Beelzebub's first day at school

[MetalDog]

Here's a test for all you free thinkers and First Amendment supporters, the Satanic Temple has submitted a coloring book and two fact sheets to the Orange County, Florida school district for approval to be distributed in county schools.  Now, I am not a church goer, but, my personal belief is in Jesus as my Lord and Savior.  And I gotta say, this disturbs me greatly.  I do not have children of school age any more, but, if one of my kids came home with that, I'm not sure I could get to a school board member fast enough to ask them wtf was going on?!  So, if the Temple gets their way, this HAS to be distributed in the schools.  What would YOU do?


http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/satanic-temple-submits-coloring-book-fact-sheets-for-distribution-at-fla-schools/ar-BBc5I38?ocid=mailsignout

[bayonetbrant]

I think the point they're trying to make is that if you're going to try to sneak one religion into the school, be prepared for every other religion to follow - even (especially!) the ones you don't like.  Don't want kids bringing that home?  Don't try to insist on prayer in the schools...

[mirth]

These internet religion discussions always go well.

[Staggerwing]

I think the point they're trying to make is that if you're going to try to sneak one religion into the school, be prepared for every other religion to follow - even (especially!) the ones you don't like.  Don't want kids bringing that home?  Don't try to insist on prayer in the schools...

Hey, you're right! I should insist that my kids' schools recite some lines from the Hávamál every morning over the PA.  O0

[GDS_Starfury]

ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn! 

[endfire79]

I think the point they're trying to make is that if you're going to try to sneak one religion into the school, be prepared for every other religion to follow - even (especially!) the ones you don't like.  Don't want kids bringing that home?  Don't try to insist on prayer in the schools...

I'd say that's their point as well. 

[OJsDad]

Doesn't look like they're trying to promote their beliefs but trying to force the district to stop allowing a Christian group from distributing bibles.  It's screwed up when so called groups of very few individuals are allowed to push their believes on the majority. 

[MetalDog]

While I can certainly understand challenging including mandatory, monotheistic religious observation in school, this is the Devil's church that is asking to be included.  So, be as stout in your opposition to including prayer in school as you'd like, but, how happy will you be when Baphomet comes home with Billy and Janey's homework?

[mirth]

how happy will you be when Baphomet comes home with Billy and Janey's homework?

Is he any good with Algebra?

[GDS_Starfury]

after a long talk with Bawb we're decided to make MD our first Saint in the Church of Punnery. 

[mirth]

after a long talk with Bawb we're decided to make MD our first Saint in the Church of Punnery.

Righteous.

[MetalDog]

after a long talk with Bawb we're decided to make MD our first Saint in the Church of Punnery. 

As long as I am being sainted for mercilessly opposing puns, I am all for it.

[OJsDad]

While I can certainly understand challenging including mandatory, monotheistic religious observation in school, this is the Devil's church that is asking to be included.  So, be as stout in your opposition to including prayer in school as you'd like, but, how happy will you be when Baphomet comes home with Billy and Janey's homework?

From what I found, there was nothing mandatory about what was done earlier this year. It was a table setup that students could approach on their own free will.  It also didn't sound like they were the only group there.

Funny how the Satanists and the Atheists have teamed up on this.  One claiming to be a religion and one that opposed to religion. 

[LongBlade]

I think the point they're trying to make is that if you're going to try to sneak one religion into the school, be prepared for every other religion to follow - even (especially!) the ones you don't like.  Don't want kids bringing that home?  Don't try to insist on prayer in the schools...

The way I learned this stuff in school is to turn it around.

If you want a Christian prayer over the PA system, see if you'd like it if they did it for Islam. Or Satan, in this case. If you don't think you'd like that, it's probably not a good idea.

[GDS_Starfury]

LB, that would mean using common sense in public schools.  WTF are you thinking man!