From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

On 6/27/26 10:45, Scott Hoge wrote:

On 2026-06-27, Bradley K. Sherman <bks@panix.com> wrote:

| Texas' education board on Friday approved a required reading
| list for more than 5 million public school students that
| includes Bible stories, widening conservative efforts to
| bring Christian teachings into U.S. classrooms.
| ...
| The State Board of Education, which is controlled by
| Republicans, approved the list on a 9-5 vote following weeks
| of contentious debate that again put Texas at the center of
| wrangling over the role of religion in public schools. Last
| year, Texas became the largest state to require teachers to
| hang the Ten Commandments in every classroom.
| ...
<https://apnews.com/article/texas-education-board-reading-list
-bible-vote-eb6ea9e23e303da0ca2da6132889e020>

Because, (scientifically illiterate cowboy accent), "Heee is
the Lahw-rrrd."

I don't have much use for Jeezus Junkies any more
than the Jihadists. Extremes are extremes, fanatics
are fanatics, crusaders are crusaders.

NEVER works out well.

Of course the jihadists are, right now, far more likely
to KILL you if you don't bow ...

Still ... SO interesting how some say it's a-OK to
push the gay/tranny/anti-Xian 'religion' onto all
the kiddies and then bitch about Christians.

If it's divisive, creates a zillion little 'identity'
groups and sets them at each others throats, then
the Left just LOVES it. Been their plan since the
early 1900s and they're STILL at it.

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On Sat, 27 Jun 2026 23:36:03 -0400, c186282
<c186282@nnada.net> in alt.atheism with message-id <Hvmcnaf8Nf0lC933nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com> wrote:

On 6/27/26 10:45, Scott Hoge wrote:

On 2026-06-27, Bradley K. Sherman <bks@panix.com> wrote:

| Texas' education board on Friday approved a required reading
| list for more than 5 million public school students that
| includes Bible stories, widening conservative efforts to
| bring Christian teachings into U.S. classrooms.
| ...
| The State Board of Education, which is controlled by
| Republicans, approved the list on a 9-5 vote following weeks
| of contentious debate that again put Texas at the center of
| wrangling over the role of religion in public schools. Last
| year, Texas became the largest state to require teachers to
| hang the Ten Commandments in every classroom.
| ...
<https://apnews.com/article/texas-education-board-reading-list
-bible-vote-eb6ea9e23e303da0ca2da6132889e020>

Because, (scientifically illiterate cowboy accent), "Heee is
the Lahw-rrrd."

I don't have much use for Jeezus Junkies any more
than the Jihadists. Extremes are extremes, fanatics
are fanatics, crusaders are crusaders.

NEVER works out well.

Of course the jihadists are, right now, far more likely
to KILL you if you don't bow ...

Still ... SO interesting how some say it's a-OK to
push the gay/tranny/anti-Xian 'religion' onto all
the kiddies and then bitch about Christians.

If it's divisive, creates a zillion little 'identity'
groups and sets them at each others throats, then
the Left just LOVES it. Been their plan since the
early 1900s and they're STILL at it.

I wonder what will happen to it when it hits the Supreme
Court - which it will since it is a clear case of religious
indoctrination.
--


Every person in the US is here either
legally or illegally. Those that are
here illegally should be afraid.
Be very afraid. It does not matter
how long you have been here. It does
not matter why you are here. It does not
matter what you have done legally while you
were here. It does not matter what any
relative may have done while you were here.
It only matters that you are here illegally.
It may take a day, a week, a year, or longer
but we will find you and we will deport you.
Be prepared.

Deport them all.

Due process:
Q. Are you here legally? If so, where is
the documentation to establish that?


All politicians are trained to lie
and make those lies sound like
the truth. They start with the biggest
lie of all: Politicians are public
servants.

Some of the Republican positions I find disgusting
and abhorrent.
Most of the Democratic positions I find terrifying.

I support:

A Constitional Amendment establishing
the Freedom of Choice.

The elimination of public expression,
display or support of religion or
religious positions.
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From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

On 2026-06-28, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

On 6/27/26 10:45, Scott Hoge wrote:

Because, (scientifically illiterate cowboy accent), "Heee is
the Lahw-rrrd."

I don't have much use for Jeezus Junkies any more than the
Jihadists. Extremes are extremes, fanatics are fanatics,
crusaders are crusaders.

I don't see a problem with Christianity in its more charitable
forms. Some Christians are just extremely nice people. It's the
stupid ones who try to set the rules for everyone else who in
doing so enable injustice on the basis of a compensating
"afterlife."

[...]

Still ... SO interesting how some say it's a-OK to push the gay/tranny/anti-Xian 'religion' onto all the kiddies and then
bitch about Christians.

