How Can This Ever Permitted?

[RATTER15]

Ok it hasnt gone through yet...

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/01/25/arizona-republicans-propose-bill-that-would-not-allow-atheists-to-graduate-high-school/

This is disgusting, but then again this how Christians have been recruiting for centuries, do as we say or else...

Not exactly civilised now is it!

[Old_Geezer]

It's just a proposal. When I think of the utter garbage I hear proposed over here I appreciate when it gets slung out. I'd expect the same for this over the Pond. Any extremist fool can propose anything, doesn't mean they always bring the masses on board.

[naomi24]

I have to question their justification for this.

[Old_Geezer]

It's the only way to get them to accept their Lord and saviour and become saved. It's a public service nudge.

[sandyRoe]

Is Arizona part of the Bible Belt? Showing they're on Gods side probably won't do these Republican politicians any harm at the next election.

[jim360]

At least even if it did pass it would be shot down "before the ink dried" under various parts of the US Constitution...

[mikey4444]

This is just a bit of nonsense, and I don't think we should get too over excited. Even in America, this is too daft to succeed.

[emmie]

is it a late April fools

[birdie1971]

There was an article posted by the Ed in another thread which attacked what it called “pushy atheists” for daring to publicly challenge those people who publicly promote religion. The article was a quite thinly veiled attack on atheists for having the temerity to speak up for themselves.

Now there is this; a passive-aggressive proposal that requires those who have the wherewithal and courage not to follow the religious herd to either voluntarily lie or refuse to take the oath and risk not being able to graduate.

And people wonder why atheists are becoming more and more vocal?