A Fox News correspondent has been busted again for pushing a one-sided story claiming religious persecution of Christians.
Todd Starnes helped promote a story about a California first-grader who allegedly was not allowed to give a one-minute presentation about her family’s Christmas tradition because it included religious references.
He quoted an Advocates for Faith and Family attorney who claimed the girl’s teacher ordered her to take a seat Dec. 19 and wouldn’t allow her to finish.
“The disapproval and hostility that Christian students have come to experience in our nation’s public schools has become epidemic,” said attorney Robert Tyler, warning the family might sue if the school district didn’t apologize and change its policies on religious expression.
It should come as no surprise to most of us who know this little weasel's work, that this fabricated story did not match the real facts.
The girl was the only student who read from a prepared statement during a brief sharing exercise intended to improve students’ public speaking skills, the teacher said, and she asked her to cut short the statement due to limited time.
The teacher denies telling the girl to sit down, instead allowing her to take one question from another student.
“At no time did I ever tell the student that she could not read the bottom section [of her statement] because it was a Bible verse nor did she ask if she could finish,” said teacher Tammy Williams. “I never told her to ‘Stop right there!’ or ‘Go take your seat!’ or reprimand her in front of the class for sharing from the Bible. It just did not happen.”
Paradise said she met with the following day with the girl’s parents, who were upset because they thought she was unable to finish her presentation because of its biblical content.
The principal said neither parent claimed bullying or humiliation by teachers, which she said was made up by the religious legal group, and she has not heard from the parents since presenting her findings about the incident Dec. 24 to the school board.
Paradise said she stood behind the teacher, and both she and Williams complained that Tyler and his group had misrepresented the incident and damaged their reputations.
“What saddens me is that this story was twisted into lies and brought to the media,” Williams said. “I have never sat down and discussed this directly with the family or the student. I am instead being used to push an agenda for the Advocates for Faith and Freedom.”
No wonder Palin likes this guy, he has as much trouble telling the truth as she does.
You know whenever I hear yet another story of supposed persecution of Christians I always remember the words of Jon Stewart.
Todd Starnes is an angry, self loathing man that has never come to terms with his own sexuality. It's okay Todd, many of us don't care.
ReplyDeleteYou know, it seems to me that if Christ were around today, people like Starnes, Palin, and the rest of the "Baggerites" would be first in line to cast the first stone vis-a-vis their chronic desire to outflank god itself.
ReplyDeleteWell, they would certainly hate that he hung around with the poor, the sick, and the tax collectors. They would scream 'socialist' at him and hate his pacifism. Are we sure these people have any idea what being a Christian' means?
DeleteProbably accuse him of being a community organizer too.
DeleteI hope suggest the teacher and principal sue Starnes for defamation.
ReplyDeleteI was just thinking the same thing, they should also be compensated for all the lost time spent on defending themselves instead of doing what they are suppose to be doing-running a school and teaching (paid for by taxpayers).
DeleteMaybe if these so called Christian groups were sued, they would think twice before lying.
If rules were rules anymore, 6:07 PM, there would be trials for sedition, treason, you name it. All because of the black man who exudes more class then they ever will.
DeleteDoesn't look like he uses steroids. Viagra? Who knows.
ReplyDeleteMy eyes, oh my god, my eyes. Why would you post that creepy dough boys face without warning?!
ReplyDeleteGood thing the Bible provides a moral compass and ensures its adherents are moral and ethical, because I'd hate to think what kind of unethical lying, manipulation and false witness those Advocates for Family and Faith attorneys might be capable of otherwise.
ReplyDeleteThose teachers need to get themselves one of those atheist lawyers The Palin likes to yammer about and sue the living fuck out of those lying douchetards.
Great idea! Hey Sarah, do you have an actual name of one of those "Atheist Lawyers?"
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All this guy does is make up shit for the extreme right baggers to whine and fauxrage about. Look at Starnes' glasses... he's been teabagged so often that they sit crooked on his face, even in his in his favorite selfie Craigslist cruising pic. Apparently, that's an occupational hazard when he's working inside the closet with no light inside. Get out of the closet, Todd. Your going to get another pair of glasses broken. Again.
ReplyDeleteHa...I thought his one eye was higher than the other!
DeleteNice comb over, Mr Starnes. Definitely stylish among your peers.
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ReplyDeleteHorrible.
www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57468293-78/lunches-olsen-lunch-district.html.csp
Lunches seized from kids in debt at Salt Lake City elementary
Education » School officials cite unpaid balances on students’ meal accounts.
By lisa schencker
| The Salt Lake Tribune
First Published 7 hours ago • Updated 1 hour ago
Up to 40 kids at Uintah Elementary in Salt Lake City picked up their lunches Tuesday, then watched as the meals were taken and thrown away because of outstanding balances on their accounts — a move that shocked and angered parents.
"It was pretty traumatic and humiliating," said Erica Lukes, whose 11-year-old daughter had her cafeteria lunch taken from her as she stood in line Tuesday at Uintah Elementary School, 1571 E. 1300 South.
Gee. And this is in Mormon land! I'm not too sure about Mormons and Christianity but they may be familiar with "the loaves and fishes" event when Christ fed a multitude miraculously with a handful of fish and bread rolls. I don't think that Christ charged anyone for the meal.
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So, these children were shown that they were worth less than the garbage can--the can got the food. What fine Christians these Mormons are.
DeleteThou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. In other words, don't lie. So, this guy to promote his point of view is breaking one of the commandments of said religion.
ReplyDeleteYou can often tell how "Christian" someone thinks they are by how quickly and effortlessly they bear false witness against their neighbor.
ReplyDeleteThe parents should have put money on their kids account and that Jon Stewart meme sounds like he's talking about homosexuals feeling entitled to not equal status, but greater status.
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