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    Supreme Court OKs use of public money for religious education
    The court ruled that Maine can't exclude families in areas without public high schools from using state-provided tuition money for sectarian education.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics…

    I wonder if they'd feel the same way if their tax dollars went directly to schools teaching other religions.

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    • The rise of cults is going to be terrifying. Talk about home-bred terrorists!formed
    • "God, Guns & Glory"....there's gonna be a lot of "Gods" and "Glory". America is totally fucked.formed
    • amicus brief filed by Council of Islamic Schools in support of ruling - so yes, scotus is quite aware that other religions will benefitGnash
    • ... and are good with itGnash
    • tons of Jewish private schools too. Most private schools have a religious denomination and better education than public schoolshotroddy
    • If you read the articile that's why the law is in place - to not discriminate against poorer families who want their kids to have a better educationhotroddy
    • “Can’t exclude families in areas without public high schools” seems pertinent herenb
    • mono hasn't been able to hide his disdain for religion since he was fiddled by clergy at Sunday school.hotroddy
    • I have two friends who were “fiddled” and it ruined their lives. Your clergy should be put to deathscarabin
    • I agree it's a problem which is why I acknowledged it. pedo's deserve the death penalty or at least have their testicles takenhotroddy
    • Religious morons always assume someone must have had a bad experience to not be a brainwashed bible thumping fucktardmonospaced
    • No hotroddy, my problem with religion is that is is childish nonsense and has no place in government or politics. It’s personal at best.monospaced
    • I don’t want my tax dollars supporting any church. Pretty sure the founding fathers didn’t either. Also, you’re a bigoted idiot.monospaced
    • I bet if your town had no public school and all the money was pouring into only school which was strictly Muslim, you would have issues sending your kid there.monospaced
    • They're not pouring only money into religious schools, mono. This ruling allows kids in rural areas to attend a religious school if they wish...PonyBoy
    • ... just as all the other kids in rural Maine get Gov $ to attend a private school IF there is no public school. The ruling kept the Gov from holding money...PonyBoy
    • ... back from kids wanting to attend religious private school. Why do kids w/out a public school get Gov $ to attend whatever private school they...PonyBoy
    • ...wish but the kids wanting to attend a religious private school is bad? Their parents pay the same $$ taxes... why discriminate against religion here?PonyBoy
    • Why are there "religious" high schools in the first place? That's a severe problem, imho, and akin to brainwashing.formed
    • Want education? Go to school. Want religion? Go to your place of choice. Separate. Period. Fuck these tax breaks.formed
    • People only attend a religious school if they want to... nobody is forced by the Gov to go (only their parents). Private schools are legally required to be...PonyBoy
    • ...monitored and inspected to ensure standards of care and education are being met (but do not have to share the same curriculum as the public).PonyBoy
    • They're NOT tax breaks, formed... ffs... it just keeps the Gov from discriminating against people who want to go a private religious school.PonyBoy
    • Religious parents pay the same taxes as their neighbors attending another private school... why don't they get to pick where their kid attends?PonyBoy
    • Government money to attend a private school that doesn’t have to adhere to public curriculum and standards and can teach religion.monospaced
    • If they don’t want to attend public school they should pony up for private not get paid to do it. It isn’t anti discriminatory, it is promoting religious schoolmonospaced
    • This isn’t about picking a school. It’s for places where public schools aren’t available. You missed that.monospaced
    • I missed nothing, mono... I stated that the "no public schools available" thing up front. The only one missing the point here is you, sir. :)PonyBoy
    • Nobody is PROMOTING any type of school. People WANT TO SEND their child to a religious private school using the same Gov-provided $ that other people...PonyBoy
    • ...in rural areas are given to use to send their kids to the PRIVATE SCHOOL of their choice. This IS about picking schools as Maine's GOV was discriminating...PonyBoy
    • ... against people PICKING a religious school. Yes... it is discrimination to allow one family Gov $ and not the next simply over religious affiliation.PonyBoy
    • To be clear - NO private has to adhere to our shitty public school curriculum and arguably most kids come out of private schools (public or religious) far...PonyBoy
    • ...more prepared for the world.PonyBoy
    • sorry for the caps... what a douchéPonyBoy
    • The money I was referring to was for Churches and other religious buildings/businesses (that's what they are).formed
    • As for private schools, show me some that AREN"T religious that get that tax money. Religion should not be part of any school.formed
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