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    3 days ago

    So what happens when the student writes a sermon instead of doing the assignment, rightfully gets a 0 for not doing the assignment, and then writes to the governor and right wing media apparatuses complaining about religious discrimination?

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      Well they would also need a series of Judges and a jury to also be in on the scam.

      Not saying that’s not possible in Florida, but if that’s the case then they didn’t really need to pass a new law anyway, did they?

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        Or maybe, and I know this can be hard to believe, the university gets scared of baseless suits backed by powerful figures supported by disingenuous interpretations of these kinds of laws and they bow to political pressure and fire the people that gave the assignment so they don’t have to defend themselves in a costly, frivolous case?

        If that were to happen, and I know it’s a stretch and would never actually happen in the US because every civil entity here has steadfast morals based upon dignity and respect, then modifying laws that already forbid discrimination to make the language a bit more ambiguous and easier to use as a cudgel is a dangerous move targeting our educators.

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          3 days ago

          Guys, come on. How do y’all not know the conservative’s playbook by now? They only have two plays.

          1. They do really evil shit.
          2. They do rage bait shit.

          When they do evil shit they don’t hide it under 15 levels of riddles. They really aren’t smart people. Their really evil shit stuff is like “Here’s $300 billion for concentration camps with gas chambers.” They don’t hide it.

          But every single time you guys always reliably fall for their rage bait shit. Every time. They could whisper “God” and your guys lose your minds. Every time. Like clockwork.

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            There’s rage bait and there’s making laws. Even if meant in jest, laws still are expected to be followed with deleterious consequences for disobedience.

            It does no one good to let evil slide just cause you think they’re messing around.