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spanone

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62. the creationist nutz are embedded everywhere.

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Mon Mar 17, 2014, 05:35 PM

Mar 2014

kudos to the judge

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Judge rules against creationist teacher who called Buddhist student�s faith �stupid� [View all] n2doc Mar 2014 OP

Best Answer: "CAPS LOCK BUTTON" Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #1

rolling Metro135 Mar 2014 #34

Duzy!! n/t eridani Mar 2014 #84

One of mankinds oldest belief systems - and the bagger belt morans call it "stupid". geckosfeet Mar 2014 #2

Yeah, well, you're not dealing with a quantum physicist, here. Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #3

It ain't rocket Scientry. Nope. riqster Mar 2014 #8

Best ever rocket science bit... SidDithers Mar 2014 #80

really funny, thx Vattel Mar 2014 #87

Bwaahahahaha! Great clip. valerief Mar 2014 #91

By "stupid' could he be inferring that they just made all that up? Interesting that brewens Mar 2014 #73

This is great news Gothmog Mar 2014 #4

And a double idiot for having that question on a test in the first place. arcane1 Mar 2014 #6

Carcosa Middle School? nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #5

You must be a true detective for I did not find the name of the school in the article. n/t cui bono Mar 2014 #9

it used to be Christ the Yellow King jr high nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #13

But no one could explain the significance of the Yellow King's identity so residents got upset. n/t cui bono Mar 2014 #14

that assumes the Yellow King's identity was the center of the plot and narrative geek tragedy Mar 2014 #15

Yeah, still I think it was lazy writing to bring up so many things and not follow through on them. cui bono Mar 2014 #17

I agree! I am a huge Chambers fan and the tantalizing "yellow king" stuff made me crazy anneboleyn Mar 2014 #79

yeah, whatever. Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #40

it makes a lot more sense if you view the main point as character development geek tragedy Mar 2014 #45

I get it, but as other posters have noted, some of that sounds like cover for lazy writing. Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #46

no, the point is that there were deeper, darker, lurking evil elements geek tragedy Mar 2014 #50

I s'pose that's one way of looking at it. Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #53

ending seemed perfect to me. geek tragedy Mar 2014 #54

Like I said, great writing, awesome performances. Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #55

if you watch the episodes on HBO Demand, the show's writers/producers geek tragedy Mar 2014 #56

No doubt. Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #58

Yellow King Theory Explained Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #41

Ms. Roark has no business in a classroom 1000words Mar 2014 #7

There are thousands and thousands Ms. Roarks. Most never get sued. n/t jtuck004 Mar 2014 #20

the superintendent sounds like a real asshole as well frylock Mar 2014 #38

Great judge. cui bono Mar 2014 #10

But if I can't treat people like crap christx30 Mar 2014 #49

Good for the court. LiberalAndProud Mar 2014 #11

Don't quote me, but... Wait Wut Mar 2014 #33

I think you are right... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #39

As a Buddhist I can totally relate.. to this some what...however yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #12

There are pockets of the country where the choice is Jayzuz or Satan. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #24

I totally understand that.... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #26

What's funny is these people vote for the party that uses the tricks of their mythical Satan. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #27

I have to admit the comment section was excellent especially this ~~ yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #30

Show that to a typical Bible Belt type and their "brain" will fade after the first line.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #32

isn't it amazing that there are photos like this...AND YET... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #43

I never thought of putting it like that! cui bono Mar 2014 #51

*Facepalm* nxylas Mar 2014 #88

But millions of Americans do believe this stuff. Arugula Latte Mar 2014 #93

But I don't think even young Earth creationists believe that God is literally "in the sky" nxylas Mar 2014 #97

Then why can't christians get it throught their head that the bible is not to be taken literally? cui bono Mar 2014 #94

Would you care to meet -- Hell Hath No Fury Mar 2014 #96

Some of these types have never been out of their little podunk town.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #59

Yes and I am sure Hawaii (to them) is another country....which is why yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #60

New York is like that with multi-culturalism.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #61

Has Jay Sekulow weighed in yet? Orrex Mar 2014 #16

schools are heavily infested by christianist teachers using insidious methods to promote their msongs Mar 2014 #18

One of (though certainly not the only) the reasons I cannot stand evangelicals... Moostache Mar 2014 #23

Tell me about it. Half-Century Man Mar 2014 #64

"and the school�s decision to defend it" progressoid Mar 2014 #19

This would have faded into the woodwork pipoman Mar 2014 #29

This could be an area packman Mar 2014 #31

Wow, overt racism at the superintendent level? tclambert Mar 2014 #21

This is typical mindset of racists,...run off those who are "different". Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #22

Good News on the Court Decision tea and oranges Mar 2014 #25

The question I have is: christx30 Mar 2014 #52

Guarantee tea and oranges Mar 2014 #57

or "PTA"? n/t mwooldri Mar 2014 #85

Creationism, the religion of Idiocracy! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2014 #28

All teachers/school board members forced to take ACLU approved training re 1st Amendment! Divernan Mar 2014 #35

All political office holders should get this training as well. SunSeeker Mar 2014 #48

i hope the district gets their balls sued the the walls and that these two idiots.. frylock Mar 2014 #36

Data James48 Mar 2014 #37

This **** has the nerve to call herself educating others! illachick Mar 2014 #42

Holy crap. Lucky Luciano Mar 2014 #44

If the parents had not taken this to court, mackerel Mar 2014 #47

Let me assure you, it happens etherealtruth Mar 2014 #65

the creationist nutz are embedded everywhere. spanone Mar 2014 #62

The judge enjoined the entire district. idendoit Mar 2014 #63

This is one time when I wish it was possible to........... Swede Atlanta Mar 2014 #66

K&R Solly Mack Mar 2014 #67

those articles are amazing d_r Mar 2014 #71

Holy WTF !!! lunasun Mar 2014 #74

I guess they thought being a small town tucked away in the sticks no one would find out. Solly Mack Mar 2014 #81

SMH Mr Dixon Mar 2014 #95

I'm surprised nobody in this thread attempted a correct answer jberryhill Mar 2014 #68

The Answer is obvious n2doc Mar 2014 #69

Do lawsuits like these ever result in monetary damages being paid to the defendent or any sort of kath Mar 2014 #70

If I had that teacher's address, I would send her this dflprincess Mar 2014 #72

Jesus Christ, the Christian God who was a Jew and an Essene? flvegan Mar 2014 #75

Wow! Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 2014 #76

Those of you who want it to be uber-difficult to fire teachers take note bluestateguy Mar 2014 #77

The superintendent and the teacher have no business in education. n/t geomon666 Mar 2014 #78

Talibornagains learn what religious freedom actually means RainDog Mar 2014 #82

The great thing about that test question, though, is the near-infinite comedy of potential answers. Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #83

Here is a direct link to the decision davidpdx Mar 2014 #86

Did the Judge say anything about CAPS LOCK and 25 exclamation marks at the end of sentences? KurtNYC Mar 2014 #89

I have a whole family of inlaws who really believe mountain grammy Mar 2014 #90

They're not of normal intelligence. Their intelligence has been usurped by valerief Mar 2014 #92

I am playing this image in my head of the Buddhist child, knowing he is now untouchable okaawhatever Mar 2014 #98

Isn't it amazing what the random fluctuation in a quantum soup made... nt uriel1972 Mar 2014 #99