Tue Jan 24, 2012, 01:05 PM

TYT: Atheist Student Gets Death Threats Over Prayer Banner

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Jessica Ahlquist, the atheist student who got a prayer banner removed from her public high school, has received death threats and was called "evil" by one of her state representatives. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks.

http://www.alternet.org/belief/153803/why_is_an_atheist_high_school_student_getting_vicious_death_threats/

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TYT: Atheist Student Gets Death Threats Over Prayer Banner (Original post)	ihavenobias	Jan 2012	OP
I can't afford cable or satellite BUT, all is not lost!	snappyturtle	Jan 2012	#1
THANK YOU, Snappy!	radiclib	Jan 2012	#5
Is that ever nice to hear. I felt the same way	snappyturtle	Jan 2012	#6
Jessica Ahlquist deservers the support of all those who are sane or consider themselves good people.	20score	Jan 2012	#2
Wish this surprised me. The opposite would	dmallind	Jan 2012	#3
K & R	CherylK	Jan 2012	#4

Response to ihavenobias (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 01:17 PM

snappyturtle (11,807 posts)

1. I can't afford cable or satellite BUT, all is not lost!

I get Current via the internet here---> http://www.thertv.eu/

The local cable company doesn't carry Current so even if I
could afford their service I'd be out of luck. Getting excellent
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Response to snappyturtle (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 07:32 PM

radiclib (1,451 posts)

5. THANK YOU, Snappy!

You just made my week!

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Response to radiclib (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 09:15 PM

snappyturtle (11,807 posts)

6. Is that ever nice to hear. I felt the same way

(it made my week) when, by chance, I came upon RTV.

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Response to ihavenobias (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 02:27 PM

20score (4,081 posts)

2. Jessica Ahlquist deservers the support of all those who are sane or consider themselves good people.

I believe that the fanatics threatening her – and those like them in similar situations – have a mental illness and should be treated for such.

It takes a lot of courage to do what's right when so many around you are wrong.

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Response to ihavenobias (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 02:30 PM

dmallind (10,437 posts)

3. Wish this surprised me. The opposite would

Can't remember a single story about an atheist who had to resort to the courts to enforce the Bill of Rights (and why is that necessary? Which morons on the school board and in administration couldn't see this was obvious establishment?) which didn't result in death threats, abuse, ostracism, and hate from Christians showing their love and fellowship. Newdow? Lambert? Whitehead? Yep pretty much all the same.

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Response to ihavenobias (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 05:47 PM

CherylK (2,774 posts)

4. K & R

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