We’ll file this under the heading ,”Only *MY* magical religious beliefs and bigotry are acceptable”.

This article has to do with the already wrong notion that a voucher system is somehow good for public education and the whiplash inducing reversal of course that happened once it was known that school vouchers could be used to fund Islamic education instead of the intended target, the ‘acceptable’ fundegelical christian bullshite-schools.

“Valarie Hodges admitted that when she supported Governor Bobby Jindal’s school voucher program, she only did so because she assumed the religious school vouchers could only be used for Christian schools. Religious freedom means that everyone’s free to follow Valarie Hodges’ religion! She explains,

Ah, religious tomfoolery meet the facepalm.

“I actually support funding for teaching the fundamentals of America’s Founding Fathers’ religion, which is Christianity, in public schools or private schools. I liked the idea of giving parents the option of sending their children to a public school or a Christian school.”

Contrast this with her next quote on the topic:

“We need to insure that it does not open the door to fund radical Islam schools. There are a thousand Muslim schools that have sprung up recently. I do not support using public funds for teaching Islam anywhere here in Louisiana.”

Religion certainly does not breed intolerant tribalistic sectarianism – OH, Hells no!