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To: inquest
Do you think school districts need to be told by courts not to teach holocaust revisionism, or do you trust them to make the right decision on their own?

Well, as a rule, yes, they should have autonomy. But here we're talking about a government school's clear attempt to get students to believe that one or more gods living in some supernatural realm govern what happens to us in this world. It's a clear violation of the 1st Amendment.

74 posted on 09/30/2005 3:08:15 PM PDT by jennyp (WHAT I'M READING NOW: my sterling prose)
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To: jennyp
It's a clear violation of the 1st Amendment.

When they actually start invoking the Book of Genesis to back up their theory, then you'd have at least the beginnings of a case to make. Until then, it's just theory that you disagree with. I think the people are capable of deciding that in their own school districts, and especially in a situation, there will be plenty of debate and plenty of opportunity to persuade the voters. That's how things are supposed to work in a free republic. It's sad that so many people around here don't get that.

90 posted on 09/30/2005 3:21:39 PM PDT by inquest (FTAA delenda est)
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