CheesyDog posted:

Edit: Name and text are in same writing, leaning in different directions

exmorte posted:

Oh its mostly the pussy poo poo adults/everyone babies their kids part that didn't sit well with me. She actually later made herself to seem an even more reasonable parent

Leospeare posted:

Worksheet says "Question 1" and then doesn't ask a question.

I love that the "teacher" crossed out Jesus but left the rest of the "student's" answer. Like they were saying the bulk of the response was fine, she just needed to swap out Jesus for Taylor Swift.

Alkydere posted:

Something about that looks more like a picture that as designed by an ad company to be easily read on the side of a bus-

quote:

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC – According to the mother of an 8-year-old girl in North Carolina, a public school teacher rejected a paper by her daughter because it cited Jesus as her hero.

Heather Watts told local NBC affiliate WECT that her daughter Ryleigh is in the second grade at Cerro Gordo Elementary School in Columbus County. For a recent open-ended school assignment prompt, Ryleigh wrote, “My hero is Jesus.”

“My hero is Jesus because he helps me … He also makes good things happen,” Ryleigh wrote on the paper.

According to Watts, the paper was rejected by school officials. Ryleigh’s teachers allegedly asked her, “Can’t you write about something different?”

Watts was incensed, saying the school officials infringed upon her daughter’s First Amendment rights.

“I think she should have freedom to write about what she wants to write about,” Watts told WECT. “If she wants to write about Jesus, she should write about Jesus.”

After local media outlets reported the incident, Cerro Gordo Elementary School released a statement, in which they denied the mother’s claims.

“After speaking with both the teacher and the principal, we have learned that students were not restricted from writing on any topic of their choosing,” the statement says. “Columbus County Schools encourages student expression in all aspects of our educational program. We also have an open-door policy, and encourage our parents and guardians to contact or visit their child’s school to address any concerns.”

Nevertheless, Watts stands by her allegations. She told reporters that the issue has still not been resolved, as teachers insist that Ryleigh write a paper with a different theme.

Columbus County Schools’ official guidebook prohibits discrimination based on religion.

“The board acknowledges the dignity and worth of all students and employees and strives to create a safe, orderly, caring and inviting school environment to facilitate student learning and achievement,” the school guidebook states. “The board will not tolerate any form of unlawful discrimination … in any of its educational or employment activities.”

“Discrimination means any act or failure to act that unreasonably and unfavorably differentiates treatment of others based solely on their membership in a socially distinct group or category, such as race, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, religion, age or disability,” the guidebook says.

Many commenters on online news sites took offense at the school district’s apparent rejection of Ryleigh’s paper.

“The problem that should worry us here is not if this young child’s ‘constitutional rights’ were violated,” one commenter posited. “The real problem I see is that we have a group of ‘educators’ that do not have even a rudimentary understanding of the U.S. constitution [and] what it says about religion and the government. Even if you buy the ‘separation of church and state’ (as we have now morphed it), nowhere does even that perverted version of the constitution say that you can’t be religious in or at a public function.”

“Imagine that in a nation that was built for the very reason of religious persecution is now become the haven for the intolerant and a nation of moral depravity,” another commenter wrote. “… If [the U.S. Founding Fathers] could see America today, would they have made more effort to ensure God remained relevant in government?”

As previously reported, an elementary school in Tennessee rejected a similar assignment from a 10-year-old girl last year because it mentioned God. However, following a national outcry, school officials changed their minds and accepted the student’s assignment.

quote:

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) - A parent is speaking out after she said her daughter's teacher rejected a rough draft of her paper. The subject, her hero, Jesus.

Heather Watts said her daughter attends second grade at Cerro Gordo Elementary School in Columbus County. Watts said the teacher asked her 8-year-old daughter Ryleigh, "can't you write about something different?"

"I think she should have freedom to write about what she wants to write about," the disgruntled mother said. "If she wants to write about Jesus, she should write about Jesus."

Watts said this question is threatening her daughter's First Amendment rights of freedom of speech and freedom of religion.

A statement from the school denies the incident:

"After speaking with both the teacher and the principal, we have learned that students were not restricted from writing on any topic of their choosing. Columbus County Schools encourages student expression in all aspects of our educational program. We also have an open-door policy, and encourage our parents and guardians to contact or visit their child's school to address any concerns."

After meeting with her daughter's principal and teacher, Watts said the issue has not been resolved and Ryleigh is still being asked to write about something different.

Copyright 2014 WECT. All rights reserved.

Mo_Steel posted:

http://www.alliancedefendingfreedom.org/page/public-schools-matching-grant



Betting this is the original source. Hence why it's cropped so you can't see the red bar. Google Image Search is the best goddamn thing in the world.

quote:

WELCOME TO THE 21ST CENTURY!

Our Phones ~ Wireless

Cooking ~ Fireless

Cars ~ Keyless

Tires ~ Tubeless

Dress ~ Sleeveless


Leaders ~ Shameless

Relationships ~ Meaningless

Attitude ~ Careless

Wives ~ Fearless

Babies ~ Fatherless

Feelings ~ Heartless



Children ~ Mannerless

Everything is becoming LESS but still our hopes are ~ Endless.

