Originally posted by Lady's Human
First amendment anyone? Separation of church and state in no way shape or form means that someone cannot state their religious beliefs on public property. All it means is that such statements cannot have government support.

I may not agree with what you have to say, but I will defend your right to say it to the death.
Thanks.....
Just trying to point out the lunacy about the 'RULES'....this is the part that drives me nuts...IF it was a teacher stating their beliefs on the subject, the teacher and school district would be open to a lawsuit, because the teacher is the agent of the district-but we must allow some kid to cause a stir because it's his right to voice an opinion-remember it's two different issues-Homosexuality and freedom of religious expression!

A question!

Let's say the 'T-shirt kid'and some kids from the Gay and Lesbian club cross path and someone gets their feelings hurt...is that a lawsuit???

Better yet, the Gay and Lesbian Skateboard, Ski and ROTC club beat the crap outta him -the school will be held responsible for not ensuring his safety....even tho he wore a shirt that inflamed a certain group of people..

Or, he takes it on himself to beat up a gay person because they commented on his shirt.

I am all for freedom of speech, but why to we pander to people who refuse to have some kind of
responsibility as to what they say, wear or do??
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This is a fairly recent news story here in Los Angeles....

It concerns a cross and a rosary...
If you do look at the Seal with the cross on it,
The central figure of the goddess Pomona take up the middle of the whole thing....Some pagan gal on a flag or seal don't bother me....Cross? Rosary?
Nope.......

http://lacounty.info/flag.htm


http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/mo...cs/8758629.htm

http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0%2...3360%2C00.html

It's amazing to me that this seal has exsisted for 40 some odd years and no one noticed it for that length of time.

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Last night I heard an interview with a cartoonist/writer who, on Monday, wrote that Ronald Reagan was already 'turning brown' because he had gone to hell.

Freedom of speech? Sure, But have the couth to let the corpse get cold first.....In the last few years we have confused "freedom of speech" with
blurting out mean, stupid, nasty comments and hiding behind the First Amendment when we are challenged about them.

We are guaranteed or freedom of speech, but when we say something that causes a ruckus we run for the first lawyer and sue, sue, sue...or we apologize and say we were misquoted...

I learned a while back that NO MEANS NO!

I hope the kid gets a great lawyer and his parents find out exactly what the 'cost' of free speech is....