If it's divisive, creates a zillion little 'identity' groups
and sets them at each others throats, then the Left just LOVES
it. Been their plan since the early 1900s and they're STILL at
it.

That's Zuckerberg's problem. He doesn't seem to care what the
fuck he's doing to the world.

Although I consider myself a leftist, I don't think leftists
should huddle together in their echo chambers and kick out anyone
who disagrees with them. If you think someone's wrong, you might
as well step forward and not be a coward about it.

-- Scott Hoge
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On 6/28/26 08:38, Attila wrote:

On Sat, 27 Jun 2026 23:36:03 -0400, c186282
<c186282@nnada.net> in alt.atheism with message-id <Hvmcnaf8Nf0lC933nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com> wrote:

On 6/27/26 10:45, Scott Hoge wrote:

On 2026-06-27, Bradley K. Sherman <bks@panix.com> wrote:

| Texas' education board on Friday approved a required reading
| list for more than 5 million public school students that
| includes Bible stories, widening conservative efforts to
| bring Christian teachings into U.S. classrooms.
| ...
| The State Board of Education, which is controlled by
| Republicans, approved the list on a 9-5 vote following weeks
| of contentious debate that again put Texas at the center of
| wrangling over the role of religion in public schools. Last
| year, Texas became the largest state to require teachers to
| hang the Ten Commandments in every classroom.
| ...
<https://apnews.com/article/texas-education-board-reading-list
-bible-vote-eb6ea9e23e303da0ca2da6132889e020>

Because, (scientifically illiterate cowboy accent), "Heee is
the Lahw-rrrd."

I don't have much use for Jeezus Junkies any more
than the Jihadists. Extremes are extremes, fanatics
are fanatics, crusaders are crusaders.

NEVER works out well.

Of course the jihadists are, right now, far more likely
to KILL you if you don't bow ...

Still ... SO interesting how some say it's a-OK to
push the gay/tranny/anti-Xian 'religion' onto all
the kiddies and then bitch about Christians.

If it's divisive, creates a zillion little 'identity'
groups and sets them at each others throats, then
the Left just LOVES it. Been their plan since the
early 1900s and they're STILL at it.

I wonder what will happen to it when it hits the Supreme
Court - which it will since it is a clear case of religious
indoctrination.

Mmmmmm ... might depend on the details of how it's
all implemented.

Noting that religions exist, quoting various 'scriptural'
lines and historical info that clarify their positions on
things ... that is 'education'.

Texas ... MORE likely to trend towards 'indoctrination'
however. Still lots of people who think the USA is a
"Christian Nation" rather than a nation that just happens
to have a lot of Christians.

Our Founders were wise about this - had seen all sorts of
evils. Modern westerners have never experienced religious
imperialism, no Inquisition and 'jihad' is "over there"
somewhere. Little girls being hung from cranes in the
Tehran public square ... won't make the MSM or, even
worse, be heavily 'revised' and 'sanitized'.

SOME know about Soviet efforts to obliterate religions so
the State would be the Highest Moral Authority.

In short you can easily go nuts with indoctrination OR
anti-indoctrination. Extremism creeps in from both ends.

Hey, if this was an EASY balance then it'd have all been
solved hundreds or thousands of years ago.

As for the USSC ... despite political bullshit the majority
stick fairly close to 'original intent' - which means that
anything that looks like an indoctrination program will
have to go or be seriously modified. Govt should just
stay out of the religion biz.

OR were you even interested in the Bigger Picture stuff here ?
Just looking to throw shit at the USSC maybe ? Gotta wonder
these days.

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On 6/28/26 22:10, Scott Hoge wrote:

On 2026-06-28, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

On 6/27/26 10:45, Scott Hoge wrote:

Because, (scientifically illiterate cowboy accent), "Heee is
the Lahw-rrrd."

I don't have much use for Jeezus Junkies any more than the
Jihadists. Extremes are extremes, fanatics are fanatics,
crusaders are crusaders.

I don't see a problem with Christianity in its more charitable
forms.

Ummm ... the 'charitable forms' are only a RECENT
trend.

Going Full Xian Jihad was the norm for a long time.
Read up on what the Jesuits did in S.America, on
what the Good Christians did to US Native kids.
"Christianization" via threat and lash was just
accepted as a Good Thing, even by US courts and
authorities, up into the 1950s.

Read up on what Xian/Mormon 'missionaries' are still
doing in rural India.

Any pressures, or slack, and the 'recent trend' can
easily REVERSE. The modern slack in the USA and EU
only happened because the countries became rich and
fat and content - felt safe.

But 'evangelical' religions - Their Truth is the ONLY
Truth and you WILL be converted even if it kills you.
Christianity wasn't SUPPOSED to be that way, but very
quickly DID.

Hindu used to be pretty tolerant - UNTIL the Moslems
started invading. NOW it's much more militant.

