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Originally posted by AdamJ
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
This seems to be the latest political movement to get 'liberal' teachings out of the schools and replace them with right wing ideals like religion, God, family (the 'right' kind of family) and Christmas Trees.
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replace them with christianity and family?
i thought it was going the other way
Originally posted by AdamJ
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replace them with christianity and family?
i thought it was going the other way
Originally posted by jsobecky
And save the "Well, the almighty SCOTUS know best" arguments, please.
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
Originally posted by AdamJ
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replace them with christianity and family?
i thought it was going the other way
The liberal use of single quotes in my statement has meaning.
Let me restate:
This seems to be the latest political movement to force ultra-conservative ideals on to the population by forcing them into the schools. Firing teachers for expressing anything considered to be liberal teachings, by this conservative extreme, seems to be the latest political tactic to make this country (the US) operate under certain values respected by (but not limited to) that conservative extreme, such as specific religious behavior and specific family structure (mom, dad and children).
Although liberal people in this country have religion and family in their lives, it's many times not the right kind of religion and family, according to this ultra-conservative extreme standard.
I'm not calling names, I'm using the words "liberal" and "conservative" as descriptive adjectives only.
Originally posted by AdamJ
because i though the idea was to devalue the family and promote science and atheism. At least thats what the right wing christians are saying that schools are obsessed with darwinism, sex education and things like that.
Surely it would be a misidentification of the problem then to describe the ideals being forced on people as conservative?
maybe some false left, right paradigms are involved here?
Originally posted by AdamJ
I dont think ive ever head anyone argue there is a right wing bias in education, until now :p
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
You always know best, in any situation, whether it's the Supreme Court or the Colorado School System. They should just call you when they get in a bind. You know everything.
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