Tony, Pretty MuchApr 11, 2023

I’m happy to pay taxes to support public schools because I recognize that having an educated populace is a public good.

However, I would deeply resent my tax dollars paying for religious indoctrination and the undermining of public schools.

There is nothing good in this and I wish but dare not hope that the SCOTUS would agree with me.

Oklahoma to vote on first taxpayer-funded religious school in US |
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/oklahoma-vote-first-religious-charter-school-us-2023-04-11/

Oklahoma board rejects first taxpayer-funded religious school in US

An Oklahoma school board on Tuesday unanimously rejected the Catholic Church's application to create the first taxpayer-funded religious charter school in the U.S., taking a first step toward a long legal battle testing the concept of separation of church and state.

Reuters
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@TonyStark
Faith schools aren't the worst, tend to have high standards and uniforms, liberal arts and natural science education are extremely high in Catholic schools across the world.

But I would still oppose it at every stage. Education has secular, human, civic value that embedded religion will seek to undermine and, where available, usurp. I'd be out voting against it, but if my knowledge of America's legal system is correct, then this motion didn't get under a court's nose by osmosis.

Apr 12, 2023 at 12:20amWeb