In fact we are ~ Speechless

And Government is ~ CLUELESS!!

And our Politicians, ALL parties!, are ~ WORTHLESS!!
So there it is. Don't get USELESS..................


One Love,
People will forget what you said,
People will forget what you did,
But people will never forget How you made them feel.
Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly and
walk humbly with your God
.

quote:

FATHER, I WANTED A CAR, NOT A BIBLE

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealers showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study, told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and how much he loved him. He handed him a beautifully wrapped gift box.
Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and
found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with his name embossed in gold.

Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?" He stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible behind.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old. He thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. But before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to him. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.
When he arrived at his father ' s house, sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father ' s important documents and saw the Bible, new, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined a verse, Matt 7:11, "And if ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give to those who ask Him?"
As he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealers name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words...
PAID IN FULL.

How many times do we miss God ' s blessings because they are not packaged as we expected?

If this touched your heart, please pass it on!!

Please read b4 u go home or if u are at home already, read this to the end.

My name is God. You hardly have time for me. I love you and always bless you. I am always with you. I need you to spend 30mins of your time with Me today. Don't pray. Just praise. Today I want this message to go across the world before midnight. Will you help ? Please do not cut it and I'll help you with something that you are in need of. Just dare Me! Please Drop everything and pass it on.

quote:

If you don't know GOD, don't make stupid remarks!!!!!!
A United States Marine was taking some college courses
between assignments. He had completed 20 missions in Iraq
and Afghanistan . One of the courses had a professor who
was an avowed atheist.

2iqgvol.jpgOne day the professor shocked the class when he came in.
He looked to the ceiling and flatly stated, "GOD, if you are real, then
I want you to knock me off this platform...

I'll give you exactly 15 min."

The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop. Ten minutes
went by and the professor proclaimed, "Here I am GOD, I'm still waiting."

It got down to the last couple of minutes when the Marine got
out of his chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him;
knocking him off the platform. The professor was out cold.

The Marine went back to his seat and sat there, silently.

The other students were shocked and stunned, and sat there
looking on in silence. The professor eventually came to,
noticeably shaken, looked at the

Marine and asked,
"What in the world is the matter with you? Why did you do that?" 2j51efl.jpgThe Marine calmly replied,
"GOD was too busy today protecting America 's
soldiers who are protecting your right to say stupid
poo poo and act like an idiot. So He sent me."

The classroom erupted in cheers!

Noctis Horrendae posted:

Wives ~ Fearless

quote:

It got down to the last couple of minutes when the Marine got out of his chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him; knocking him off the platform...
"GOD was too busy today protecting America's soldiers who are protecting your right to say stupid poo poo and act like an idiot. So He sent me."

CB_Tube_Knight posted:

You guys are like Internet CSI.

Mornacale posted:

Yikes. (Also funny how they do "Children ~ Fatherless" right away and draw a connection between fathers and wives' fear.)

Noctis Horrendae posted:

quote:

FATHER, I WANTED A CAR, NOT A BIBLE

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealers showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study, told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and how much he loved him. He handed him a beautifully wrapped gift box.
Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and
found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with his name embossed in gold.

Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?" He stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible behind.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old. He thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. But before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to him. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.
When he arrived at his father ' s house, sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father ' s important documents and saw the Bible, new, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined a verse, Matt 7:11, "And if ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give to those who ask Him?"
As he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealers name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words...
PAID IN FULL.

How many times do we miss God ' s blessings because they are not packaged as we expected?

If this touched your heart, please pass it on!!

Please read b4 u go home or if u are at home already, read this to the end.

My name is God. You hardly have time for me. I love you and always bless you. I am always with you. I need you to spend 30mins of your time with Me today. Don't pray. Just praise. Today I want this message to go across the world before midnight. Will you help ? Please do not cut it and I'll help you with something that you are in need of. Just dare Me! Please Drop everything and pass it on.

RagnarokAngel posted:

I always love this one because behind the "God is a gift" message it's trying to push, there's still a vast material reward which kind of diminishes the story.

RagnarokAngel posted:

I always love this one because behind the "God is a gift" message it's trying to push, there's still a vast material reward which kind of diminishes the story.

VitalSigns posted:

Also, who doesn't speak to his dad for 30 years because he didn't get a nice sportscar?

How did the dad not notice his kid was a greedy sociopath before college graduation? And why did the dad still will the kid everything even after the kid walked out on him and never spoke to him again? If the dad forgave the kid then okay, but then why didn't he send him a letter explaining he'd gotten him the car all along and at least saved 30 years of estrangement?

Nothing anyone does in that story makes any sense

quote:

WELCOME TO THE 21ST CENTURY!

Our Phones ~ Wireless

Cooking ~ Fireless

Cars ~ Keyless

Tires ~ Tubeless

Dress ~ Sleeveless


Leaders ~ Shameless

Relationships ~ Meaningless

Attitude ~ Careless

Wives ~ Fearless

Babies ~ Fatherless

Feelings ~ Heartless



Children ~ Mannerless

Everything is becoming LESS but still our hopes are ~ Endless.

