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leftyohiolib

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39. that doesnt make it mandatory - if you say a prayer for fear of someone saying something to you then

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 02:21 PM

Feb 2013

the fault lies with you - have the courage of your convictions.
"You should be quiet while the grown-ups are talking." name calling huh? how very "grown-up" of you

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Rhode Island flower shops shun atheist teenager [View all] DonViejo Feb 2013 OP

What a crock. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2013 #1

I hope all four shops get their licenses revoked. DFW Feb 2013 #2

It probably won't get that far... backscatter712 Feb 2013 #44

send "dead flowers" msongs Feb 2013 #3

Can you imagine the outcry if the situation was reversed? Cirque du So-What Feb 2013 #4

this religious person dosent care either way leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #5

Steeped in pettiness? Silent3 Feb 2013 #7

well the prayer was hardly a prayer it was not mandatory to say (which is stated in the 1962 law leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #10

Oh, so you understand the 1st amendment more than Thomas Jefferson? trotsky Feb 2013 #16

i understand what i read in the constitution - here's the first amendment leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #19

I'm religious, too, but the law is clear: Public schools have to be neutral in matters of belief Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #22

i dont remember that law - nor do i know that that "prayer" was an "official"school prayer leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #30

you have no clue about the legal meaning of the word "mandatory" in this situation TeamPooka Feb 2013 #32

that doesnt make it mandatory - if you say a prayer for fear of someone saying something to you then leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #39

the school ruled it mandatory. You do not understand the law so there is no need to keep showing us TeamPooka Feb 2013 #40

So again, you think you know better than Thomas Jefferson. trotsky Feb 2013 #26

again i know what i read - im sure t.j. said a lot of things regarding the constution but we use leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #33

You THINK you know what you read. trotsky Feb 2013 #45

doesn't sound like you know anything about the constitution, nor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 CreekDog Feb 2013 #58

It's simple: No prayer, no religious indoctrination in public schools. Arugula Latte Feb 2013 #34

i disagree but i love that gif of the 2 penguins is that real or edited - it hillarious leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #37

are you saying the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is unconstitional? CreekDog Feb 2013 #57

Ever hear the saying "walk a mile in their shoes??" Taverner Feb 2013 #49

Can you imagine the outcry if Jessica was black? Would that make the flower shops refusal "petty"? riderinthestorm Feb 2013 #11

well she's not black this is not about racism stop trying to derail it - stay focused - leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #12

So in your view an atheist speaking up is "petty", and deserves to be shunned by local businesses. riderinthestorm Feb 2013 #13

you got it wrong - we are talking about this situatution and not all situations are this one - but leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #15

Your the one who believes the girl is acting "petty" and the shops actions are "petty" riderinthestorm Feb 2013 #24

Oh, and there couldn't possibly be any parallels to consider! Silent3 Feb 2013 #14

that's your assessment not mine leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #17

Oh, and doling out a little blame to everyone somehow puts you above the fray? Silent3 Feb 2013 #20

yes it does - i have zero vested intrest in this - i never said wether it was right or wrong i said leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #50

Ah, so somebody who might be doing the right thing... Silent3 Feb 2013 #51

"the atheist" ROFL snooper2 Feb 2013 #25

How did Jessica Ahlquist misbehave? backscatter712 Feb 2013 #41

You need to stop posting and do some reading. ronnie624 Feb 2013 #43

You stay focused: The school was violating the law Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #23

well i guess you settled it period. leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #46

The florists also violated the law. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #55

No, it's about discrimination. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #38

or it's about consequences for your actions - leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #47

And you're being deliberately obtuse. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #53

See the whole Chick-Fil-A shit from last year. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #36

A "dog camp" opened in the next town up from me. KurtNYC Feb 2013 #6

These idiots ought to read the history of their own state. Chorophyll Feb 2013 #8

"Forcd worship stincks in God's nostrils" was the money quote from Williams, IIRC hatrack Feb 2013 #9

Yes! That was "money" all right. Chorophyll Feb 2013 #21

The behavior of these florists was far from the worst of this episode. trotsky Feb 2013 #18

That's ok - they were just being petty too - just like the atheist. nt dmallind Feb 2013 #27

How was Jessica petty? Asking schools to follow the Constitution is not petty. yellowcanine Feb 2013 #29

Hehe, dmallind just forgot his sarcasm tag. trotsky Feb 2013 #31

Kind of like the cake shop which shunned the gay wedding. yellowcanine Feb 2013 #28

When you open your shop to the public, you cannot discriminate. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #35

What a load of BS pauldemmd195j Feb 2013 #42

The religious morality crowd proves once again they're the ones really without morals. Initech Feb 2013 #48

+1 stuntcat Feb 2013 #56

did God teach these people to be Rude, Hateful, Ignorant , Assholes ? JI7 Feb 2013 #52

They're two-book Christians. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #54