Arizona republicans wanted atheists to be forbidden to graduate...

[Archae]

I'd be willing to bet money half of the "holier-than-thous" will have a sex and/or money scandal.

Arizona Republicans Propose Bill That Would Not Allow Atheists To Graduate High School

January 25, 2013 By Hemant Mehta 1882 Comments


***Update*** (1/27/14): Just wanted to let everyone know the bill died a while back. Providing the update since this post still gets a lot of views.

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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.”

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This bill is the work of Representatives Bob Thorpe, Sonny Borrelli, Carl Seel, T.J. Shope, Jeff Dial, David Livingston, Chester Crandell, and Steve Smith.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/01/25/arizona-republicans-propose-bill-that-would-not-allow-atheists-to-graduate-high-school/

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

1. But what if those high school graduates consider

those elected republican officials as domestic enemies of the Constitution?

[theHandpuppet]

2. I'd say this is unbelievable

But nothing the fundamentalist GOPers do surprises me anymore.

[jmowreader]

3. This sounds very familiar

This is the Oath of Commissioning for military officers:

"I, _____ (SSAN), having been appointed an officer in the (branch of service being joined) of the United States, as indicated above in the grade of _____ do solemnly swear (or affirm) 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 the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter; So help me God."

Are Arizona kids graduating high school or joining the Navy?