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Who gets to decide which are 'real' religions?
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 3:48 am
by Aletheia
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/poli ... 372354007/
a bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday would allow volunteer chaplains to provide support services for public K-12 students.
"We're not playing those games in Florida," DeSantis said at a press conference at a high school in Kissimmee. "[Satanism] is not a religion. That is not qualifying to be able to participate in this."
Re: Who gets to decide which are 'real' religions?
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 7:37 am
by MonarchMom
I don't think the Governor of FL picking and choosing who is able to participate and be deemed a "chaplain" is going to hold up under legal challenge.
Re: Who gets to decide which are 'real' religions?
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:43 am
by Slimshandy
I guess we have to accept them all as “real”…
But I understand the hesitation.
All the other religions are based on their own spiritual beliefs…
Satanism is the only one I can think of that is based on a “f**k you” to another religion…
Re: Who gets to decide which are 'real' religions?
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:59 am
by Olioxenfree
The IRS recognizes satanism as a religion. Florida isn’t above the constitution. I’m a Christian but this country has religious freedoms and chaplains have no place in public schools if religions aren’t equally represented.
Re: Who gets to decide which are 'real' religions?
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:09 am
by Olioxenfree
Slimshandy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:43 am
I guess we have to accept them all as “real”…
But I understand the hesitation.
All the other religions are based on their own spiritual beliefs…
Satanism is the only one I can think of that is based on a “f**k you” to another religion…
I don’t think it’s really a f**k you to Christianity, from what I’ve seen they don’t really care if others want to be Christian, they just don’t believe that Christianity should unequally influence government and it shouldn’t impact those who aren’t Christian. They don’t just show up at churches and protest, they go to government sites. Atheism is a protected religious class.
Re: Who gets to decide which are 'real' religions?
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:15 am
by Slimshandy
Satan-ism
Olioxenfree wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:09 am
Slimshandy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:43 am
I guess we have to accept them all as “real”…
But I understand the hesitation.
All the other religions are based on their own spiritual beliefs…
Satanism is the only one I can think of that is based on a “f**k you” to another religion…
I don’t think it’s really a f**k you to Christianity, from what I’ve seen they don’t really care if others want to be Christian, they just don’t believe that Christianity should unequally influence government and it shouldn’t impact those who aren’t Christian. They don’t just show up at churches and protest, they go to government sites. Atheism is a protected religious class.
Re: Who gets to decide which are 'real' religions?
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:54 am
by SouthernIslander
No strong opinion. To each its own, but I don’t support satanism or want anything to do with it.
Re: Who gets to decide which are 'real' religions?
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:15 am
by SallyMae
I do. Neoism is a religion I invented myself, but it's a complete religion, with a moral structure, cosmology, and spiritual technology. Perhaps I should apply to serve as a chaplain, lol.
Re: Who gets to decide which are 'real' religions?
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:17 am
by SallyMae
It's to make a political and rhetorical point, as you know. It's a f**k you to religious oppression.
Re: Who gets to decide which are 'real' religions?
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:23 am
by Della
DeSatan is still focusing on one day being POTUS. It doesn't matter to him if his policies are a violation of the COTUS. He just needs to keep himself popular with the base.