The Office of Faith-Based Initiatives will use that $1.2 million to put together a Powerpoint presentation on why they need another $1.2 million to really do some good work in Tennessee.
“thousands of people offer similar prayers, he believes God will impart his favor on Tennessee.”
I’ve seen what happens to those who has god’s favor imparted on them. His chosen people have been nearly wiped from the Earth several times over. Perhaps the people of Tennessee could work to improve their lot in life rather than just pray it gets better.
My parents live in TN and they hate the politics there, and her friend was hospitalized with Covid while her husband died of the same in another room.
This was also where my car was totaled because of the poorly planned and maintained road. Everyone told me there’s an accident or several on that stretch daily and it isn’t even the worst road for accidents in the area. I got my replacement this weekend, went from a Durango to a Jeep Grand Cherokee, hopefully this one won’t catch fire.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, FFS. There are people without food or shelter in TN and this is where the money is going. I don't even have the energy to be disgusted anymore, I hope the young people are paying attention. They can change this, they have the votes.
I think Hemant posted a while back about the Jewish Couple in TN who were trying to adopt a child and were rejected by the religious group the State picked to run its adoption services... because, they were not christian. This is a perfect example of why the Founding Fathers tried to erect a wall of separation between religion and government. TN is working as hard as it can to tear down that wall.
Neither this country nor the world as a whole, faces a single problem that has a religious solution. It is never the job of our secular government to backstop anyone's religion. No religious institution should get a cent of public money for any reason, ever. I sure hope this gets a court test.
It's bad enough when people in office encourage the citizens of their town or state or country to pray for thus-and-so. It's far worse when they waste taxpayer dollars to underwrite such activities. Tennessee and Bill Lee seem determined to squander state funds to accomplish NOTHING, which amounts to the most expensive and least effective virtue-signaling I am aware of to date.
It'd be nice if the FFRF or American Atheists nudged them a bit and let them know that it wasn't just CHRISTIAN taxes being effectively thrown away, but I doubt they'd listen.
Seriously, this amounts to stealing in God's name, and nothing else. The lack of accountability here is staggering, and from what I'm reading, likely intentional; after all the taxpayer doesn't need to know where that money's going, right?
At this point, I really am starting to wonder why we don't require government licensing for religious organizations, including accounting oversight from an outside entity to track where all that money is going. Considering how often churches find ways of taking money that doesn't belong to them, we might should apply some sort of vice tax, too. You know, give them something to scream 'Persecution!!' about, as it were.
Ignore that banging noise, I'll be unconscious soon. >.<
OT : just finished, took more than 2 hours with my fucked up ankle. DM has now a brand new clic clac couch and I can get my folding chair/twin bed back.
A little visualization of our collective fantasy. The watermark is from the (demo) software I used to make the likeness (not great, but recognizable I think), we can pretend it's a brand for 'Former Guy'
Tax. The. Damned. Churches.
The Office of Faith-Based Initiatives will use that $1.2 million to put together a Powerpoint presentation on why they need another $1.2 million to really do some good work in Tennessee.
A crooked Republican governor is giving taxpayer money to his grifter friends. Nothing to see here, folks. Move along, move along.
𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒’𝑠 𝑛𝑜 𝑏𝑢𝑑𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑒, 𝑛𝑜 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦’𝑣𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ, 𝑛𝑜 𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤ℎ𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑑 $1.2 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛.
Free money for the 11 people they're hiring to do effectively nothing? Sounds like religion to me.
“thousands of people offer similar prayers, he believes God will impart his favor on Tennessee.”
I’ve seen what happens to those who has god’s favor imparted on them. His chosen people have been nearly wiped from the Earth several times over. Perhaps the people of Tennessee could work to improve their lot in life rather than just pray it gets better.
My parents live in TN and they hate the politics there, and her friend was hospitalized with Covid while her husband died of the same in another room.
This was also where my car was totaled because of the poorly planned and maintained road. Everyone told me there’s an accident or several on that stretch daily and it isn’t even the worst road for accidents in the area. I got my replacement this weekend, went from a Durango to a Jeep Grand Cherokee, hopefully this one won’t catch fire.
Where this money come from ? Which budgets will be reduced ?
To borrow a page from NOGOD's book. TBN 33th for education, 34th for healthcare. Is the governor jealous of Texas, Louisiana and Florida ?
OT : my ankle decided to behave today. I have my wrenches ready. Time to put myself to work.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, FFS. There are people without food or shelter in TN and this is where the money is going. I don't even have the energy to be disgusted anymore, I hope the young people are paying attention. They can change this, they have the votes.
I think Hemant posted a while back about the Jewish Couple in TN who were trying to adopt a child and were rejected by the religious group the State picked to run its adoption services... because, they were not christian. This is a perfect example of why the Founding Fathers tried to erect a wall of separation between religion and government. TN is working as hard as it can to tear down that wall.
Neither this country nor the world as a whole, faces a single problem that has a religious solution. It is never the job of our secular government to backstop anyone's religion. No religious institution should get a cent of public money for any reason, ever. I sure hope this gets a court test.
It's bad enough when people in office encourage the citizens of their town or state or country to pray for thus-and-so. It's far worse when they waste taxpayer dollars to underwrite such activities. Tennessee and Bill Lee seem determined to squander state funds to accomplish NOTHING, which amounts to the most expensive and least effective virtue-signaling I am aware of to date.
It'd be nice if the FFRF or American Atheists nudged them a bit and let them know that it wasn't just CHRISTIAN taxes being effectively thrown away, but I doubt they'd listen.
This is clearly establishment of religion. Seems kinda unconstitutional. But what do I know?
"TN's Office of Faith-Based Initiatives will get $1.2 million. To do what? Who knows."
I'll tell you what they're doing with it:
Demonstrating that if they really had faith, they wouldn't need $1.2 million.
What does god need with a starship?
Exactly the same thing he needs with millions of dollars.
Or a bible, for that matter.
Religious thieves gonna thieve, I guess?
Seriously, this amounts to stealing in God's name, and nothing else. The lack of accountability here is staggering, and from what I'm reading, likely intentional; after all the taxpayer doesn't need to know where that money's going, right?
At this point, I really am starting to wonder why we don't require government licensing for religious organizations, including accounting oversight from an outside entity to track where all that money is going. Considering how often churches find ways of taking money that doesn't belong to them, we might should apply some sort of vice tax, too. You know, give them something to scream 'Persecution!!' about, as it were.
Ignore that banging noise, I'll be unconscious soon. >.<
OT : just finished, took more than 2 hours with my fucked up ankle. DM has now a brand new clic clac couch and I can get my folding chair/twin bed back.
Disgusting. Some multi-millionaires will have to go without their tax break this year. Won't somebody think of the rich people!
I posted this late last night (America/Chicago) so I'm going to post it again:
https://www.zentaur.org/memes/Trump_in_prison.png
A little visualization of our collective fantasy. The watermark is from the (demo) software I used to make the likeness (not great, but recognizable I think), we can pretend it's a brand for 'Former Guy'