"We've got to start teaching our young people moral values again," Tommy Tuberville said. "That starts with putting God and prayer back in schools."
In recent decades, for example, there have been fleeting fights over Ten Commandments displays, warning labels on entertainment such as music and video games, and measures mandating English as the official language. What's not allowed is governments using public institutions to intervene in matters of faith. Courts have consistently ruled that schools simply must remain neutral on religious issues, which is the sort of framework that should satisfy the left and right equally: it protects civil liberties while limiting the power of government.
To be sure, those who support the separation of church and state probably don't have to worry too much about the Alabama Republican's plans. For one thing, there's no reason to assume Tuberville actually has any such plan, or has given the matter serious consideration. For another, even if some kind of federal school-prayer policy were to pass someday, it's unlikely to clear the courts.
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MaddowBlog My children learnt all they know about religion from life of Brian and the vicar of dibley. I couldn’t be prouder. Thanks EricIdle and Dawn_French
MaddowBlog Thank you, NO, Alabama. Keep your faux, religiously social racists ideas in your state borders. No thanks.
MaddowBlog Whose prayer Tommy? Baptist? Catholic? Muslim? Trumps?
MaddowBlog No they’re doing it now, just with a different slant
MaddowBlog No religion in schools period. You don't get to dictate whether children have to join your cult, whatever happened to small government Republicans?
MaddowBlog The Planet will be peaceful & tranquility if we Teach children the TRUTH of Human Evolution-hard evidences instead from any BOOK Religions. The Planet is ROUND & stop going behind wars to be that fake-Antibiotic-Bandages after each wounds..! Church-Sunday Crime-Monday
So who're they worshiping? Is it all inclusive prayer time, or is it 1 deity? If it's 1 deity, that's messed up. It's a Pantheon or nothing at all. There are of course religious school options...
MaddowBlog No one has stopped school prayer, no one going to school should be forced to pray...what’s his trip?
MaddowBlog Kool-aid flavor orange today dude
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MaddowBlog Where do all of these morons in politics come from.......
MaddowBlog I wonder if all the evangelicals would be okay for their children saying the 'Hail Mary' prayer, praying to the mother of Jesus.
MaddowBlog How many times do we have to tell republicans? If you want religion in schools, IT HAS TO BE ALL OR NONE.
MaddowBlog Direct violation of the first amendment. Keep that bullshit at home
MaddowBlog That feeling when you wish the south had left the Union.
MaddowBlog That's why we have churches dude.
MaddowBlog Soooo, is he handing out prayer rugs in school? Silly me, he wants the prayers for HIS god. Doesn’t he have anything better to do?
MaddowBlog Repungblicants --- Morals=== OXYMORON
MaddowBlog Obviously the good people of Alabama don't care if their Senator is a senile fool so long as he wins football games and votes his Christian values.
MaddowBlog Does Tuberville know that the 1st amendment of the constitution gives people the right to choose their religion? Those rights also extend to children in school. Maybe Tuberville should go back to civics class!!!
MaddowBlog He could surely need some prayers himself - a lot - for his participation in the 5.January meeting hanging out with these people:
MaddowBlog Sharia law?
MaddowBlog Mad cow blog should recognize that the country is getting weirder and weirder every day since Biden was allowed to lead! Allowing transgenders to compete in women’s sports, to attacking the Dr.Seuss sneeches, in school! You take the Ten Commandments away and we’re upside down
MaddowBlog I’m so sick of people like him. What makes him think his way of thinking is the way everyone should think?
MaddowBlog I agree children should learn moral values but what I want to know where were you when you're parents should have been teaching them to you.
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MaddowBlog I would put my body in physical harm to block some OLD WHITE MAN from indoctrinating my children with the kind of hate that comes from his 'book'. I could imagine forcing children to take cult indoctrination classes won't turn out well for those not already in said cult.
MaddowBlog What is wrong bring back prayer to schools doesn't Our own US Congress start it's session with a prayer so why not schools as well?
MaddowBlog SenTuberville have you read anything about the constitution? You know the thing that says so,etching about separation of church and state? Morals and values are taught by parents or people who bring up children. It’s not the school’s responsibility. 🤦🏻♀️
MaddowBlog This needs to stop now. There are hundreds of different religions. This country was the destination for those who wanted to worship in their favored way, without condemnation. And now we are to have one unified religion? To teach our kids? No way. F them.
