@@@SCOTUS: Maine taxes have to fund religious schools

[msmerymac]

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/high-court-rules-religious-schools-can-get-maine-tuition-aid/2022/06/21/135ab226-f170-11ec-ac16-8fbf7194cd78_story.html

Expected outcome of this case. As someone who desires to move to Maine someday, I know the background - some areas of Maine are too small to fund their own public schools, or only have K-8 options and then kids need to either go to another district for high school or the community/state will fund tuition up to a certain amount (usually like $15k) per student to send them to a private school. There are a lot of private, nonsectarian schools in Maine that 1) keep tuition to the point that will be covered,  and 2) cater to day students from these types of local areas. Maine states that the schools much not teach religion/create curriculum through a religious lens, in accordance with the first amendment to the US constitution.

The schools that sued the state, saying that religious teachings shouldn't keep them from getting a piece of the pie, are extreme in their conservative religious views. Not your run-of-the-mill parochial schools, but more like evangelical training centers. 

So cool. There's that. 

[NewOrleans]

Goody, now ME can get radicalized too 🥳

The goal was always to privatize, and courts have been doing their part since the 80’s. The noise of CRT, elearning, and grooming through books helps erode trust and move the agenda along well.

[Velar Fricative]

Can we start taxing the hell out of religious orgs then? Pretty please?

[Patsy Baloney]

Jun 21, 2022 13:54:50 GMT -5 Velar Fricative said:

Can we start taxing the hell out of religious orgs then? Pretty please?

I feel like this is the only answer.

You want a piece of the pie? Then contribute.

[msmerymac]

Jun 21, 2022 13:54:50 GMT -5 Velar Fricative said:

Can we start taxing the hell out of religious orgs then? Pretty please?

I'm torn on this. There are many, many small organizations that are actually nice and useful that would fold if that were the case. 

But Joel Osteen? Get 'em. Or if, you know, you sue the government so your right to discriminate based on the bigotry you've contorted into a "religious belief" can be upheld. 

[sent]

So separation of church and state isn’t a thing anymore.

[DesertMoon]

Tax payer money pays for catholic schools here in Canada, I remember back home in Michigan you had to pay a tuition to go to a catholic school. However our catholic schools also fly rainbow flags for pride month and stuff so I think these schools follow public school rules and procedure with the inclusion of church masses and religion class.