Phenomenal. Whatever Micah Young and Sandi Walker thought to accomplish with their surreptitious actions of bringing not just an uncleared film crew but one whose politics were questionable at best, all they managed to do was to force themselves to update their respective resumes. I'm not even certain that, if the crew had been neutral, the result would have been any different. Seriously, why even attempt to bring a film or video team to a school WITHOUT THE SCHOOL'S APPROVAL?!? All this demonstrates to me is that Young and Walker are either utterly daft and without even a scintilla of discriminatory facilities or they are so full of themselves that they thought, "Oh, it's for JEEEZUS, so it's okay."
If the hubris were any thicker, you could swim in it.
Maybe it's going to take raising proselytizing in the public schools to a criminal offense to keep the preachers out of the public schools, paid for with everyone's tax dollars. They will scream bloody murder about how they're being persecuted, but they will do that anyway so let them. These are the people who would go out of their tiny little minds at the mere suggestion some non-Christian group might be allowed to talk to their children.
Violating privacy rights of minors? Why aren’t the parents filing a suit? I’d see those MFkrs in jail and paying civil fines after they lost their mortgages .
Unbelievable. Well, maybe not, as these deluded evangelicals will break every rule, trample on procedures and engage in deceptive practices at will. That film crew didn't have permission to film the students; it's standard procedure to get signed releases from anyone being filmed. When my wife and a film partner were shooting a documentary in Afghanistan and Iraq, that's what they did. This mess makes me wonder if there isn't a lawsuit coming down soon.
I live pretty close by to there (~50 miles). Keller ISD was also one of the only school districts in TX to vote to allow chaplains into the school in place of real counselors.
"After spending time in prayer... I have made the decision to resign from my position as a School Board Trustee... My faith is in Jesus and I can rest in the confidence of knowing His plans are good."
Even Jesus knows you shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a school board.
I feel the outrage! Why did they have these furrners breaking the rules in a good old Murrikan school? Aren't there any Real Patriot wingnuts with a camcorder who could wingnut just as well as these Tulip People? In Texass no less! Why are they letting them Steal Our Jobs?
When we get a more representative Congress, or perhaps I should say if, we must stop ignoring the abhorrent danger of subsidizing religion! It is based on a made up fantasy of pre-science men. Religion must NEVER be given tax money from the government! Looking the other way for decades on end is no longer acceptable. The explosion of people saying they do not have religion is showing what a mighty group we are. We need to come together and be sure to put open atheists and those supporting separation of State/church in office! Even many progressive politicians are spewing religious talk from their offices, attending absurd government or public business, or school prayer sessions! These Substack writings are very important. Join religion free groups or start one! Look into FFRF.org. (Over 40,000 members!) They fight our legal battles.
"Hey Sandi, y'know what would play really well with our fellow Republicans? If we got a shot of a book we don't like in the library!"
"Great idea, Micah- let's use this book, which we totally just had a copy of lying around even though we hate it!"
"Shit... we already banned this book. How are we supposed to prove that we need to ban this book when we already banned this book?"
"Hmmm... oh wait, I know- we'll bring our own copy into the library and pretend we found it there!"
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These fucking people, I swear... and hey, why waste a perfectly good chance to shit on trans kids? One of 'em might even be in earshot, and they might get lucky and drive the kid to suicide!
I’m guessing the two people sneaking in the film crew thought Jesus would approve, regardless if others didn’t, religious or not. I’m calling chutzpah with a dose of meshuga.
Phenomenal. Whatever Micah Young and Sandi Walker thought to accomplish with their surreptitious actions of bringing not just an uncleared film crew but one whose politics were questionable at best, all they managed to do was to force themselves to update their respective resumes. I'm not even certain that, if the crew had been neutral, the result would have been any different. Seriously, why even attempt to bring a film or video team to a school WITHOUT THE SCHOOL'S APPROVAL?!? All this demonstrates to me is that Young and Walker are either utterly daft and without even a scintilla of discriminatory facilities or they are so full of themselves that they thought, "Oh, it's for JEEEZUS, so it's okay."
If the hubris were any thicker, you could swim in it.
Maybe it's going to take raising proselytizing in the public schools to a criminal offense to keep the preachers out of the public schools, paid for with everyone's tax dollars. They will scream bloody murder about how they're being persecuted, but they will do that anyway so let them. These are the people who would go out of their tiny little minds at the mere suggestion some non-Christian group might be allowed to talk to their children.
Texass: 0 days without embarrassing itself.
Sandi Walker, KISD School Board
Trustee Place 3, is so blindly self-righteous, she is unquestionably the kind of Christian who would kill for Jesus.
Violating privacy rights of minors? Why aren’t the parents filing a suit? I’d see those MFkrs in jail and paying civil fines after they lost their mortgages .
Perhaps rather than books, we should start banning Christians from schools for the safety of students.
Unbelievable. Well, maybe not, as these deluded evangelicals will break every rule, trample on procedures and engage in deceptive practices at will. That film crew didn't have permission to film the students; it's standard procedure to get signed releases from anyone being filmed. When my wife and a film partner were shooting a documentary in Afghanistan and Iraq, that's what they did. This mess makes me wonder if there isn't a lawsuit coming down soon.
I live pretty close by to there (~50 miles). Keller ISD was also one of the only school districts in TX to vote to allow chaplains into the school in place of real counselors.
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That's all they have. They believe others "mess with kids," because that is exactly what they do.
Oh FFS. Jessie 24:7
"After spending time in prayer... I have made the decision to resign from my position as a School Board Trustee... My faith is in Jesus and I can rest in the confidence of knowing His plans are good."
Even Jesus knows you shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a school board.
I feel the outrage! Why did they have these furrners breaking the rules in a good old Murrikan school? Aren't there any Real Patriot wingnuts with a camcorder who could wingnut just as well as these Tulip People? In Texass no less! Why are they letting them Steal Our Jobs?
For the record, a messianic rabbi is a Christian preacher; a Jewish to Christian convert. Mazel tov.
What surprises me about the narrative is the fact that there is robust pushback, ... in Texas
When we get a more representative Congress, or perhaps I should say if, we must stop ignoring the abhorrent danger of subsidizing religion! It is based on a made up fantasy of pre-science men. Religion must NEVER be given tax money from the government! Looking the other way for decades on end is no longer acceptable. The explosion of people saying they do not have religion is showing what a mighty group we are. We need to come together and be sure to put open atheists and those supporting separation of State/church in office! Even many progressive politicians are spewing religious talk from their offices, attending absurd government or public business, or school prayer sessions! These Substack writings are very important. Join religion free groups or start one! Look into FFRF.org. (Over 40,000 members!) They fight our legal battles.
I am thankful that I can still get honest news.
"𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨, 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵-𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘵 𝘔𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘦, 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 “𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢.” 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 “𝘴𝘯𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯 [𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩] 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳.”"
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"Hey Sandi, y'know what would play really well with our fellow Republicans? If we got a shot of a book we don't like in the library!"
"Great idea, Micah- let's use this book, which we totally just had a copy of lying around even though we hate it!"
"Shit... we already banned this book. How are we supposed to prove that we need to ban this book when we already banned this book?"
"Hmmm... oh wait, I know- we'll bring our own copy into the library and pretend we found it there!"
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These fucking people, I swear... and hey, why waste a perfectly good chance to shit on trans kids? One of 'em might even be in earshot, and they might get lucky and drive the kid to suicide!
I’m guessing the two people sneaking in the film crew thought Jesus would approve, regardless if others didn’t, religious or not. I’m calling chutzpah with a dose of meshuga.