Louisiana Republican Supports State Funds For Religious Schools, As Long As They’re Not Islamic
Another example of conservative religious bigotry.
Louisiana Republicans supported Gov. Bobby Jindal’s overhaul of the state’s education system, which includes a voucher program that allows state funds to be used to send students to religiously-affiliated schools — until they began to realize that Islamic schools could also be among the institutions supported by taxpayer funds.
Rep. Valarie Hodges (R-Watson) voted for Jindal’s bill in the Louisiana House, but has since withdrawn her support for the measure because she now realizes that it “unfortunately” applies more broadly:
HODGES: I actually support funding for teaching the fundamentals of America’s Founding Fathers’ religion, which is Christianity, in public schools or private schools…Unfortunately it will not be limited to the Founders’ religion. We need to insure that it does not open the door to fund radical Islam schools. There are a thousand Muslim schools that have sprung up recently. I do not support using public funds for teaching Islam anywhere here in Louisiana.
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lurx: the soda jerk 2012/07/07 01:42:14
+4Even if she got her way, some of the most offensive aspects of Sharia law can still be found in the Bible.
the fanatical muslims executed him because he was a white American; member of the great Satan..get a life..
Relax. Unless religion intrudes negatively on my life or on general rights I have no problem with it. So don't call me a conservative (or a liberal, for that matter -_-).
But now that you've got my attention...
;)
hypocrisy:
The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense.
Islam is not a religion by the way. It seems more like some form of government control.
Government control? Hmmm... no wonder liberals love it so much.
*don't
*someone's
Sorry, but there was some irony in your comment that just needed squelching out. :P
Or "ironed out," if that will appease the gods of pun.
I guess you can't read.
Keep trying. You can always hope that in the meantime Obama will buy your gas and pay your mortgage.
What do I see of Islam? I saw them fly planes full of innocent people into tall buildings and then dance in their streets when those buildings fell killing thousands. I read stories of them pushing little girls back into burning buildings because their heads were not covered. I watched a video of them slicing the head off Nick Berg who screamed when the knife started slicing his throat and who kept screaming until they cut through the windpipe. I watched a video of them standing on the head of a man with their sandal and then pushing a pointy knife into his throat and slicing outwards and I hear the gurgling sound even now. (I don't watch anymore videos of them ki...
What do I see of Islam? I saw them fly planes full of innocent people into tall buildings and then dance in their streets when those buildings fell killing thousands. I read stories of them pushing little girls back into burning buildings because their heads were not covered. I watched a video of them slicing the head off Nick Berg who screamed when the knife started slicing his throat and who kept screaming until they cut through the windpipe. I watched a video of them standing on the head of a man with their sandal and then pushing a pointy knife into his throat and slicing outwards and I hear the gurgling sound even now. (I don't watch anymore videos of them killing people whose only crime seems to be that they are not muslim. I did not watch the video of them shooting the woman who they say commited the crime of adultery) I read of muslims putting body bombs on their children and women and then sending them into crowds of innocent shoppers.
All these attrocities that I see done I want to think these are extremist fanatics but how can that be when I don't hear mainstream muslims condemn these acts?
God, the father of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, gives me a reason to live. Allah seems to give muslims a reason to die. God and allah are NOT the same.
The history of Christianity is stained with innocent blood. At one time Christianity was the terrorism on the face of the earth and Islam was a peaceful religion. Today the roles seem to be reversed. There are some crazy nutjobs in the Christian religion today and when we find them (such as the Westboro Baptist Church) we condemn them. Jesus Himself said many will say they prophesied in His name but He will tell them He never knew them.
I know there are good muslims but too much what I see is them using allah and fear to govern and control. They do not seem to be interested in getting along. Rather their only objective seems to be FORCING the rest of the world to bow down to their control.
What are we ever gonna do about those 1.620.000.000 (and growing!) morons who still think it's a legit? idiots! right?
I apologize to you for my harsh comments.
It goes both ways.