This aggressive, anti-religious rant will just shock you:

[DetlefK]

http://www.alternet.org/right-wing/calif-schools-busted-ignoring-atheist-scholarships-because-anti-religious-expression

“The district said it was rejecting the scholarships because the essay announcements would upset parents, claiming that they that they appeared to ‘promote anti-religious expression’ and had ‘aggressive’ and ‘argumentative undertones towards religion.’ Offers to modify the wording were rejected,” the blog reported.


“A freethinker is someone who develops opinions based on science and reason in contrast to faith and dogma,” the Freethinker prompt reads. “Write from a personal perspective encounters you’ve had when you object to or raise logical- or evidence-based challenges to statements of faith or dogma within your family, your school, or the Antelope Valley at large. Perhaps you’ve been ridiculed, harassed, or punished for speaking up against religion in the classroom, at school events, in government, or within your family. Perhaps you’ve been successful in convincing others of your position. Discuss the effects on you and those around you as you’ve dealt with these encounters.”


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This is so horrible and offensive!

[qnr]

1. Wow. They (the district) have some serious issues if they believe that

that is aggressive and augmentative.

[RussBLib]

2. just because it's California

you can't assume they are forward-thinking.

3 cheers for FFRF, once again.

[Curmudgeoness]

3. But would they reject a scholarship asking Christians to do the same thing?

"A Christian is someone who believes in God and the Bible, and keeps the faith. Write from a personal perspective encounter you have had when you defend your faith or dogma within your family, your school, or the community at large. Perhaps you have been ridiculed, harassed, or punished for carrying your Bible to class, questioning evolution, or for speaking up about the word of God. Perhaps you have been successful in convincing others of your position. Discuss the effects on you and those around you as you have dealt with these encounters."