Just going to leave this here...

[NightSG]

...because my opinion would violate forum rules, and likely make sailors blush.

http://abcnews.com.co/fireman-suspended-and-jailed-by-atheist-mayor/

[Guest]

Trump is saying he's going to make changes in a small town (near the end of the article).

How is that different than Obama and his meddling in various events in small towns? Trayvon, Henry Louis Gates... 

[NightSG]

2 hours ago, Carborendum said:

Trump is saying he's going to make changes in a small town (near the end of the article).

How is that different than Obama and his meddling in various events in small towns? Trayvon, Henry Louis Gates... 

In this case, you have a public "servant" depriving a person of Constitutionally protected rights under color of law.   An EO directing DoJ to deal with that is a slam dunk compared to telling them to get involved in a case that's already being handled at the appropriate level.

Edited September 4, 2016 by NightSG

[Anddenex]

The spreading of ignorance from the mayor is unfortunate. A person praying, even on the job, does not endorse any religion unless you only let Christians pray (which is against the constitution also). Not surprising ACLU's decision to support the Mayor.

[askandanswer]

Prosecution for praying has been done before, in a country far away and long ago

(Old Testament | Daniel 6:7 - 16)
7  All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
8  Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
9  Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.
10  ¶ Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
11  Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
12  Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?  The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
13  Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
14  Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
15  Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.
16  Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions.

[unixknight]

I wonder who this mayor thinks is dumb enough to interpret a single firefighter's praying as an endorsement of religion by the city.  Other Atheists, perhaps.  :shrug:  I mean, who else ever takes issue with this stuff?

Whom does this mayor think she's protecting, and from what?

(Of course we know it really isn't about protecting anybody from anything.)

Edited September 4, 2016 by unixknight

[mworley88]

The original post is a fake news story.  "abcnews.co.com" is a hoax site.  The firing never occurred, and the individuals named may not exist.

[pam]

37 minutes ago, mworley88 said:

The original post is a fake news story.  "abcnews.co.com" is a hoax site.  The firing never occurred, and the individuals named may not exist.

Oh my goodness...good catch.  Yep it's a hoax...no such story exists.

[prisonchaplain]

Interestingly, there was a cbs.com.co with the same exact story. However, when I tried to find other sites--even the typical conservative blogs--on this, nothing.  Yes, good catch.

[NeedleinA]

Pretty sorry attempt at a logo too.

 

[pam]

This is the actual abc news website:   http://abcnews.go.com/

[NightSG]

Weird...first thing I did when I read the article was Google his name and the city.  Saw a couple of different sites with the story and an independent mention of a Ronnie Edwards in that city.

On rechecking, it turns out that Ronnie Edwards lived there several years ago, though I did still find the story on at least three different, though non-mainstream sites.

I wonder if a city could sue these sites for the cost of dealing with whatever backlash they might be getting from such a story.  I know various types of humor and parody get some protections, but it seems that would be limited when they go out of their way to make it difficult to recognize the work as such.

[NeedleinA]

I remember this happening several years ago on a fake CNN site. Snoop Dogg joined the church thanks to Gladys Knight giving him a Book of Mormon.

[NightSG]

13 hours ago, NeedleinA said:

I remember this happening several years ago on a fake CNN site. Snoop Dogg joined the church thanks to Gladys Knight giving him a Book of Mormon.

Yeah, but that was too big of a stretch; you had to believe that Snoop Dogg can read.  

[Guest MormonGator]

21 minutes ago, NightSG said:

Yeah, but that was too big of a stretch; you had to believe that Snoop Dogg can read.  

This is a guy whose biggest hit was "What's my Name?" so you might be onto something. 

[Traveler]

 

While traveling in Europe the wife and I encountered tourist traps selling genuine fakes.  If you Google genuine fake – you will see similar advertisements.  Perhaps someone is trying to create a genuine fake news item?

 

The Traveler