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Montgomery Co. ed board strips religious holiday references from new calendar
« on: November 12, 2014, 11:20:56 PM »
Montgomery Co. ed board strips religious holiday references from new calendar
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ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Montgomery County Public Schools will remove religious labels from school holidays, but members of the Islamic community say the adjustments to the school calendar do nothing to gain parity and a day off for the Muslim holiday of Eid.

 The school board approved the school calendar for the 2015-2016 school year Tuesday. The calendar will no longer reference specific religious holidays but rather state simply that school will be closed on dates that correspond with holidays, such as Eid, Yom Kippur and Christmas.

 Saqib Ali, a former Maryland state delegate and co-chair of Equality for Eid, was not happy with the board of education's action Tuesday.

Some people need to be offended all the time.  :mental: :loser:
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Re: Montgomery Co. ed board strips religious holiday references from new calendar
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2014, 11:59:19 PM »
I have no sympathy whatsoever for the practitioners of the religion of peace.
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Re: Montgomery Co. ed board strips religious holiday references from new calendar
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2014, 10:32:09 AM »
I wondered how long it would take for the Muslims to want equal recognition. 





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Re: Montgomery Co. ed board strips religious holiday references from new calendar
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2014, 10:41:36 AM »
Did the school treat all religious holidays equally? Do all students get the day off for Eid?

Then shut your piehole, bacon-hater.
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Re: Montgomery Co. ed board strips religious holiday references from new calendar
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2014, 10:56:19 AM »
Quote from: Dori on November 13, 2014, 10:32:09 AM
I wondered how long it would take for the Muslims to want equal recognition.

Wonder no longer. That time is here.
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Re: Montgomery Co. ed board strips religious holiday references from new calendar
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2014, 11:50:17 AM »
Quote from: Dori on November 13, 2014, 10:32:09 AM
I wondered how long it would take for the Muslims to want equal recognition.

The only upside I can see is that they're being treated worse than the LGBLTs (hold the lettuce).
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Re: Montgomery Co. ed board strips religious holiday references from new calendar
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2014, 12:24:32 PM »
First grade ideology. Take away all the holidays for the sake of a few.
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Re: Montgomery Co. ed board strips religious holiday references from new calendar
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2014, 12:31:05 PM »
We should stop all federal holidays except those that are truly national and for all people.  No more should government employees get so many paid days off.

Two national holidays, Memorial Day and Independence Day.   :rant:
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Re: Montgomery Co. ed board strips religious holiday references from new calendar
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2014, 01:02:37 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on November 13, 2014, 12:31:05 PM
We should stop all federal holidays except those that are truly national and for all people.  No more should government employees get so many paid days off.

Two national holidays, Memorial Day and Independence Day.   :rant:

So how do you feel about personal time off? 
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Re: Montgomery Co. ed board strips religious holiday references from new calendar
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2014, 01:36:23 PM »
Quote from: Dori on November 13, 2014, 01:02:37 PM
So how do you feel about personal time off?

That's negotiable between employee and employer, just like vacation time.

ETA:  I'm just sick of all these idiots complaining about  what the holidays represent, but are more than willing to take a paid day off for the holiday.
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Re: Montgomery Co. ed board strips religious holiday references from new calendar
« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2014, 04:28:38 PM »
OK, give the muzzies a day, call it, "Kiss My Infidel ASS Day".
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Re: Montgomery Co. ed board strips religious holiday references from new calendar
« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2014, 09:05:31 PM »
Quote from: FlaGator on November 13, 2014, 12:24:32 PM
First grade ideology. Take away all the holidays for the sake of a few.

That sort of rationale is everywhere sadly, and not limited to just holidays.

We need less of that, and more of this:

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Re: Montgomery Co. ed board strips religious holiday references from new calendar
« Reply #12 on: November 13, 2014, 10:26:00 PM »
^ So says Dennis Leary...

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