MaddowBlog My religion is the only true religion - said no one holy ever
MaddowBlog Get lost w/ your 90-IQ and backward religion- we are not your damn football team.. - Sen. Tuberville wants to turn back the clock to an era in which public officials intervened in children's religious upbringing & communities fought over a favored religion
MaddowBlog Are they not able to pray in their homes for some reason? Why do they want to do it at school?
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MaddowBlog Too bad Doug Jones didn't prevail in this State. He was so much better for the average person.
MaddowBlog That is one dumb MF.
MaddowBlog Yes! Let people pray how they want to or how they don’t! Perfect! 🙏
MaddowBlog This is what happens when votes are cast for a name only.
MaddowBlog Republicans are so fearful of moving forward and evolving. As the world expands & grows, they are just clinging to a backwards past.
MaddowBlog Mediocre coach at Cincinnati & a clueless legislator, pathetic!
MaddowBlog Are you still covering for pedophiles?
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MaddowBlog ah yes, ✨regression✨
MaddowBlog Tubs doesn't believe in gravity.
MaddowBlog SenTuberville Don’t be silly. I’m Catholic, move your family to my neighborhood and your kids are saying the Hail Mary. Live in Queens and your kid is praying to Alla or Ganesh. WWJD Tommy? Pray in the closet, that’s what. Read your Bible buddy.
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MaddowBlog I sincerely honor & respect any1’s right 2 worship & practice ANY religion they choose; BUT don’t tell me public schools need 2 have teacher lead kids prayer. that should be done, at home, under parent direction. No thanks SenTuberville. we’ve been thru this already ! Move on
MaddowBlog What we need to teach is the 3 branches of government.
MaddowBlog Nut job
MaddowBlog That goes against the constitution.
MaddowBlog If we're going to talk 'moral values'...why didn't you step up and morally correct all of the LIES spewed by the former guy? This sanctimonious posturing is disgusting. You either talk the talk and walk the walk or sit down.
MaddowBlog Looking to please, not the code they follow.
MaddowBlog Now is this all prayer or just his? Because you know damn well he doesn't mean anything except his religion.
MaddowBlog The incompetence of American voters is amazing. The fools that are elected show that not much thought goes into choosing a candidate beyond a name. Sad.
MaddowBlog The only people who push the Bibledeviants. And religion in schools turn out to be pedophiles or sexual devients.
MaddowBlog Prayer has nothing to do with teaching moral values.
MaddowBlog This nation was founded by gentry deists. It is not a christian nation and the fundamentalists ruled for 4 years, but will never rule again.
MaddowBlog What the fuxk are democrats doing right now?
MaddowBlog Someone explain it to me again: why exactly didn't we want Alabama to secede way back when?
MaddowBlog Hey Senator Tupperware. How about you start with 'Thou Shall Not Steal.' Maybe then some of the people who lost money from the investment schemes you pushed wouldn't be broke today.
MaddowBlog Makes me ashamed to live in Alabama.
MaddowBlog We are a diverse nation and certainly don’t have national religious values. Coach Tuberville said the 3 branches of government were the Executive, House, and Senate. He needs a lesson is civics and the Constitution.
MaddowBlog Moral values from the guy who participated in the insurrection
MaddowBlog F- this dude. Which religion will be represented? Satanists?
MaddowBlog Some would claim that Christianity doesn't stand very well with people anymore and has left a trail of manipulations and violence in the name of Christ.
MaddowBlog Separation of church and state. It is up to parents to guide their children's religious beliefs, not the government and not schools. I pulled him out of a Christian School when one of the teachers told him he was going to hell because he had not accepted Christ into his heart.
MaddowBlog Religion is a personal pursuit and varies from person to person, and household to🏡. It cannot be institutionalized. People have a choice to send their children to public schools, private schools, or religious schools based on how they think their children should be brought up.
MaddowBlog Doesn’t TTuberville realize that the founding fathers left the tyranny of the King to find religious freedom! The GOP is hateful and clearly need to read the constitution
MaddowBlog Dumberville definitely wants to send AL to pre civil war times. He just has no clue.
MaddowBlog America is a shithole country.
MaddowBlog They Learn Nothing
MaddowBlog Seriously. This is what is wrong with politics now. There is NO separation of religion & government anymore. We live in a place & time that people are of so many different religions. The government has no right to push a certain religion on people!
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