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Christian school expelled student for wearing a shirt with a rainbow, sitting near a rainbow cake (according to Family)
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Christians doubling down on the interpersonal bigotry now that they can't enshrine their bullshit in law is predictable, but unfortunate and disheartening. They are not long for this world as a palpable and influential cultural force if they keep this stuff up, Zoomers are not necessarily less racist but they seem basically totally accepting of homosexuality.
This was where my mind went immediately. What a great film, everyone should watch it
If her parents were sending her here in the first place, they probably subscribe to the beliefs in place, sadly, and will likely punish her for it. I'm going to guess that, at minimum, she knew she was trolling and likely wanted to get kicked out of the school. Lots of parents of this nature will double-down on their beliefs in situations like this, too, because they still need to be seen as "good Christians" to their church and friends. I saw a lot of dumb shit like this when I was a youth minister.
This is the sort of thing the parents signed up for when they enrolled their daughter in a Christian school. It sucks for the daughter though. Hopefully the experience will teach her tolerance she wouldn't have learned at that school.
You don't actually believe what you are posting, do you? This is typical "oh shit, we fucked up, cover it up by smearing the victim." Basically this is the schools way of saying "She was no angel."
For the love of Gay God do not go straight into lawyer mode for bigots without at the very least reading the story. If you're gonna jump in front of a bullet for a bigoted school admin you should at least make sure you're not debunked by the OP.
Well i mean ... is anyone surprised that this goofy fuckin man in the clouds cult would do something as patently ridiculous as this?
Maybe they'll put her in a school that is slightly less invested in straight up brainwashing it's kids next time.
Maybe they'll put her in a school that is slightly less invested in straight up brainwashing it's kids next time.
I'll say it again like it is a weird revelation: American christianity is fucking weird. I went to a catholic school in Europe, it just meant we had mass twice a year and that some former teachers were monks. But sure as hell: the same curriculum as any other school, religion classes were focused on factual and historical differences between faiths, and gay coupled only yelled at for kissing in the hallways just like the straight couples were.
Luckily for the kid, it is the parent who arranged all of it and who posted the picture. Because the kid probably wasn't allowed on social media in the first place because of the crappy school.
Oh, sure, but she probably asked for a rainbow cake and was wearing the rainbow shirt knowing a picture would be take and end up on the internet. Not that any of this should matter. My guess is she wanted to get kicked it and knew this would do it.
TBH, she's probably better off not being subjected to this school's indoctrination bullshit. Then again it's Kentucky so it could go either way.
Guessing their school doesn't let them play with prisms in science class. This shit is so absurd.
I saw some comments generalizing, just to clarify to any non USA peeps here (since the group in discussion seems to be more prominent in the USA) and their name can be confusing to peeps outside the US.
"Christians" in the US are a group that have their particular views, kind of like Mormons, Baptists, Lutherans etc. I know for peeps outside the US the word "Christian" mostly means anyone that believes in Christ, be it Catholics, Lutherans, Mormons etc. Just clarify that as they're not that know outside the US. (Hell, I didn't even knew that group existed before I visited the US).
"Christians" in the US are a group that have their particular views, kind of like Mormons, Baptists, Lutherans etc. I know for peeps outside the US the word "Christian" mostly means anyone that believes in Christ, be it Catholics, Lutherans, Mormons etc. Just clarify that as they're not that know outside the US. (Hell, I didn't even knew that group existed before I visited the US).
I'm actually surprised just because it's fucking rainbows. Is eating Skittles a sin to this school as well?
Wow, how can so many people be OK with this kind of blatant hate and discrimination?
Also that cake looks amazing. I hope people in the area throw business at whoever made that.
Also that cake looks amazing. I hope people in the area throw business at whoever made that.
I look for patterns before assuming anything. Does this school or its admin have a sorted history? This is the first thing anyone should look for. Again all I was saying is there was more to the story.
The student should be grateful she doesnt have to attend that awful school anymore
That said I would LOVE to see the school get some heat and blowback for this bullshit
That said I would LOVE to see the school get some heat and blowback for this bullshit
I'm sure my grandma would love to blame this movie on my sister being gay
If there's a hell, that's where all these hypocritical fucks who don't actually read the bible and pretend to be Christians will end up.
Oh by the way, I completely believe the family
I went to a Christian school when I was young and we left because my family couldn't afford it, but old friends form the school were explicitly expelled because they posted that they were gay or bi on MySpace.
I went to a Christian school when I was young and we left because my family couldn't afford it, but old friends form the school were explicitly expelled because they posted that they were gay or bi on MySpace.
Isn't it obvious? Because her parents are as hateful and intolerant as the school and want to instill the same antithetical-to-the-bible-while-pretending-to-be-Christian mindset into their pure precious daughter.
Yeah, no. It's not all American Christians, or viewed as such, it's the Evangicals and megachurches. The majority of America is still Christian and they are a smaller subset. It's just that since they are also snake oil salesmen into prosperity Jesus, and they run their churches like businesses but thanks to religious exemptions avoid pesky things like taxes and regulations, giving them large enough bank to influence politics and stay visible.
I didnt want to believe that this could be true... Like, I sounded *so ridiculous* that it couldn't possibly be true.
But...... here we are.
But...... here we are.
And now they will expel people if they even think they might be gay
Can't take that chance with rainbow colors showing up all over the world naturally and shit let alone on a cake or t shirt
Best not get RGB lighting on your PC if you go to a Christian school
Thank god these people are out here worried about Sharia law, could get in the way of their own theocratic goals
That's because, in America, like many institutions, evangelicalism was and still is structured around the notion of supremacy and the white race being superior.
American evangelicals have perverted the bible to suit their own interests and to be used as a vehicle of hate and intolerance. They are hypocrites and sinners simply too ignorant and hateful to understand this obvious reality.
Just like their dear leader Trump, I'd wager very few of them have actually read or understand the bible.
Its stuff like this that makes me take some joy when articles come out about people leaving the faith over insular and insane cult like behavior like this
Hopefully the spells continue to break over time. And this isn't to say that the free practice of faith even has to be this way
I've seen plenty of examples of reasonable people practicing their faith in peace, independence and constructive ways. Its just hard not to always be suspicious and wary when you see just how dangerously faith tows the line between something positive and downright destructive cultism