Texas Republicans approve bill to place Christian chaplains in public schools

[marvin martian]

Then they'd be cool with a Rabbi or Imam taking the place of an Evangelical Christian Chaplin?

If 'chaplains have no agenda other than to be present in relationships, care for individuals and make sure everyone on campus is seen and heard', then surely a Jew or Muslim can do the job just as well.

Why don't you suggest it?

 

[Skylar]

Why don't you suggest it?

Because I've lived in Texas. I know that White Christian Nationalism most definitely has an agenda.

 

[MisterBeale]

What I have gathered from this thread is that our schools need more drag queen Imams.

Telling the children about how Big Mo nailed little Aiesha when she was just nine would be much enhanced by an Imam in drag.

Believe it or not, in the Islamic faith, any type of sexual activity among unmarried persons is verboten.

Although, yes, they do have a tradition in some nations of letting girls marry younger than we do in the states, we have all read the stories of GOP bills that allow young teens to marry if they are pregnant.

In the FreeMason tradition, if a person believes in a higher power, and has faith, in the creator, this is good enough, it is still better than the godless.

IOW?

There is no such thing as an Imam in drag, not that I am aware of. You are far more likely to find the liberal LGBT type stuff in the other Abrahamic religions, TBH.

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[Zincwarrior]

That would seem to be an instance in life, where both fortitude and prudence are required, to discern when, where, & what action is necessary and best for you.

If you have been trained in both fortitude and prudence? Chances are, you would not need to ask these questions. You will be able to identify the proper authority figure to reach out to for the help you need.

The public school however, is not the place to indoctrinate a plan of action, that is comprehensive and best for all. Each individual, family, and community is different, and some families have no crisis at all. Thus, this sort of thing should probably not be brought into attention for the class wide "education," with time and resources paid to it, where education is the goal.

Nearly all counties have public crisis action agencies and public safety law enforcement agencies, which are better suited to address such issues. The only thing teachers or other authority figures in the public school settings should do, IMO, is identify those in need of these services.

Otherwise? The school is for reading, writing and arithmetic, etc. Our education compared to other advanced nations is already dismal enough.

So thats what the chaplain is going to say?

 

[bodecea]

Things in Texas will get worse.. Less education more fundamentalism and Dominionism.

And more children abused...physically and sexually.

 

[MisterBeale]

Then they'd be cool with a Rabbi or Imam taking the place of an Evangelical Christian Chaplin?

If 'chaplains have no agenda other than to be present in relationships, care for individuals and make sure everyone on campus is seen and heard', then surely a Jew or Muslim can do the job just as well.

I'd have no problem with that.

I don't trust the Dominionists, anymore than those pushing queer theory.

Both of them have an agenda that cares more for power, than simple education of the children.

 

[MisterBeale]

So thats what the chaplain is going to say?

If it was a Dominionist?

I doubt it.

 

[Lakhota]

The world needs less religion and more secular sanity.

 

[Zincwarrior]

If it was a Dominionist?

I doubt it.

Dominionist?
These guys?

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

“Key supporter of Texas school chaplain bill has pushed for evangelism in schools” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

Speaking to state lawmakers last month, Rocky Malloy argued that putting unlicensed religious chaplains in schools could prevent youth violence, teen suicide and teacher burnout. And he rejected concerns that school chaplains might use their access to recruit kids to Christ.

Chaplains “are not working to convert people to religion,” Malloy, the head of the National School Chaplain Association, told the Senate Committee on Education. “Chaplains have no other agenda other than to be present in relationships, care for individuals and to make sure everybody on campus is seen and heard.”

What Malloy didn’t mention was that, for decades, he has led another group that promotes school chaplains as a tool for evangelism. Malloy is the founder of Mission Generation, which had been open about its desire to proselytize in schools across the world until recently, when its website was changed to redirect to the school chaplain association’s home page.

Much more at the link below...

Texas Republicans approve bill to place Christian chaplains in public schools – DeadState

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Sounds to me like the Christian foxes are trying to sneak into the henhouse! What do you think?

Yet another example of conservatives' contempt for the First Amendment.

 

[surada]

That doesn't sound good to you?

They should carry guns and protect the children.

 

[MisterBeale]

Things in Texas will get worse.. Less education more fundamentalism and Dominionism.

To be fair, upon reading the text of the bill, no student will be required to be exposed to the Chaplin's against their will;

https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/pdf/SB00763I.pdf#navpanes=0

 

[surada]

Dominionist?
These guys?

No. Like Ted Cruz. Dominionism is big in Texas

 

[Zincwarrior]

Catholic?

 

[MisterBeale]

Catholic?

no.

Dominion theology - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

No. Like Ted Cruz. Dominionism is big in Texas

Yeah, Like Ted Cruz.

We all know he is an alien invader from mars.

 

[surada]

Since when does a chaplain constitute "evangelism"? The Military has them and so does congress. If the left has a problem with the cost they have an issue but the 1st Amendment is in effect even in schools.

Read the article. They're pushing evangelicals.

Texas Republicans approve bill to place Christian chaplains in public schools – DeadState

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[surada]

the demafasict would go nuts! any talk of God is a threat to their cult

Are you Evangelical?

Texas Republicans approve bill to place Christian chaplains in public schools – DeadState

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[Billiejeens]

the demafasict would go nuts! any talk of God is a threat to their cult

That's a fact.

 

[Lakhota]

 

[struth]

Are you Evangelical?

Texas Republicans approve bill to place Christian chaplains in public schools – DeadState

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I am not, but a Chaplain doesn't have to be one either. I don't think Sen Chucky is one either, but he has one in the US Senate he's the Leader of.