Florida House approves bill to post “In God We Trust” in all public schools

Started by Unbeliever, March 30, 2018, 08:08:20 PM

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Florida House approves bill to post “In God We Trust” in all public schools

QuoteWith the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High shooting still looming large, its students in the Capitol to lobby for gun controls, the Florida House overwhelmingly passed a measure Wednesday its sponsor said aimed at bringing "light" to the schools.

The bill (HB 839) would require all public schools to post the state motto, "In God We Trust," in a "conspicuous place."

Atheist group offers to provide “In God We Trust” signs to Florida public schools

QuoteAs part of Florida's sweeping new K-12 education law, Gov. Rick Scott mandated that all public schools post the state motto â€" "In God We Trust" â€" in a prominent location for all to see.

Atheists of Florida wants to help.

In a Monday morning email, the Tampa-based group offered to provide signs with the saying free of charge to all of Florida's more than 4,000 public schools.

Its support would help offset any cost of the requirement, which the Legislature did not fund, while also filling an educational need, executive director Judy Adkins explained.

"We want to help educate about the First Amendment and the establishment clause, as well as about the diversity in our country," Adkins said.


Conservatives want to shove God down everyone's throat, and atheists want to oblige, in their own way. I doubt they'll be allowed to contribute the signs, though.


God Not Found
"There is a sucker born-again every minute." - C. Spellman

SGOS

Trusting in God will make it a lot easier when the next gunman leaves a trail of dead bodies after he shoots up a school.

Gawdzilla Sama

Quote from: SGOS on March 30, 2018, 08:43:37 PM
Trusting in God will make it a lot easier when the next gunman leaves a trail of dead bodies after he shoots up a school.
But it's cheaper than doing something, doing anything at all.
We 'new atheists' have a reputation for being militant, but make no mistake  we didn't start this war. If you want to place blame put it on the the religious zealots who have been poisoning the minds of the  young for a long long time."
PZ Myers

Baruch

It is the Florida State motto.  Cuban refugees are usually Catholic.  It is also a bit of Lincolnesque piety that ties in with his invention of the Thanksgiving holiday.  This was pushed again in the 1950s, because as anyone knows, holding money with this causes the hands of Soviet spies and American traitors to burn with fire ;-)  And why at that time the Pledge was modified to exclude atheists.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_God_We_Trust
Ha’át’íísh baa naniná?
Azee’ Å,a’ish nanídį́į́h?
Táadoo ánít’iní.
What are you doing?
Are you taking any medications?
Don't do that.

Blackleaf

"Oh, wearisome condition of humanity,
Born under one law, to another bound;
Vainly begot, and yet forbidden vanity,
Created sick, commanded to be sound."
--Fulke Greville--

Baruch

Quote from: Blackleaf on March 30, 2018, 11:01:43 PM
Fucking Florida. What a shithole state.

I tend to agree.  I hear the German cockroaches are fearless and as big as VW busses.
Ha’át’íísh baa naniná?
Azee’ Å,a’ish nanídį́į́h?
Táadoo ánít’iní.
What are you doing?
Are you taking any medications?
Don't do that.

Munch

'Political correctness is fascism pretending to be manners' - George Carlin

Gawdzilla Sama

We 'new atheists' have a reputation for being militant, but make no mistake  we didn't start this war. If you want to place blame put it on the the religious zealots who have been poisoning the minds of the  young for a long long time."
PZ Myers

fencerider

Quote from: SGOS on March 30, 2018, 08:43:37 PM
Trusting in God will make it a lot easier when the next gunman leaves a trail of dead bodies after he shoots up a school.
He let you down before and he’ll let you down again ;-)
"Do you believe in god?", is not a proper English sentence. Unless you believe that, "Do you believe in apple?", is a proper English sentence.

Gawdzilla Sama

Quote from: SGOS on March 30, 2018, 08:43:37 PM
Trusting in God will make it a lot easier when the next gunman leaves a trail of dead bodies after he shoots up a school.
He said he wouldn't come  in your mouth last time, too.
We 'new atheists' have a reputation for being militant, but make no mistake  we didn't start this war. If you want to place blame put it on the the religious zealots who have been poisoning the minds of the  young for a long long time."
PZ Myers

PickelledEggs

You know what? Let them fucking put the "In god we trust" in schools. This will help eliminate the "they took god out of schools" bitching and moaning, every time a school tragedy happens in that state.

Maybe once something happens again, they'll realize they actually need to do something that will actively prevent, rather than insisting on their thoughts and prayers

Gawdzilla Sama

If they get God back in school how long before they refuse to let atheists attend?
We 'new atheists' have a reputation for being militant, but make no mistake  we didn't start this war. If you want to place blame put it on the the religious zealots who have been poisoning the minds of the  young for a long long time."
PZ Myers

Hydra009

Quote from: PickelledEggs on March 31, 2018, 01:27:59 PM
You know what? Let them fucking put the "In god we trust" in schools. This will help eliminate the "they took god out of schools" bitching and moaning, every time a school tragedy happens in that state.
I agree.  And it should be translated into other languages for the benefit of people who are more comfortable with a language other than english.  In Dieu we trust.  In Gott we trust.  In Allah we trust...

Baruch

Quote from: Hydra009 on March 31, 2018, 02:04:11 PM
I agree.  And it should be translated into other languages for the benefit of people who are more comfortable with a language other than english.  In Dieu we trust.  In Gott we trust.  In Allah we trust...

Google Translate is your friend ... Nous croyons en Dieu, Wir vertrauen in Gott, nathiq fi allah ...
Ha’át’íísh baa naniná?
Azee’ Å,a’ish nanídį́į́h?
Táadoo ánít’iní.
What are you doing?
Are you taking any medications?
Don't do that.

Gawdzilla Sama

Quote from: Hydra009 on March 31, 2018, 02:04:11 PM
I agree.  And it should be translated into other languages for the benefit of people who are more comfortable with a language other than english.  In Dieu we trust.  In Gott we trust.  In Allah we trust...
We 'new atheists' have a reputation for being militant, but make no mistake  we didn't start this war. If you want to place blame put it on the the religious zealots who have been poisoning the minds of the  young for a long long time."
PZ Myers