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Missouri voters on Tuesday passed its "right to pray" amendment, reaffirming the right to pray in public and in schools.
In an effort to further define First Amendment rights, the measure formally known as Amendment 2 passed with 83 percent of the vote. The amendment's backers say it helps protect Missouri's Christians, about 80 percent of the population, who say they are public targets.

While the religious protections outlined in the measure are already guaranteed by the Bill of Rights and the Constitution, critics are drawing attention to another part of the amendment:
"No student shall be compelled to perform or participate in academic assignments or educational presentations that violate his or her religious beliefs."

The Missouri Constitution already allows people to worship according to personal beliefs, and prohibits discrimination based on religion for public office, testifying or serving on a jury, according to the Associated Press.
Republican state Rep. Mike McGhee, who introduced the measure, told Fox News that the section stems from a 2006 case, in which a Missouri State University class assignment was to write and sign a letter to the state legislature to support gay adoption.

But critics are skeptical. A New York Times editorial notes that the clause will "create confusion and wreak havoc in classrooms" by giving students the power to refuse completing or participating in any assignments that they claim violates their religious beliefs. It permits students who believe in creationism, for instance, to decline any assignments on evolution.

McGhee, however, says doesn't anticipate any instances where a student might claim "it's against my religion to do algebra."

The move in Missouri is in part seen as one of several pieces of state legislation nationwide that allows for more room for religion and intelligent design in public schools. The Tennessee state Senate passed a bill in March that protects teachers who allow student to question and criticize "controversial" scientific theories like evolution. Indiana legislators in January moved forward on a bill that would allow school districts to decide whether to include creationism alongside teachings of evolution in science curriculum.Oklahoma, New Hampshire and Missouri have also considered similar bills designed to encourage critical examination of evolution theory.

Research from two Pennsylvania State University professors revealed last year that the majority of public school biology teachers in the U.S. shy away from teaching evolution because they're either unwilling or unprepared to teach it: some advocate creationism while others are afraid to address the topic for fear of controversy.
According to results of the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress, a federal test known as the Nation's Report Card, less than half of U.S. fourth-, eighth- and 12-th grade students were considered proficient in science.
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Source:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/08/missouri-right-to-pray-am_n_1757665.html

Thread by: Roaringflames, Aug 12, 2012, 2 replies, in forum: Current Events

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Drunk Man Gets a Full Body X-ray at Airport

Rainshine said: ↑

if a lawsuit were to even come about.
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People Will sue for anything if it means making money

There was a case once were someone who broke into a house, hurt himself, and he sued and won. Law system is that screwed, and if this taken to court, I will not be surprised if this man wins.

By the way, why was he in a airport drunk and no knows how he got on there or saw at all getting on there. I think this is more than just a drunk case if nobody saw him go there or knows how, after all it is not easy to get to without even being spotted by somebody or security cameras.

Just pointing out my questions

Post by: Roaringflames, Aug 10, 2012 in forum: Current Events

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August 13, 2012

I go back to school that same day and ever since i've entered my current school distract.

Without snow days I got out of last school around the end of may.

Post by: Roaringflames, Aug 10, 2012 in forum: The Spam Zone

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I really must know the answer to this important mathematical question

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Sir, People take offense to that sometimes

I was only stating my opinion.

Post by: Roaringflames, Aug 8, 2012 in forum: The Spam Zone

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I really must know the answer to this important mathematical question

The answer is obviously 2

Did you not learn preschool math?

Post by: Roaringflames, Aug 8, 2012 in forum: The Spam Zone

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Handcuffed Man Shot in Back of Police Car

I say it's the police, why?

The police did not state anybody else suspicious in the neighborhood, nor anybody behind or in front shooting a gun. Besides suicide does not seem reasonable, in fact impossible because his hands are behind his back and they would have heard a bang instead of a thump. The car that passed them would have been it, but there have been no reports of broken glass on the vehicle.

Example of police abusing their power and being able to get away with it. I hope these men go to jail and his family receives consolidation for their loss.

Also on how he hid the gun, this is a police report, written by those police officers, it could be false or have fake parts in it.

Post by: Roaringflames, Aug 2, 2012 in forum: Current Events

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Story time with Jube: Hellstar Remina

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If that is a spoiler then I don't want to hear anymore crap about spoilers from you, Makaze.

Why are they crazy and some people we've seen are not? Why doesn't one person say, "Hey! What if killing Remina and her dad doesn't work?"
Now let's drop this.
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This is junji Ito, there is no such thing as common sense among regular people, only the protagonist and his/her helper(s), from my observations of junji ito's work.

Otherwise, all of the people are going to die besides, what if killing remina actually did something more worse than what they're expecting or were expecting

Post by: Roaringflames, Jul 31, 2012 in forum: The Spam Zone

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SotW Voting Signature of the Week #85 - Dream Drop distance

1st - Misty - love the smudging and how his hand seems to be blending in with the blue or flowing the blue( in my eyes). Think the text could have been smaller, but you could also remove it as well

2nd - Advent - I like the smuding and think you blended Riku in the tag goodly. Text is distracting, too big and takes away attention from Riku. Smudge the circles that Riku isn't holding and it would be a better tag.

3rd - muff monkey - love the textures you used, but flow wise it does nothing but add effects, put color on sora, because the text looks more interesting than the render.

Post by: Roaringflames, Jul 29, 2012 in forum: Competitions

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