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NEA Slapped With Warning for Violating Religious Rights of Members
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| May 23, 2002
| Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
Posted on 05/23/2002 9:22:48 AM PDT by countrydummy
Edited on 04/22/2004 12:33:36 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Ah this is great!
To: sauropod,farmfriend,madfly
ping!
To: countrydummy
Shut down the U.S. Dept. of Education and de-fund the NEA.
Until that happens, our nation will continue it's slide into socialist third-worldism.
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posted on
05/23/2002 9:27:10 AM PDT
by
ppaul
To: ppaul
I agree. It sure needs fixing!
To: ppaul
I wish the NEA would cease to exist but I have my doubts. I think they will only become a much larger group than what they already are. Afterall, many of our future teachers are currently being educated in these institutions. With that in mind, I can only imagine what the agenda/curriculum of public schools will be like in a few short years.
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posted on
05/23/2002 9:30:33 AM PDT
by
hsmomx3
To: ppaul
As I have said before, the quality of public school education in the US is inversely proportionate to the growth of the NEA.
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posted on
05/23/2002 9:31:46 AM PDT
by
Eva
To: Free the USA; Seamole; Fish out of Water; Carry_Okie; 2Jedismom; 2sheep; 4Freedom; Aliska...
ping
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posted on
05/23/2002 9:31:59 AM PDT
by
madfly
Hmmm, revving up my truck to drive through this loophole. Good job to whoever figured out this line of argument!
To: countrydummy; summer
Cool. Very cool. summer-teacher ping....
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posted on
05/23/2002 9:34:32 AM PDT
by
eureka!
To: countrydummy
Yes, it is great. But now we need the complacent Christian teachers to stand up and be counted.
We had a similiar ruling in Michigan a few years back. The victorious teachers were soon disappointed when few 'Christian' teachers followed the path that was now open.
To: countrydummy
Good news.
The NEA and rats like Mullah Da$$HOLE are far more dangerous to America/Americans than the al Qaeda terrorists.
The NEA and rats like DA$$HOLE harm America/Americans 24/7/365. It takes years for the al Qaeda terrorists to harm us.
To: ppaul
Shut down the U.S. Dept. of Education and de-fund the NEA. BUMP to that!!!
To: countrydummy
"The union has to reform its wicked ways and has to stop harassing .....parents who pay taxes and object to what they teach for religious reasons as well. Heck, if the teachers can be set free, why not everyone who's forced to pay????
To: concerned about politics
Heck, if the teachers can be set free, why not everyone who's forced to pay???? I can't help but wonder how far we'd get with this argument concerning most all taxation....hmmm...tax funding public schools where the money goes to pay the teachers which in turn pay union dues that are used to fund democrap policies that we consider subversive or perverted (like the GLSEN and NAMBLA agendas). For that matter, why couldn't this same logic be used against using tax dollars to fund everything else that goes against our seriously held personal convictions and beliefs? I'm not trying to be a smart-alek here, I'm perfectly serious.
To: countrydummy
Reading different accounts of the same story can be an interesting exercise, particularly when the subject of spin is being examined:
Feds: NEA Shouldn't Require New Form (AP, May 20, 2002)
I like seeing how one report (the AP) sticks to the idea that this story is just another example of bland bureaucratic bungling, a "nothing to see here, move along" kind of vibe. The Fox News version calls the NEA "slapped with a warning" and plays much more on the religious intolerance aspects. Of course it's always lovely when a liberal bastion like the EEOC comes out in support of religious rights (as opposed to, say, only those of women claiming sexual harrassment over "that's a great dress" or someone claiming they don't feel comfortable praying to allah in the coffee break room).
I'm not saying one is definately spin, or right or wrong, it's just interesting to see differences. Of course it's good news and the NEA is nearly criminal in general.
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posted on
05/23/2002 10:09:13 AM PDT
by
lainie
To: countrydummy
Ok so if you disagree on religious grounds now you do not have to give them dues money. Thats fine and all but, what about those teachers who do not teach certain things for the same moral objections. Will these teachers be hassled because they will not teach the homosexual or other agendas? Since the NEA seems to dictate what is taught then will they be reprimanding these teachers who refuse to teach lies and immoral activities? Will these same teachers be allowed to teach against these issues if they feel so compelled?
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posted on
05/23/2002 10:27:36 AM PDT
by
Khepera
To: countrydummy; Domestic Church
An anti-NEA ping (and a pro-homeschool BUMP)
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posted on
05/23/2002 10:32:40 AM PDT
by
Siobhan
To: Khepera
Will these same teachers be allowed to teach against these issues if they feel so compelled? This sounds like a slippery slope to me. I don't want teachers deciding for themselves what to teach to my kids. I want to decide (along with the members of my local community), then have them teach it. It should'nt be about the teachers personal agenda or beliefs, even if it's an agenda that I agree with. They are civil employees paid with tax dollars, and are therefore not entitled to any opinion in the matter. It should be about local control by the people who pay for it, specifically the parents.
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posted on
05/23/2002 10:36:45 AM PDT
by
tcostell
To: countrydummy
This is exactly why more and more teachers are non-affiliated with the NEA and are only affiliated with their state associations. In my state(my wife is a teacher) there are far more teachers who are not affiliated with them than are.
To: tcostell
I agree with you except, just because you are a civil employee does not mean you lose ANY rights as a citizen. Political or otherwise.
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