Brickbat: Masks Off

The Simpson County, Mississippi, school district has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit brought by the family of a then-third-grader barred from wearing a face mask with the phrase "Jesus Loves Me" on it. There was actually no policy against wearing such a mask when her principal told Lydia Booth to take it off in 2020. But two days later, the school system adopted a policy banning messages on masks that were "political, religious, sexual or inappropriate symbols, gestures or statements that may be offensive, disruptive or deemed distractive to the school environment." Under the settlement, the school system agreed to remove that policy and no longer require students to wear masks.
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Is a "Government Almighty Loves Me" mask allowed, or perhaps recommended ass "best practice"? Maybe even specifically, maximally effective against the Kung Flu?
Scienfoology Song… GAWD = Government Almighty’s Wrath Delivers
Government loves me, This I know,
For the Government tells me so,
Little ones to GAWD belong,
We are weak, but GAWD is strong!
Yes, Guv-Mint loves me!
Yes, Guv-Mint loves me!
Yes, Guv-Mint loves me!
My Nannies tell me so!
GAWD does love me, yes indeed,
Keeps me safe, and gives me feed,
Shelters me from bad drugs and weed,
And gives me all that I might need!
Yes, Guv-Mint loves me!
Yes, Guv-Mint loves me!
Yes, Guv-Mint loves me!
My Nannies tell me so!
DEA, CIA, KGB,
Our protectors, they will be,
FBI, TSA, and FDA,
With us, astride us, in every way!
Yes, Guv-Mint loves me!
Yes, Guv-Mint loves me!
Yes, Guv-Mint loves me!
My Nannies tell me so!
I hope this women got the jab, and maybe a left hook.
We now live in a world where Christianity is anti-establishment again.
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I’m sorry where were we
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Then perhaps it will return to its roots.
Becoming the "established" religion in year 312 and Constantine's subsequent "One God, One Emperor, One Church" harkened centuries of religious tyranny, that did not entirely end until the 20th Century. Something about authority corrupts comes to mind.
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As my mom says, credulously, "Christians are being persecuted more today than ever before".
no longer require students to wear masks.
For good, or until the next manufactured crisis?
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until the need for the next mostly peaceful protests against the most raciss nation ever
...the school system adopted a policy banning messages on masks that were "political, religious, sexual or inappropriate symbols, gestures or statements that may be offensive, disruptive or deemed distractive to the school environment."
"If you kids can't be trusted to wear appropriate masks then we're banning masks altogether!"
Or at least until the next time, when we will mandate government issued masks that say "I love Big Brother".
And they will only cost $10 each, with subsidies for the more likely democrat voters, and a small tax increase on "the rich" (those making over say $10,000/yr)
Words and ideas are dangerous.
Now if Jesus were some border crossing groomer, some commenters on here would support a child wearing a mask with such messaging.
Are you even physically capable of experiencing happiness if you're not bitching about bullshit?
'the school system adopted a policy banning messages on masks that were "political, religious, sexual or inappropriate symbols, gestures or statements that may be offensive, disruptive or deemed distractive to the school environment."'
Um, is there any cloth mask on a 10 year old that is NOT a political symbol and disruptive to the school environment?
So, not being politically correct is more important than wearing masks to protect you from deadly diseases.
Politically correct or politically subservient. Your choice.
The mask doesn't protect from COVID, and COVID is not very dangerous to schoolchildren.
But the same people who want you to be politically correct also want you to wear a mask, unless it has an unapproved slogan on it.
This is adjacent to places mandating the six foot social distance rule only allowing exceptions for mostly peaceful rioters.
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Government can't tolerate competition in the form of faith in other gods.
#ICan’tBreathe!
Wonder how they’d react to that mask logo.
The ?blessings? of Commie-Education just keep coming.
“political, religious, sexual or inappropriate symbols, gestures or statements that may be offensive, disruptive or deemed distractive to the school environment.”
Odds that the policy, despite listing politics first, religion second, etc. is actually “‘Jesus loves me.’ masks out. Blue-and-yellow solidarity with Ukraine masks in.”? 99%
Whaddyathink, USA Flag masks, out or in?
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What if your mask says "This Mask Doesn't Work. And Neither Does Yours."?