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ihaveaquestion

(2,558 posts)
Tue Feb 6, 2024, 11:33 AM Feb 6

Two students may have stopped a school board from saying Christian prayers at meetings (Livestream) - Friendly Atheist



Feb 6, 2024
During a January 24 meeting of the Prosser School District in Washington, one of the board members suggested a change: Why not introduce prayers after the pledge?

Two students pushed back against the horrible, illegal idea.
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AllaN01Bear

(18,384 posts)
1. i am not athiest and some of us do the walk but these idiots dont read the sep of church and state and furthermore
Tue Feb 6, 2024, 12:09 PM
Feb 6

the treaty of tripoli esp article 14 which states that the usa is NOT a christian nation , never has been,

Attilatheblond

(2,201 posts)
2. 'lack of attention' is his tell. He didn't realize being on the board wouldn't make him a star?
Tue Feb 6, 2024, 12:41 PM
Feb 6

Maybe candidates for every office should be required to define PUBLIC SERVICE before being taken seriously. Seems an awful lot of narcissists are just there for the attention.

usaf-vet

(6,207 posts)
3. I bet they had a walking quorum phone meeting before the meeting. Illegal in the state I live in. But used to get.....
Tue Feb 6, 2024, 12:50 PM
Feb 6

.... everyone on board ahead of time.

CRK7376

(2,203 posts)
6. WELL DONE KIDS!!!!
Thu Feb 22, 2024, 09:02 PM
Feb 22

Brave young people leading the way in Washington State. You young people will go far and be huge thorns in the GOP world.

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