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Originally Posted by BarryRX

Originally Posted by casita37 View Post
"Oh" (I caught that.), I still say one religion should not stand out over others in a tax supported education. I also think the "political correctness" excuse gets a bad rap. Seems whenever an old, outdated or biased, belief draws attention, people like to play the politically incorrect card. There is nothing incorrect about treating all people fairly and equally.

I'm not sure what makes an old or outdated belief no longer valid, other than someone calling them such. I still support and believe in the founding principles of our country. I may be old fashioned but I have 5 relatives who fought for these principles in the Revolutionary War. I don't believe it was to support political correctness.
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Because I agree with Casita37 completely, I will explain some beliefs and practices that were routine in this country but are now outdated. Slavery is no longer tolerated in this country, nor is treating women as second class citizens who do not have the right to vote. Calling black men "boys" is no longer acceptable nor is using the "N" word. Blurting out racial stereotypes is no longer acceptable. I am sure that those who opposed ending the above practices thought that those who wanted to end them were being politically correct. If my sister was born in the 1920's instead of the 1950's, there would have been very few professional career options open to her. Things change, and change is usually resisted, and the rallying cry of that resistance is often political correctness. Your relatives who fought in the Revolutionary war were probably subjects of King George III at the time, and it was quite "politically incorrect" to rebel if you were in New York colony, but quite politically correct if you were in the colony of Virginia. As to my friend Tommy's claim that this is banned in school, even if true, the author has the right to speak in any religious school that will have her, or for that matter on any street corner. With 5 churches on every corner, we cry about our loss of religious freedom. We have every right to practice our religion, we just don't have the right to impose it on others.

I didn't say I supported "practices" I support the principles upon which this country was founded you. You can find them in:
1) the Declaration of Independence
2) the Constitution, and
3) the Bill of Rights.

Please don't read anything else into my post.