In fact we are ~ Speechless

And Government is ~ CLUELESS!!

And our Politicians, ALL parties!, are ~ WORTHLESS!!
So there it is. Don't get USELESS..................


One Love,
People will forget what you said,
People will forget what you did,
But people will never forget How you made them feel.
Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly and
walk humbly with your God

quote:

You wake up ~ flawless

Post up ~ flawless

Ridin' round in it ~ flawless

Flossin' on that ~ flawless

This diamond ~ flawless

My diamond ~ flawless

This rock ~ flawless

My Roc ~ flawless

Noctis Horrendae posted:

VitalSigns posted:

Also, who doesn't speak to his dad for 30 years because he didn't get a nice sportscar?

How did the dad not notice his kid was a greedy sociopath before college graduation? And why did the dad still will the kid everything even after the kid walked out on him and never spoke to him again? If the dad forgave the kid then okay, but then why didn't he send him a letter explaining he'd gotten him the car all along and at least saved 30 years of estrangement?

Nothing anyone does in that story makes any sense

quote:

A United States Marine was attending some college courses between assignments. He had completed missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. One of the courses had a professor who was a vowed atheist and a member of the ACLU.

One day the professor shocked the class when he came in. He looked to the ceiling and flatly stated, “God, if you are real, then I want you to knock me off this platform. I’ll give you exactly 15 minutes.” The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop.

Ten minutes went by and the professor proclaimed, “Here I am God. I’m still waiting.” It got down to the last couple of minutes when the Marine got out of his chair, went up to the professor, and lifted up his arm to strike him.

At that moment the professor was transformed into a 7-foot grizzly, wreathed in a halo of holy fire. The bear spoke: “Blasphemer thou art, thou thinkst to take the place of God? Those who deny me face eternal fire, but you who knows my work and yet commits the sin of Satan I curse a hundred times over!” The Marine went back to his seat and sat there, silently picking at his boils. Then Richard Dawkins burst into the room, wielding a copy of The Selfish Gene and crying “Leave that boy alone, you pathetic atavism!” As the holy bear whirled around, terrible light flashing in its eyes, Dawkins shed his mortal form, raised each of his seven horned heads, and hissed. “It’ssss me you want!” Then the Lord and the Antichrist joined in the final battle.

Mo_Steel posted:

http://www.alliancedefendingfreedom.org/page/public-schools-matching-grant



Betting this is the original source. Hence why it's cropped so you can't see the red bar. Google Image Search is the best goddamn thing in the world.

e: Apparently there's a story attached to this as well:


I'm amused by "online commenters" being part of the story now; when I went digging the image for that story is different though:



It's like a neverending rabbit hole of poo poo.

e2: Original source of the story; the one above is via ChristianNews so it's probably all you'll ever see:


Mom is saying it happened, school is saying it never happened.

gatesealer posted:

Man I both love and hate those stories. They exemplify everything wrong with these people. The car one is stupid. You're telling me that father never tried to get in touch with his son or that son never reflected on his actions and realized he was kind of a jerk? Why hide the key in the bible? Why not have both in plan view? And where is the mother in all of this? She never once hit the dad and called him an idiot or called her son and explained things to him? That is a crappy family.

muscles like this? posted:

Regardless of everything else involved, I'm pretty sure you don't have a 1st Ammendment right to answer whatever you want on a test.

ArchangeI posted:

Depends on the test. For a question that has a provable right or wrong answer, probably not. But for questions that ask you to give an opinion? It'd be a pretty scary thought if schools divided into right and wrong opinions (edge cases like "all black people are literally subhuman and should be exterminated, in my opinion" being the exception). These questions are designed to test the students ability to form and argue their opinion, so by definition you have to give them the right to freely express themselves.

muscles like this? posted:

Regardless of everything else involved, I'm pretty sure you don't have a 1st Ammendment right to answer whatever you want on a test.

The Crotch posted:

Yes indeed:

The Crotch posted:

Yes indeed:

quote:

WELCOME TO THE 21ST CENTURY!
Our Phones ~ Wireless
Cooking ~ Fireless
Cars ~ Keyless
Tires ~ Tubeless
Dress ~ Sleeveless
Leaders ~ Shameless
Relationships ~ Meaningless
Attitude ~ Careless
Wives ~ Fearless
Babies ~ Fatherless
Feelings ~ Heartless
Children ~ Mannerless
Everything is becoming LESS but still our hopes are ~ Endless.
In fact we are ~ Speechless
And Government is ~ CLUELESS!!
And our Politicians, ALL parties!, are ~ WORTHLESS!!
So there it is. Don't get USELESS..................

One Love,
People will forget what you said,
People will forget what you did,
But people will never forget How you made them feel.
Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly and
walk humbly with your God

Sex Robot posted:

And that bears name? ALBERT ALBEART EINSTEIN