Buddhism is not really 'evangelical' - indeed it some
ways it's not even a 'religion ... more a proposed
How-To guide to 'enlightenment'. Most of the old
Chinese religions were not 'evangelical' either.

OR are you not really interested in any Big Picture stuff ?

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From Newsgroup: alt.atheism

On Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:36:00 -0400, c186282
<c186282@nnada.net> in alt.atheism with message-id <VaKcnStYBtSFa9z3nZ2dnZfqnPudnZ2d@giganews.com> wrote:

On 6/28/26 08:38, Attila wrote:

On Sat, 27 Jun 2026 23:36:03 -0400, c186282
<c186282@nnada.net> in alt.atheism with message-id
<Hvmcnaf8Nf0lC933nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com> wrote:

On 6/27/26 10:45, Scott Hoge wrote:

On 2026-06-27, Bradley K. Sherman <bks@panix.com> wrote:

| Texas' education board on Friday approved a required reading
| list for more than 5 million public school students that
| includes Bible stories, widening conservative efforts to
| bring Christian teachings into U.S. classrooms.
| ...
| The State Board of Education, which is controlled by
| Republicans, approved the list on a 9-5 vote following weeks
| of contentious debate that again put Texas at the center of
| wrangling over the role of religion in public schools. Last
| year, Texas became the largest state to require teachers to
| hang the Ten Commandments in every classroom.
| ...
<https://apnews.com/article/texas-education-board-reading-list
-bible-vote-eb6ea9e23e303da0ca2da6132889e020>

Because, (scientifically illiterate cowboy accent), "Heee is
the Lahw-rrrd."

I don't have much use for Jeezus Junkies any more
than the Jihadists. Extremes are extremes, fanatics
are fanatics, crusaders are crusaders.

NEVER works out well.

Of course the jihadists are, right now, far more likely
to KILL you if you don't bow ...

Still ... SO interesting how some say it's a-OK to
push the gay/tranny/anti-Xian 'religion' onto all
the kiddies and then bitch about Christians.

If it's divisive, creates a zillion little 'identity'
groups and sets them at each others throats, then
the Left just LOVES it. Been their plan since the
early 1900s and they're STILL at it.

I wonder what will happen to it when it hits the Supreme
Court - which it will since it is a clear case of religious
indoctrination.

Mmmmmm ... might depend on the details of how it's
all implemented.

If it requires one religion it is illegal. All must be
equally available as well as none.

Noting that religions exist, quoting various 'scriptural'
lines and historical info that clarify their positions on
things ... that is 'education'.

Texas ... MORE likely to trend towards 'indoctrination'
however. Still lots of people who think the USA is a
"Christian Nation" rather than a nation that just happens
to have a lot of Christians.

The D of L is frequently quoted but that document has
nothing to do with organizing the structure of the US. The
Constitution says nothing about any particular superstition
other than to ban a state religion.

Our Founders were wise about this - had seen all sorts of
evils. Modern westerners have never experienced religious
imperialism, no Inquisition and 'jihad' is "over there"
somewhere. Little girls being hung from cranes in the
Tehran public square ... won't make the MSM or, even
worse, be heavily 'revised' and 'sanitized'.

SOME know about Soviet efforts to obliterate religions so
the State would be the Highest Moral Authority.

In short you can easily go nuts with indoctrination OR
anti-indoctrination. Extremism creeps in from both ends.

Hey, if this was an EASY balance then it'd have all been
solved hundreds or thousands of years ago.

As for the USSC ... despite political bullshit the majority
stick fairly close to 'original intent' - which means that
anything that looks like an indoctrination program will
have to go or be seriously modified. Govt should just
stay out of the religion biz.

That is what the Constitution requires. Which would include
any government function including education. No part of any
particular superstition should be encouraged or required by
any law.

OR were you even interested in the Bigger Picture stuff here ?
Just looking to throw shit at the USSC maybe ? Gotta wonder
these days.

--


Every person in the US is here either
legally or illegally. Those that are
here illegally should be afraid.
Be very afraid. It does not matter
how long you have been here. It does
not matter why you are here. It does not
matter what you have done legally while you
were here. It does not matter what any
relative may have done while you were here.
It only matters that you are here illegally.
It may take a day, a week, a year, or longer
but we will find you and we will deport you.
Be prepared.

Deport them all.

Due process:
Q. Are you here legally? If so, where is
the documentation to establish that?


All politicians are trained to lie
and make those lies sound like
the truth. They start with the biggest
lie of all: Politicians are public
servants.

Some of the Republican positions I find disgusting
and abhorrent.
Most of the Democratic positions I find terrifying.

I support:

A Constitional Amendment establishing
the Freedom of Choice.

The elimination of public expression,
display or support of religion or
religious positions.
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