Vote No on Amendment 8

Rogue wrote:http://www.au.org/content/florida-amendment-8

The goal of Amendment 8 is to allow taxpayer money to flow to religious schools and houses of worship. Passage of the Amendment would strip the religious freedom protections currently enshrined in the Florida Constitution, thus allowing for direct funding of religious organizations that provide faith-based social services and opening the door to taxpayer funded vouchers for religious schools.

Floridatexan wrote:

Rogue wrote:http://www.au.org/content/florida-amendment-8

The goal of Amendment 8 is to allow taxpayer money to flow to religious schools and houses of worship. Passage of the Amendment would strip the religious freedom protections currently enshrined in the Florida Constitution, thus allowing for direct funding of religious organizations that provide faith-based social services and opening the door to taxpayer funded vouchers for religious schools.

I'm guessing Rick Scott thinks this will get him re-elected. I have no interest in subsidizing someone's church. I respect their right to worship, but I don't feel it's my job to fund it. In fact, I'm so tired of churches politicizing the pulpit that I think any church that does so should lose its tax-exempt status.

Floridatexan wrote:

Rogue wrote:http://www.au.org/content/florida-amendment-8

The goal of Amendment 8 is to allow taxpayer money to flow to religious schools and houses of worship. Passage of the Amendment would strip the religious freedom protections currently enshrined in the Florida Constitution, thus allowing for direct funding of religious organizations that provide faith-based social services and opening the door to taxpayer funded vouchers for religious schools.

I'm guessing Rick Scott thinks this will get him re-elected. I have no interest in subsidizing someone's church. I respect their right to worship, but I don't feel it's my job to fund it. In fact, I'm so tired of churches politicizing the pulpit that I think any church that does so should lose its tax-exempt status.

Margin Call wrote:

Floridatexan wrote:

Rogue wrote:http://www.au.org/content/florida-amendment-8

The goal of Amendment 8 is to allow taxpayer money to flow to religious schools and houses of worship. Passage of the Amendment would strip the religious freedom protections currently enshrined in the Florida Constitution, thus allowing for direct funding of religious organizations that provide faith-based social services and opening the door to taxpayer funded vouchers for religious schools.

I'm guessing Rick Scott thinks this will get him re-elected. I have no interest in subsidizing someone's church. I respect their right to worship, but I don't feel it's my job to fund it. In fact, I'm so tired of churches politicizing the pulpit that I think any church that does so should lose its tax-exempt status.

If religious institutions and secular institutions are held to the same regulatory standards, meaning there are no exclusions or special treatment for certain religious beliefs, then I see the added choice as a benefit to those using those services.

Rogue wrote:
WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU SAY YOU WANT GOV TO FUND RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES?

Margin Call wrote:

Rogue wrote:
WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU SAY YOU WANT GOV TO FUND RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES?

That is essentially the opposite of what I posted. However, the answer would be "it depends on the service being offered". Religion doesn't belong in science class but it might offer a drug addict a path to rehabilitation.

Rogue wrote:

Your being about clear as mud, sorry

Rogue wrote:http://www.au.org/content/florida-amendment-8

The goal of Amendment 8 is to allow taxpayer money to flow to religious schools and houses of worship. Passage of the Amendment would strip the religious freedom protections currently enshrined in the Florida Constitution, thus allowing for direct funding of religious organizations that provide faith-based social services and opening the door to taxpayer funded vouchers for religious schools.

Rogue wrote:thus allowing for direct funding of religious organizations that provide faith-based social services and opening the door to taxpayer funded vouchers for religious schools.

PBulldog2 wrote:

Rogue wrote:http://www.au.org/content/florida-amendment-8

The goal of Amendment 8 is to allow taxpayer money to flow to religious schools and houses of worship. Passage of the Amendment would strip the religious freedom protections currently enshrined in the Florida Constitution, thus allowing for direct funding of religious organizations that provide faith-based social services and opening the door to taxpayer funded vouchers for religious schools.

Rick Scott strongly support school vouchers. I didn't know if you knew that. I had to look it up mysef

Yella wrote:Churches and preachers should be investigated under RICO laws. And should definitely be paying taxes.

Margin Call wrote:I think this discussion should use the realistic premise that some religious institutions would be ineffective at offering educational services just as the current public school system also fails to offer effective instruction to students in many places. The focus should be on benchmarking without making exceptions for religious institutions and their beliefs.

BP wrote:If the AU had its way, there'd be no military chaplains or prison chaplains.

http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/a_question_of_faith/

Margin Call wrote:Providing choices does not equate to the government establishing a religion. As long as we establish equal standards across all participating institutions and assess results against those standards, the service recipients benefit. BTW, thousands of kids are currently attending the government-funded Voluntary Pre-K program today, learning their A-B-Cs at religious institutions across the state.

Damaged Eagle wrote:Why should the government be involved in education at all?

Why should people be FORCED to pay for the education of others?

Perhaps the government should be the one to be forced out of the education business.

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