“Patriot signalling”.
I’ve been pining for this for years. I want to see a Muslim group try and get their religion elevated, somehow, just to watch the meltdown. Surely there’s some Muslim coach/asst coach somewhere that would like to lead the players in a prayer before the game?
For a few years now, there has a been a large sculpture of the ten commandments with the words “Laws Of Nature’s God” on it sitting at the entrance of a court house. I forget the name of the judge who had the scukpture placed there and what state the thing is in. The Church Of Satan had a statue of Baphomet constructed and placed at the entrance of a court house. Despite having exactly the same legal status, the statue of Baphomet was ordered removed a day after it had been erected.
Yeah, I’m familiar with the Satanic Temple and I think they do good work (what I world when I can type that non ironically). But most people know they aren’t really a religious organization but a free speech/freedom from religion organization, and so they don’t hit quite as hard. At least, not among the informed. I can’t find the cite right now, but a few months ago DeSantis even called them out, saying he wasn’t worried because they’re just play acting (something to that effect).
But an actual Muslim, praying, while Johnnie Baptist stands there waiting to take the field? Oh, the wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth that would ensue.
Sure, but it’s mostly a subset of “performative patriotism”, only it’s the easiest and laziest expression of it.
Dearborn, Michigan, perhaps? (Roughly thirty percent are Arab-American.)
That Baphomet statue was in Des Moines.
Many years ago, there was a granite Ten Commandments monument in a courthouse, and with a lot of negative fanfare, it was moved onto the courthouse grounds. The story disappeared from the news after it was confirmed that an architect determined that the floor could not indefinitely support the weight of that monument. That was all.
And guess who has resigned. (TBH, I shudder to think who may replace him.)
Another article about Mr. Walters and his apparent inability to answer questions from reporters. Par for the course, but still cowardly.
Investigation into how much George Soros paid him in 3 … 2 … 1 …
How in the hell are we still engaged in battles like this in the 21st century? Ironically, I’m starting to doubt this “evolution” business.
Unless we’ve already peaked, and DEVO is on to something.
I think what is meant is which translation– will it have to be King James-only, or will any translation be allowed?
I was curious why, after all that, he resigned. Turns out he joined an anti teacher’s union group. “He said his goal is to “destroy the teachers unions.””
https://oklahomavoice.com/2025/09/24/walters-to-resign-as-oklahoma-state-superintendent-announces-position-in-national-teacher-group/
Sounds like the court punted, rather than declare: “The mandate is fuckin bullshit, don’t come back with it.”
Translation? The King James is the original English as Jesus Himself spoke it.
Jeez, I would have prefered the KJ version, my Anglican school got the horrendous “Good News” version, a watered-down born-again happy clappy version.
Fortunately for me, as a mischievous choir boy with access to the school church, I had the opportunity to slip in and change the full size KJ bible bookmark on the pulpit to whichever reading I chose.
Nothing quite like the chapter Song of Songs for a bunch of horney boys in an all male school.
For shits and giggles I might instead choose the interminably dull Deutoronomy, or the fun that is Revalations. Chronicals is always great, if … somewhat unexciting.
These readings were made by especially chosen students, who had excelled in Religious Education but were not given a chance to practice the reading in advance from that specific bible. They had studied their own, I suppose, but when the page you open on is all about who begat whom, or whose breasts are like leaping fawns, etc, in front of a crowd of some 650 students and teachers…