https://www.newsweek.com/ohio-student-religious-liberties-act-1472008
QuoteThe Ohio state House of Representatives has passed the Student Religious Liberties Act, which prevents teachers from penalizing students for giving incorrect answers on tests or other schoolwork if those facts would conflict with their religious beliefs.
So basically, expect tests to took more like this: (https://wp-media.patheos.com/subdomain/sites/8/2013/08/TYpLJpOh.jpg)
And take a wild guess which party supported this idiotic assault on science and the idea of truth in general? Why am I not surprised. For people so frightened by sharia, they seem strangely intent on paving the way for religion to intermingle with the state. How will they react when islamic creationism gets an A?
Yeah, I saw that as well. What a crock.
13th century here we come! The christian Know-Nothings coming back in full force.
I was told by NY folk who lived in Indiana, that the people there not too bright. Apparently this has infected Ohio .-)
I guess Ohio Republicans have figured out that ignorant people are much easier to manipulate into voting against their best interests.
This is what private school was invented for, to keep the crazies away from everyone else
Quote from: Munch on November 18, 2019, 05:50:12 PM
This is what private school was invented for, to keep the crazies away from everyone else
But Eton school boy's uniforms were so cute 100 years ago.
Quote from: Baruch on November 18, 2019, 08:09:20 PM
But Eton school boy's uniforms were so cute 100 years ago.
Someone forgot to tell them the casting for Oliver twist had been decided, and just left them wondered for years after.
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f2/c8/96/f2c8964ace62843b1fda255219271677.jpg)
Meh, they're in training for being Mucho Pomposso.
I can only apologize for my home state, which seems hell-bent on turning itself into the Alabama of the Rust Belt.
Perhaps the Ohio senate will not support it. This is why legislatures are best with two levels, the junior level and the senior level. See the Federalist Papers if you doubt that. The junior level is closer to the mob rule of the People. The senior level takes more time to consider things, and filter out the more crazy ideas of the junior level.
They're Republicans - of course they'll support it.
Quote from: Unbeliever on November 21, 2019, 01:34:11 PM
They're Republicans - of course they'll support it.
Both upper and lower house are R party. So no communist revolution yet.