped on them, stuff like that.

[fascisthunter]

10. good point

I prefer we all go to school together to learn about our differences, but it seems the religious right wing yahoo bunch want exclusivity.... unless their religious(personal) point of view is indoctrinated into everything America, they feel left out.

Talk about playing the victim while jamming one's religion down your throat, even though we are supposed be free to believe of not as we choose. No respect for the Constitution....

[The Straight Story]

11. Wouldn't that be most public schools? (nt)

[Liberal Veteran]

12. I think there is a difference between "no position" and "advocacy".

I was never taught "there is no God".

I was however, taught science which kinda threw a wrench into the whole young earth/magic 6 days man theory if one stopped to think about it.

[usregimechange]

15. Um, no that would be neutrality not atheism

More technically as in positive or strong atheism.

[Chef Eric]

18. No. nt

[Warren Stupidity]

16. Actually we just need the constitution enforced.

Absent that enforcement, and with a ruling party and compliant court hell bent on establishing a theocracy, and with people even willing to admit anonymously to atheism running at around 2% of the population, emigration appears to be a more sensible strategy.

[Liberal Veteran]

17. Please move to Canada and get citizenship....

....then marry me so I can tagalong!

[provis99]

20. Canada has taxpayer funded religious schools.

They're as stupid as we are.

[provis99]

19. so do the Satanists get funding?

At least the Satanists have better parties.