MaxShimba
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Source: Patheos.com - The Friendly Atheist
A group of Arizona politicians - all Republicans, of course - have proposed a law (House Bill 2467) requiring public high school students to recite the following oath in order to graduate:
I, _______, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge these duties; So help me God.
To quote Comedy Central's Ilya Gerner: "Nothing says ‘I take this obligation freely' quite like a state law that withholds your diploma unless you swear an oath."
Read more: Arizona Republicans Propose Bill That Would Not Allow Atheists To Graduate High School
Coming soon to Arizona: new state bills that
(a) forbid atheists to marry until and unless they declare a major religion (none of that cultic, less-than-a-million-followers stuff, thank you).
(b) force agnostics to sport question mark symbols on their clothing when they go about in public.
(c) make it illegal for home owners to hire a licensed plumber until they first dress in neo-fascist (or Confederate) regalia and then recite a loyalty oath to their privatized water utility (attested to by three religionist notaries in good standing before work commences).
A group of Arizona politicians - all Republicans, of course - have proposed a law (House Bill 2467) requiring public high school students to recite the following oath in order to graduate:
I, _______, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge these duties; So help me God.
To quote Comedy Central's Ilya Gerner: "Nothing says ‘I take this obligation freely' quite like a state law that withholds your diploma unless you swear an oath."
Read more: Arizona Republicans Propose Bill That Would Not Allow Atheists To Graduate High School
Coming soon to Arizona: new state bills that
(a) forbid atheists to marry until and unless they declare a major religion (none of that cultic, less-than-a-million-followers stuff, thank you).
(b) force agnostics to sport question mark symbols on their clothing when they go about in public.
(c) make it illegal for home owners to hire a licensed plumber until they first dress in neo-fascist (or Confederate) regalia and then recite a loyalty oath to their privatized water utility (attested to by three religionist notaries in good standing before work commences).
