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submitted 1 year ago by spaceghoti@lemmy.one to c/atheism@lemmy.ml

FTA:

In the long run, advocates of private school vouchers and charter schools may come to regret the Carson decision. By forcing states to choose between either having a single, unitary public school system, or having government-funded private and charter schools that teach religious views many citizens may find objectionable, Carson places secularly minded states in a difficult position. If those states don’t want to fund schools like St. Isidore, or other religious schools that may teach that LGBTQ people are immoral, Carson suggests that they must eliminate any programs funding private schools or publicly funded charter schools altogether.

Nevertheless, the Court’s Republican-appointed majority appears as unconcerned with this problem as it is with the problem of taxing secular citizens to pay for religious education.

The future of religion in the United States, in other words, is unlikely to involve police officers breaking into people’s homes to arrest them for skipping church. But it is likely to include far more government funding of religious activity, far more proselytizing by teachers, coaches, and other government officials who wield authority over children, and many more monuments to Christianity — all paid for by your taxes.

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[-] Zirconium@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago

Set up Muslim, Buddhist or Jewish charter schools and they'll change their minds quick. Or just ban those schools

[-] loudambiance@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 year ago

Just get The Satanic Temple to open a charter school.

[-] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago

As much as I love this idea, someone would come shoot it up real quick.

[-] Decoy321@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Sooooo just like any other school?

[-] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago

I would actually love to see charter schools of those different types pop up within walking distance of all Christian private schools just to hear on the news about the meltdowns people have because ChRiStIaNiTy Is ThE oNe TrUe ReLiGiOn.

[-] Zirconium@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Currently googling how to start a charter school and the nearest Christian private schools

[-] TigrisMorte@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

Surely you don't expect good faith enforcement of the rules?

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