Comments on: Texas Protest! http://atheists.org/blog/2007/09/01/texas_protest A Blog of Atheist Thought Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:47:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Barbiebrains http://atheists.org/blog/2007/09/01/texas_protest/comment-page-1#comment-65628 Barbiebrains Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-65628 As a Texas schoolteacher, I would love to join this event. Last week our students went back to school and the staff has been instructed to teach them the NEW state pledge which includes the words "under God". Thus, "under God" appears in the Pledge of Allegiance, the Texas pledge and we are forced into a "moment of silence". If my calculations are right...a "Supreme Deity" has been recognized three times in a space of less than seven minutes. <br /> Also, the NEW Texas pledge seems a bit ambiguous as it is hard to discern whether "God" is "one and indivisble" or the state of Texas is "one and indivisible". What on earth does it mean? If you read the NEW Texas pledge and ponder it, you realize that it is nothing more than bewildering godspeak.<br /> Also, a brave family (the Croft family) is challenging the Carrollton-Farmer's Branch School District because of the "moment of silence". <br /> <br /> Some of us in Texas are fed up with this religious nonsense!!!! As a Texas schoolteacher, I would love to join this event. Last week our students went back to school and the staff has been instructed to teach them the NEW state pledge which includes the words “under God”. Thus, “under God” appears in the Pledge of Allegiance, the Texas pledge and we are forced into a “moment of silence”. If my calculations are right…a “Supreme Deity” has been recognized three times in a space of less than seven minutes.
Also, the NEW Texas pledge seems a bit ambiguous as it is hard to discern whether “God” is “one and indivisble” or the state of Texas is “one and indivisible”. What on earth does it mean? If you read the NEW Texas pledge and ponder it, you realize that it is nothing more than bewildering godspeak.
Also, a brave family (the Croft family) is challenging the Carrollton-Farmer’s Branch School District because of the “moment of silence”.

Some of us in Texas are fed up with this religious nonsense!!!!

]]> By: IVORY GIRL http://atheists.org/blog/2007/09/01/texas_protest/comment-page-1#comment-65630 IVORY GIRL Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-65630 Barbiebrains <br /> <br /> I could not find the whole Texas pledge,could you post it for me? Barbiebrains

I could not find the whole Texas pledge,could you post it for me?

]]> By: Barbiebrains http://atheists.org/blog/2007/09/01/texas_protest/comment-page-1#comment-65632 Barbiebrains Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-65632 Ivory Girl,<br /> <br /> Here is the link...and you have to wonder why our reading/math/science scores are so low...this pledge was a priority...<br /> <br /> http://www.ccisd.net/front/pledge.html Ivory Girl,

Here is the link…and you have to wonder why our reading/math/science scores are so low…this pledge was a priority…

http://www.ccisd.net/front/pledge.html

]]> By: Celebrant Prince http://atheists.org/blog/2007/09/01/texas_protest/comment-page-1#comment-65636 Celebrant Prince Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-65636 Oh how I wish this Californian (me) could be there to join the Texas rally. Alas... I cannot.<br /> <br /> Wishing the best of success for all those freethinkers and supporters of Separation of Religion and Government, I will be there in (ahem, *cough*) spirit.<br /> <br /> Let the Freethought Roll! Oh how I wish this Californian (me) could be there to join the Texas rally. Alas… I cannot.

Wishing the best of success for all those freethinkers and supporters of Separation of Religion and Government, I will be there in (ahem, *cough*) spirit.

Let the Freethought Roll!

]]> By: reason http://atheists.org/blog/2007/09/01/texas_protest/comment-page-1#comment-65641 reason Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-65641 barbie<br /> hang in there these kids need people like you too bad there aren't enough of you. barbie
hang in there these kids need people like you too bad there aren’t enough of you.

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