Comments on: Response to Illinois’ Moment of Forced Silence http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/10/16/response-to-illinois-moment-of-forced-silence/ by Hemant Mehta Sun, 27 May 2012 04:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Darryl http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/10/16/response-to-illinois-moment-of-forced-silence/#comment-77747 Darryl Wed, 17 Oct 2007 02:45:58 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/10/16/response-to-illinois-moment-of-forced-silence/#comment-77747 You can extend this idea to our Federal Congress. While the war goes on, people in the millions go without healthcare, a medicare crisis looms, our schools are sucking, the cost of oil is going up, Wall Street is looting the country, and our Chief Executive is trampling our Constitution, what is happening on Capitol Hill? Healthcare for kids is going down in flames and non-binding resolutions about a 90-year-old massacre are being hotly debated. Off the rails and heading south. You can extend this idea to our Federal Congress. While the war goes on, people in the millions go without healthcare, a medicare crisis looms, our schools are sucking, the cost of oil is going up, Wall Street is looting the country, and our Chief Executive is trampling our Constitution, what is happening on Capitol Hill? Healthcare for kids is going down in flames and non-binding resolutions about a 90-year-old massacre are being hotly debated.

Off the rails and heading south.

]]> By: Tina B. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/10/16/response-to-illinois-moment-of-forced-silence/#comment-77733 Tina B. Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:56:56 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/10/16/response-to-illinois-moment-of-forced-silence/#comment-77733 Kudos goes to Bruce! Kudos goes to Bruce!

]]> By: Bruce http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2007/10/16/response-to-illinois-moment-of-forced-silence/#comment-77706 Bruce Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:10:45 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/10/16/response-to-illinois-moment-of-forced-silence/#comment-77706 Okun is exactly right. The forced "moment of silence" will do nothing for the teachers/kids, is merely a way for a bunch of "concerned" lawmakers to fool people into thinking that they are doing something to help schools, and is a back door for promoting prayer in schools. The next time these lawmakers ask for a raise, I suggest their constituents respond by offering them a "moment of silence" instead. Seems to work well for the public school system. Don't know why it won't work well for the legislature as well. Okun is exactly right. The forced “moment of silence” will do nothing for the teachers/kids, is merely a way for a bunch of “concerned” lawmakers to fool people into thinking that they are doing something to help schools, and is a back door for promoting prayer in schools.

The next time these lawmakers ask for a raise, I suggest their constituents respond by offering them a “moment of silence” instead. Seems to work well for the public school system. Don’t know why it won’t work well for the legislature as well.

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