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philosslayer

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14. During school hours?

Reply to whatthehey (Reply #9)

Sat Mar 26, 2016, 10:40 AM

Mar 2016

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Prayer in schools officially sanctioned in Minnesota [View all] philosslayer Mar 2016 OP

The thread title is misleading. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2016 #1

Exactly. SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #3

I love that you know about FFRF! I have been a member for years! Nt Logical Mar 2016 #11

They do good work, don't they? SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #13

Love the monthly newsletter! Keeps me sane! :-) Logical Mar 2016 #18

Well my reply is not what I expected it to be from the title. SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #2

My tiny Mississippi town had a prayer room for the two Muslim kids there Recursion Mar 2016 #4

If I'm not mistaken the OP has a history of inflamatory comments about Muslims. Odin2005 Mar 2016 #6

Intentionally misleading and inflammatory thread title. Odin2005 Mar 2016 #5

One of the problems I've long observed in conventional schools, SheilaT Mar 2016 #7

"How one Minnesota school district handles a rising immigrant population" etherealtruth Mar 2016 #8

This is nothing more than allowing Bible Study groups whatthehey Mar 2016 #9

During school hours? philosslayer Mar 2016 #14

Yeah, students of all religions are free to privately practice or practice with other students Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #17

"quisling enablers" what a dispicable, disgusting claim. Odin2005 Mar 2016 #24

It's a despicable disgusting thing I won't be shamed from calling out by your futile poutrage whatthehey Mar 2016 #30

So you are a bigot, got it. Odin2005 Mar 2016 #36

So you cannot understand simple English got it whatthehey Mar 2016 #37

I'm sure that nobody here would object to Christian Prayer Rooms in public schools, Nye Bevan Mar 2016 #10

As long as other groups are treated similarly gelatinous cube Mar 2016 #15

Christian students have always been allowed to pray in school Mariana Mar 2016 #16

Not "always". WillowTree Mar 2016 #28

a) most of that is nonsense glurge from wannabe-oppressed Xians whatthehey Mar 2016 #32

And without fail, those who told the kids Mariana Mar 2016 #35

The vast majority of US HS alrewdy have Bible study groups. whatthehey Mar 2016 #31

As long as they would be ok with an atheist club I see no problem with this. Nt Logical Mar 2016 #12

ACTUAL HEADLINE: "How one Minnesota school district handles a rising immigrant population" cleanhippie Mar 2016 #19

I don't like this. Keep religion out of public schools rockfordfile Mar 2016 #20

Nuance needed here. SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #22

That violates Muslims' freedom to practice their relgion. Odin2005 Mar 2016 #23

Who is stopping them from praying? brooklynite Mar 2016 #26

It's better giving them a designated room Bradical79 Mar 2016 #34

I'm usually the "safe space" for the NOI kids Nevernose Mar 2016 #21

As a 30 year High School teacher... Bigmack Mar 2016 #25

If you support this, do you support the provision of a chapel for the Christian kids? brooklynite Mar 2016 #27

Not an actual chapel if that would require building a separate edifice, The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2016 #29

Why the false equivalence? Are Muslim kids getting a mosque built? whatthehey Mar 2016 #33

You've got to start brain washing them early! yortsed snacilbuper Mar 2016 #38