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alfredo

(60,075 posts) Thu Aug 15, 2019, 12:20 PM Aug 2019

Our Republican dominate state government passed this law.

All primary and secondary schools are required to post “In God we trust” in a prominent location. Our county schools complied this way.

https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article233993192.html

Lexington merged with the county so all of Fayette county is Lexington.

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Our Republican dominate state government passed this law. (Original Post) alfredo Aug 2019 OP

law now in effect in louisiana as well rampartc Aug 2019 #1

South Dakota too. progressoid Aug 2019 #4

Perfect. Have a "d" on me. K&R. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2019 #2

Perfect! Could also be used for PTA fundraising. mwooldri Aug 2019 #3

The comments to the story are uproarious gratuitous Aug 2019 #5

Thanks. I sent this along to my daughter who is a teacher.... KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2019 #6

Jefferson County is a Liberal hotbed too. alfredo Aug 2019 #13

is that a photo of Russiapublicans' god? Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2019 #7

Yes, they wanted a Rubel, but it doesn't mention Gawd. alfredo Aug 2019 #12

:) Good for your county schools, Afredo. Thanks for the post. Hortensis Aug 2019 #8

That's a masterstroke! LOL n/t brewens Aug 2019 #9

So currently in America pecosbob Aug 2019 #10

We went through a bad spell back in the fifties. Glad we got over it. alfredo Aug 2019 #21

Another method: Find the Words Purrfessor Aug 2019 #11

The first word I saw was DOG. alfredo Aug 2019 #15

The only words I put in the puzzle were In God We Trust. Purrfessor Aug 2019 #17

I love word search apps, but I'm not that good alfredo Aug 2019 #18

It took me a while to find them and I made the puzzle. lol Purrfessor Aug 2019 #19

I was writing a program that would generate them. Never finished it. alfredo Aug 2019 #20

Fitting - that is the Republican god lame54 Aug 2019 #14

Mammon, the Republican god alfredo Aug 2019 #16

In God We Trust - All Others Pay Cash Retrograde Aug 2019 #22

How is this legal when we had to get rid of prayer in schools? NCLefty Aug 2019 #23

That was prayer was led by a state employee, a teacher alfredo Aug 2019 #24

rampartc

(5,432 posts)

1. law now in effect in louisiana as well

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 12:28 PM

Aug 2019

the $1 bill should be the required document to post, just in case the kids don't understand their poverty stricken charter school teachers.

progressoid

(49,992 posts)

4. South Dakota too.

Reply to rampartc (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 12:47 PM

Aug 2019

https://www.npr.org/2019/07/25/744909500/south-dakota-public-schools-add-in-god-we-trust-signs-to-walls

rzemanfl

(29,566 posts)

2. Perfect. Have a "d" on me. K&R. n/t

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 12:28 PM

Aug 2019

mwooldri

(10,303 posts)

3. Perfect! Could also be used for PTA fundraising.

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 12:30 PM

Aug 2019

Litter a wall with dollars... Not just ones, fives, tens and more.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

5. The comments to the story are uproarious

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 12:53 PM

Aug 2019

So much wailing and gnashing of teeth, as well as rending of garments by the god botherers who got outsmarted.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,494 posts)

6. Thanks. I sent this along to my daughter who is a teacher....

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 12:58 PM

Aug 2019

in the Jefferson County system. Hope it catches on because it's so appropriate for our society today...

alfredo

(60,075 posts)

13. Jefferson County is a Liberal hotbed too.

Reply to KY_EnviroGuy (Reply #6)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 03:33 PM

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Hermit-The-Prog

(33,389 posts)

7. is that a photo of Russiapublicans' god?

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 12:59 PM

Aug 2019

alfredo

(60,075 posts)

12. Yes, they wanted a Rubel, but it doesn't mention Gawd.

Reply to Hermit-The-Prog (Reply #7)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 03:30 PM

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Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

8. :) Good for your county schools, Afredo. Thanks for the post.

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 01:08 PM

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brewens

(13,612 posts)

9. That's a masterstroke! LOL n/t

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 01:18 PM

Aug 2019

pecosbob

(7,542 posts)

10. So currently in America

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 01:27 PM

Aug 2019

we have Ag-Gag laws, Anti-BDS work clauses and state-approved deities. Way to go 'murica.

alfredo

(60,075 posts)

21. We went through a bad spell back in the fifties. Glad we got over it.

Reply to pecosbob (Reply #10)

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 12:02 AM

Aug 2019

Purrfessor

(1,188 posts)

11. Another method: Find the Words

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 01:49 PM

Aug 2019

alfredo

(60,075 posts)

15. The first word I saw was DOG.

Reply to Purrfessor (Reply #11)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 03:39 PM

Aug 2019

Purrfessor

(1,188 posts)

17. The only words I put in the puzzle were In God We Trust.

Reply to alfredo (Reply #15)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 08:02 PM

Aug 2019

Any others were inadvertent.

alfredo

(60,075 posts)

18. I love word search apps, but I'm not that good

Reply to Purrfessor (Reply #17)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 08:40 PM

Aug 2019

My wife is incredible with word search. 16 seconds is her fastest time.

Purrfessor

(1,188 posts)

19. It took me a while to find them and I made the puzzle. lol

Reply to alfredo (Reply #18)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 11:49 PM

Aug 2019

alfredo

(60,075 posts)

20. I was writing a program that would generate them. Never finished it.

Reply to Purrfessor (Reply #19)

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 12:00 AM

Aug 2019

lame54

(35,311 posts)

14. Fitting - that is the Republican god

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 03:37 PM

Aug 2019

alfredo

(60,075 posts)

16. Mammon, the Republican god

Reply to lame54 (Reply #14)

Thu Aug 15, 2019, 04:50 PM

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Retrograde

(10,143 posts)

22. In God We Trust - All Others Pay Cash

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 12:28 AM

Aug 2019

an old joke, but I'm old.

NCLefty

(3,678 posts)

23. How is this legal when we had to get rid of prayer in schools?

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 12:50 AM

Aug 2019

alfredo

(60,075 posts)

24. That was prayer was led by a state employee, a teacher

Reply to NCLefty (Reply #23)

Fri Aug 16, 2019, 01:07 AM

Aug 2019

That pesky establishment clause spoils all the fun.

Students can pray, it is in their rights.

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