Atheists offer 20k to hold non-bigoted prom

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http://www.examiner.com/x-8928-Phil...theist-group-offers-to-hold-gay-friendly-prom

Atheist group offers to hold gay friendly prom

March 12, 3:00 PM
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Recently, 18-year-old Constance McMillen has become the target of discrimination. She intended to go to her prom dressed in a tuxedo with her girlfriend as her date. The very religious school officials consider same-gender relations to be a sin and as such Superintendent Teresa McNeece told McMillen that she could not come with her female date. If they showed up they would be “ejected.”


McMillen contacted her local ACLU who notified the school that this kind of discrimination was unconstitutional and would be met with a lawsuit. The Itawamba County Agricultural High School in Mississippi in which McMillen attends, decided that it was better to cancel the entire prom for everyone rather than allow Constance to bring her girlfriend to the dance.


The school district however stated that they hoped that private citizens in the community would organize a dance. A private dance would be legally allowed to invite or in this case not invite who ever they choose. Presumably the school seemed to think that a Church or other religious organization would hold a dance which would exclude Constance and her girlfriend.


What they probably did not expect was that The American Humanist Association (AHA) would be the private group who would step in to organize the dance. Thanks to a $20,000 donation, the AHA is making preparations for an LGBT-inclusive dance. No discrimination, everyone is allowed to have fun.


Roy Speckhardt, Executive Director of the AHA had this to say, “It’s shameful that closed-minded members of the school board are prepared to deprive an entire class of students their prom over their outdated religious mores.” He went on to state that, “the ACLU is doing good work in Mississippi, and we humanists can also bring resources to the table that will defend students from a repressive school board.”


Philadelphia has a large gay community and so it is reassuring to know that should a similar situation occur in this city, atheists and humanist groups are out there that will protect the rights of all citizens against Biblically-inspired discrimination.
 
I said Id dontate $100.00 to a non-prejudice prom! Not the American Humanist org.
 
I said Id dontate $100.00 to a non-prejudice prom! Not the American Humanist org.

Dude, they're the ones who are sponsoring the prom. :palm:

Now put your C note where your mouth is.

What they probably did not expect was that The American Humanist Association (AHA) would be the private group who would step in to organize the dance. Thanks to a $20,000 donation, the AHA is making preparations for an LGBT-inclusive dance. No discrimination, everyone is allowed to have fun.
 
You do not understand anything, I would donate 100 to THE PROM, not some orginization I know nuthing about....
Dude, that organization donated money to THE PROM. If you want to donate to THE PROM, then reimburse that organization. :palm:
 
http://www.examiner.com/x-8928-Phil...theist-group-offers-to-hold-gay-friendly-prom

Atheist group offers to hold gay friendly prom

March 12, 3:00 PM
greydot.gif



Recently, 18-year-old Constance McMillen has become the target of discrimination. She intended to go to her prom dressed in a tuxedo with her girlfriend as her date. The very religious school officials consider same-gender relations to be a sin and as such Superintendent Teresa McNeece told McMillen that she could not come with her female date. If they showed up they would be “ejected.”


McMillen contacted her local ACLU who notified the school that this kind of discrimination was unconstitutional and would be met with a lawsuit. The Itawamba County Agricultural High School in Mississippi in which McMillen attends, decided that it was better to cancel the entire prom for everyone rather than allow Constance to bring her girlfriend to the dance.


The school district however stated that they hoped that private citizens in the community would organize a dance. A private dance would be legally allowed to invite or in this case not invite who ever they choose. Presumably the school seemed to think that a Church or other religious organization would hold a dance which would exclude Constance and her girlfriend.


What they probably did not expect was that The American Humanist Association (AHA) would be the private group who would step in to organize the dance. Thanks to a $20,000 donation, the AHA is making preparations for an LGBT-inclusive dance. No discrimination, everyone is allowed to have fun.


Roy Speckhardt, Executive Director of the AHA had this to say, “It’s shameful that closed-minded members of the school board are prepared to deprive an entire class of students their prom over their outdated religious mores.” He went on to state that, “the ACLU is doing good work in Mississippi, and we humanists can also bring resources to the table that will defend students from a repressive school board.”


Philadelphia has a large gay community and so it is reassuring to know that should a similar situation occur in this city, atheists and humanist groups are out there that will protect the rights of all citizens against Biblically-inspired discrimination.

Great news! Let'em have their prom.
 
Dude, that organization donated money to THE PROM. If you want to donate to THE PROM, then reimburse that organization. :palm:

I'm pretty sure he would like to make the prom have a 20.1k budget, not have the Humanist Association effectively lose 19.9k on the deal instead of 20k.

If you want to give to an African charity, and Bill Gates is also giving to it, the way to do that is not to give the money to Bill Gates.
 
I donated a grand. Finally, atheism actually CONTRIBUTES to humanity. Shame that their biggest contribution thus far is a high school dance in bumfuck Mississippi.
 
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