"The Majority" was supportive of the initial campaigns against Jews in Germany.
If these cheerleaders displayed quotes from the Koran, Sutras, Upanishads, Confucius, or the non-OT portions of the Tanakh, these idiots would be up in arms against them. They only want freedom for themselves.
If you want school-sponsored prayer, you had better be ok with wiccan, Muslim, Jewish, Jainist, Unitarian, Mormon, Scientologist, Buddhist, and all other religious viewpoints and prayers being conveyed to your children. Would you be ok with that? Be honest.
GodIsLove7, please try reading Origin of Species and stop repeating lies about Darwin's work in the Galapagos.
TAzGa, I actually went to the CA Dept. of Education website to review their History - Social Sciences standards. http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/
You neglected to quote the section title:
"7.2 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Islam in the Middle Ages."
Did you read any of the other sections? How about this part:
"6.7 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures during the development of Rome.
6. Note the origins of Christianity in the Jewish Messianic prophecies, the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as described in the New Testament, and the contribution of St. Paul the Apostle to the definition and spread of Christian beliefs (e.g., belief in the Trinity, resurrection, salvation).
7. Describe the circumstances that led to the spread of Christianity in Europe and other Roman territories."
Is this endorsement of Christianity in California schools?
How about this one?
"7.3 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of China in the Middle Ages.
3. Analyze the influences of Confucianism and changes in Confucian thought during the Sung and Mongol periods. "
Endorsement of Confucianism?
How about this?
"7.5 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Medieval Japan.
4. Trace the development of distinctive forms of Japanese Buddhism. "
Endorsement of Buddhism?
Also in 7th grade:
"7.6 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Medieval Europe.
2. Describe the spread of Christianity north of the Alps and the roles played by the early church and by monasteries in its diffusion after the fall of the western half of the Roman Empire.
8. Understand the importance of the Catholic church as a political, intellectual, and aesthetic institution (e.g., founding of universities, political and spiritual roles of the clergy, creation of monastic and mendicant religious orders, preservation of the Latin language and religious texts, St. Thomas Aquinas's synthesis of classical philosophy with Christian theology, and the concept of "natural law"). "
Endorsement of Christianity and/or Catholicism?
If property tax payers in TN are willing to fund the defense against a lawsuit that is sure to erupt over this, I wonder if they are also willing to help subsidize health care for the poor, which would be in line with Christian principles. I'd bet they wouldn't.
I love irony.
If these cheerleaders were holding up banners with quotes from the Koran or Upanishads, most of the people supporting them would turn against them. That is why the First Amendment must prevail. If you want to hold up religious signs, there's an appropriate time and place to do that, not at school events.
Speaking up for signs
Cheerleaders’ religious signs draw fire
TAzGa, I actually went to the CA Dept. of Education website to review their History - Social Sciences standards. http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/ You neglected to quote the section title: "7.2 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Islam in the Middle Ages." Did you read any of the other sections? How about this part: "6.7 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures during the development of Rome. 6. Note the origins of Christianity in the Jewish Messianic prophecies, the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as described in the New Testament, and the contribution of St. Paul the Apostle to the definition and spread of Christian beliefs (e.g., belief in the Trinity, resurrection, salvation). 7. Describe the circumstances that led to the spread of Christianity in Europe and other Roman territories." Is this endorsement of Christianity in California schools?
How about this one? "7.3 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of China in the Middle Ages. 3. Analyze the influences of Confucianism and changes in Confucian thought during the Sung and Mongol periods. " Endorsement of Confucianism?
How about this? "7.5 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Medieval Japan. 4. Trace the development of distinctive forms of Japanese Buddhism. " Endorsement of Buddhism?
Also in 7th grade: "7.6 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Medieval Europe. 2. Describe the spread of Christianity north of the Alps and the roles played by the early church and by monasteries in its diffusion after the fall of the western half of the Roman Empire. 8. Understand the importance of the Catholic church as a political, intellectual, and aesthetic institution (e.g., founding of universities, political and spiritual roles of the clergy, creation of monastic and mendicant religious orders, preservation of the Latin language and religious texts, St. Thomas Aquinas's synthesis of classical philosophy with Christian theology, and the concept of "natural law"). " Endorsement of Christianity and/or Catholicism?
Epic fail on your part, TAzGa.
Cheerleaders’ religious signs draw fire
If property tax payers in TN are willing to fund the defense against a lawsuit that is sure to erupt over this, I wonder if they are also willing to help subsidize health care for the poor, which would be in line with Christian principles. I'd bet they wouldn't. I love irony.
Cheerleaders’ religious signs draw fire
If these cheerleaders were holding up banners with quotes from the Koran or Upanishads, most of the people supporting them would turn against them. That is why the First Amendment must prevail. If you want to hold up religious signs, there's an appropriate time and place to do that, not at school events.