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Entries Tagged ‘school’

Titty Play at Christian School

A parent contacts the local news station and goes undercover after the Christian school principal solicits sex from her. He offered to waive her daughter’s student fees as payment. So much for Christian morals, values and integrity. It makes you wonder just how many times the principal has tried this before.

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George Takei Calls Out Anti-Gay Arkansas School Board Member

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Councilman Joel Burns reaches out to GLBT teens with a personal story and a message of hope

For all the LGBT teens out there, it does get better.

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Bill O’Reilly and Richard Dawkins Debate Religion

I think Bill O’Reilly gets paid extra every time he says “facism.” It’s a shame that O’Reilly couldn’t shut the hell up so that Dawkins could shoot him down properly. Just once, I would like Dawkins to say, “Shut the fuck up and let me talk,” but he’s far too polite for that. Dawkins believes [...]

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Muslim parents banning children from music classes

From the BBC: Hundreds of Muslim parents are withdrawing children from music lessons because their beliefs forbid them from learning an instrument. The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) said music lessons were potentially unacceptable to about 10% of Muslims. It said passages from a collection of the Prophet Mohammed’s teachings banned instruments. The MCB said [...]

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Stop Worrying About Your Kids

Kids are just as safe as they were in the 1970s, but we have created such a culture of fear that most parents can’t even comprehend sending their kid across the street without help, yet alone all the way across town. A prime example is Lenore Skenazy, who let her kid ride the subway in [...]

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Yet Another Reason Not to Use Wikipedia as a Source

A 22-year old Dublin student faked a Wkipedia entry on French composer Maurice Jarre.  Major newspapers then attributed the fake quote to the composer in his obituary.  No one knew any different until the student notified the media outlets of the situation.

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Some Schools Desperate for Toilet Paper, While Others Buy Cappuccino Machines

While Detroit Schools are begging for donations of toilet paper and light bulbs just to keep functioning, Chicago Schools have found a way around the competitive bidding rules so that they could rack up a $67,000 cappuccino bill. Chicago public school bureaucrats skirted competitive bidding rules to buy 30 cappuccino/espresso machines for $67,000, with most [...]

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