ACLU vs. Tangipahoa pt. 1,675,492
In what seems to be an ongoing struggle between those who feel government should be used as an arm to promote religion and those who stand up for those people who are not part of the “majority”, the ACLU is again pressing a lawsuit against the Tangipahoa School Board for another violation of the establishment clause.
See, it seems that Tangipahoa School Board does not care about those people who are not Christian. They have apparently only invited certain religious leaders to lead the prayer before meetings. Their lack of caring for non-Christians and (and what really seems like disdain for them) could be clearly seen in the WWL TV newscast at 6 where they had an interview with the attorney representing the school board. He was smug and arrogant to the point where you could clearly see the sentiment of those who support a twisting and bending of laws.
Here is a suggestion to Tangipahoa. Instead of trying to bend and twist your policies to try and get around the laws…. JUST FOLLOW THE LAWS! Have some respect for people of ALL FAITHS and not just your own. I think it is SAD and PATHETIC that people who are in charge of educating our children would set this horrid example of how to act like a human being and a responsible member of society.
You can see the video and watch the smug “thats the kind of churches we have in Tangipahoa Parish” comment.
February 29th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
As I have said before, the religious right only acknowledges the Free Exercise clause, not the Establishment Clause. Furthermore, they do not understand the concept of the “tyranny of the majority” that provoked a reaction against King George and our Declaration of Independence.
Unfortunately, the Republicans have convinced most everyone high enough on the food chain to have a cell phone or a pager strapped to their Sans a Belts that the Republicans are the party of the winners. That Democrats are the party of the “losers.”
If you want to convince the religious right of anything, good luck with that. You are a tallow-legged cat chasing an asbestos rat through hell.
February 29th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
I absolutely understand what the religious right acknowledges and what they leave out. I have dealt with them for a very long time and I especially had to deal with them when I campaigned on the northshore when I ran for LA01 in 2004.
My goal is to not convince those who already believe that government should be an arm to advance religion. My goal is to reach those who have yet to be indoctrinated and explain to them why what the extremist right ring says is not just wrong from a moral standpoint, but from a Constitutional standpoint as well.