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I don't believe a thing "The Blaze" -- or any right-wing propaganda rag -- says.
I couldn't agree more. I don't know what's going on lately, nearly every thread from the right are going off of "the blaze" Looks like Beck has done his propaganda programming well,..
I couldn't agree more. I don't know what's going on lately, nearly every thread from the right are going off of "the blaze" Looks like Beck has done his propaganda programming well,..
I don't believe a thing "The Blaze" -- or any right-wing propaganda rag -- says. However, if this is true and if it is the whole story (I highly doubt it), then that's out of line. Although I am a Christian, I'm all for separation of church and state. However, what the school said -- if the story is true -- is just ridiculous.
Gee, why don't you click the link and then you'll find the Blaze just linked to the story - a local Fox station, ADL and a UK paper.
I would LOVE proof that left leaning members as of recent have been using media matters, the daily kos,.. nearly exclusively to post threads like the right have been doing with the far right glenn beck blaze site.
It is true and the school district backed down and let the kid sing his song.
The Principal said the word "Jesus" was offensive and it went downhill from there.
California School District Changes Policy After Trying to Ban Christian Song From Talent Show - FoxNews.com
"The Los Angeles Unified School District has changed course on a policy that initially prevented a fifth-grader from performing to a Christian song in a talent show.
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It said that after the boy's audition the school's principal, Jerilyn Shubert, told his mother the song was "offensive" and a violation of the "separation of church and state" and asked why he couldn't "pick a song that does not say Jesus so many times?"
Principal got it wrong. School officials cannot be promoting religion, but they also cannot be preventing students from practicing their own religion on their own. No establishment and no interference with free exercise. It's sad that so few people get that.
As for The Blaze, I would be perfectly happy if we had a temporary ban on both far left and far right sites. No KOS, no Blaze, no Alternet, no WorldNetDaily. How would that sound?
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Gee, why don't you click the link and then you'll find the Blaze just linked to the story - a local Fox station, ADL and a UK paper.
Then start the thread with one of those three more credible sources, not Glenn Beck's website.
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Reason: I forgot that the principal is your pal
Principle got it wrong. School officials cannot be promoting religion, but they also cannot be preventing students from practicing their own religion on their own. No establishment and no interference with free exercise. It's sad that so few people get that.
As for The Blaze, I would be perfectly happy if we had a temporary ban on both far left and far right sites. No KOS, no Blaze, no Alternet, no WorldNetDaily. How would that sound?
Then start the thread with one of those three more credible sources, not Glenn Beck's website.
Principal got it wrong. School officials cannot be promoting religion, but they also cannot be preventing students from practicing their own religion on their own. No establishment and no interference with free exercise. It's sad that so few people get that.
As for The Blaze, I would be perfectly happy if we had a temporary ban on both far left and far right sites. No KOS, no Blaze, no Alternet, no WorldNetDaily. How would that sound?
Then start the thread with one of those three more credible sources, not Glenn Beck's website.
Might be a paucity of threads then since left...er mainstream media simply chooses not to report stories that don't paint the left in a good light. I think what you are calling for is censorship. The left seems to like it.
I say, put it all out there. If it you can prove it wrong, go for it. But, I rarely see this because it rarely is wrong. You guys just like to call it that. Do your work if you can and prove your point. This forum is supposed to be about political & controversial issues, afterall.
"The school district has now agreed to a settlement, revising its District Bulletin to read: “Student speakers at student assemblies and extracurricular activities such as sporting events or talent shows may not be selected on a basis that either favors or disfavors religious speech.”
“The school district is doing the right thing by changing its policy to protect students’ constitutionally protected rights so that censorship of religious speech no longer occurs during student activities.”
"Let Freedom Ring!" or "The Walls Come Tumblin' Down!"
I think the new policy is a good one. The school is not pushing religion on anyone and the students have free speech.Thanks Alliance Defense Fund!
Here it is as reported by FOX. Oh, but you guys don't like this source either, do you? Unfortunately, some of the other media chooses not to report some of these "interesting" stories that appear to present a victory for the more conservative among us. Not sure why...
Might be a paucity of threads then since left...er mainstream media simply chooses not to report stories that don't paint the left in a good light. I think what you are calling for is censorship. The left seems to like it.
I'm calling for people to start threads based on topics that can cause thoughtful discussion and debate rather than reposting news stories from ultra-ideological websites that are designed to rile up extremists on either side.
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I say, put it all out there. If it you can prove it wrong, go for it. But, I rarely see this because it rarely is wrong. You guys just like to call it that. Do your work if you can and prove your point. This forum is supposed to be about political & controversial issues, afterall.
Are you going to claim that you have never attacked a thread based on the source of the OP's story?
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