'Pub vs. 'Pub on Church/State school Issue

[jaF0]

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"Oklahoma’s Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Friday sued to stop a state board from establishing and funding what would be the nation’s first religious public charter school after the board ignored Drummond’s warning that it would violate both the state and U.S. constitutions."

"The school board voted 3-2 in June to approve the Catholic Archdiocese’s application to establish the online public charter school, which would be open to students across the state in kindergarten through grade 12. In its application, the Archdiocese said its vision is that the school “participates in the evangelizing mission of the Church and is the privileged environment in which Christian education is carried out.”

"Oklahoma’s Constitution specifically prohibits the use of public money or property from being used, directly or indirectly, for the use or benefit of any church or system of religion. Nearly 60% of Oklahoma voters rejected a proposal in 2016 to remove that language from the Constitution."

"A group of Oklahoma parents, faith leaders and a public education nonprofit already filed a lawsuit in district court in July seeking to stop St. Isidore from operating as a charter school in Oklahoma. That case is pending."

" “AG Drummond seems to lack any firm grasp on the constitutional principle of religious freedom and masks his disdain for the Catholics’ pursuit by obsessing over non-existent schools that don’t neatly align with his religious preference,” (Governor) Stitt said in a statement."

https://apnews.com/article/catholic...oma-drummond-d7f320f80427517ecfbedf54a4d07567

More details at the link.

So, the Governor doesn't understand separation of church and state and is attacking an AG that beat his hand puicked puppet and supports a school that isn't a school (on-line only) that parents have separately filed a suit against.


Sounds like 'Murica.

 

[dkovic77]

Excerpts

"Oklahoma’s Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Friday sued to stop a state board from establishing and funding what would be the nation’s first religious public charter school after the board ignored Drummond’s warning that it would violate both the state and U.S. constitutions."

"The school board voted 3-2 in June to approve the Catholic Archdiocese’s application to establish the online public charter school, which would be open to students across the state in kindergarten through grade 12. In its application, the Archdiocese said its vision is that the school “participates in the evangelizing mission of the Church and is the privileged environment in which Christian education is carried out.”

"Oklahoma’s Constitution specifically prohibits the use of public money or property from being used, directly or indirectly, for the use or benefit of any church or system of religion. Nearly 60% of Oklahoma voters rejected a proposal in 2016 to remove that language from the Constitution."

"A group of Oklahoma parents, faith leaders and a public education nonprofit already filed a lawsuit in district court in July seeking to stop St. Isidore from operating as a charter school in Oklahoma. That case is pending."

" “AG Drummond seems to lack any firm grasp on the constitutional principle of religious freedom and masks his disdain for the Catholics’ pursuit by obsessing over non-existent schools that don’t neatly align with his religious preference,” (Governor) Stitt said in a statement."

https://apnews.com/article/catholic...oma-drummond-d7f320f80427517ecfbedf54a4d07567

More details at the link.

So, the Governor doesn't understand separation of church and state and is attacking an AG that beat his hand puicked puppet and supports a school that isn't a school (on-line only) that parents have separately filed a suit against.


Sounds like 'Murica.

Well it’s ‘pub vs MAGA…

So much for get big government off our backs, except if you want to bring in the church (well the right church), or federal disaster relief, or infrastructure, or immigration, or..,

 

[jaF0]

Well it’s ‘pub vs MAGA…

So much for get big government off our backs, except if you want to bring in the church (well the right church), or federal disaster relief, or infrastructure, or immigration, or..,

And that's the bigger issue. Suppose this was a request by a Jewish or Muslim organization ....

 

[dkovic77]

And that's the bigger issue. Suppose this was a request by a Jewish or Muslim organization ....

Yup, same test but those requests would be denied with a parade to do it. Which is why there is the separation to begin with. Our limited brained friends don’t seem to understand that.