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Atheists & Agnostics

progressoid

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2. Yeah, my home state has really gone to shit in the last few years.

Reply to beam me up scottie (Original post)

Wed Mar 22, 2017, 09:53 AM

Mar 2017

There has always been areas of craziness here (I grew up in one of those areas). Lately it seems to have infected most of the rest of the state. My wife and I are making plans to leave. This doesn't feel like home anymore.

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Iowa Bill Would Allow Unlicensed Educators at Residential School to Teach Creationism [View all] beam me up scottie Mar 2017 OP

Really pushing that theocracy thing. sinkingfeeling Mar 2017 #1

And as always it's the kids who are the first to pay the price. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #4

Yeah, my home state has really gone to shit in the last few years. progressoid Mar 2017 #2

I'm sorry to hear that. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #5

totally agree - Apparently we look to Mississippi as a model anymore rurallib Mar 2017 #11

My only consolation is that a fair amount of the rest of the country seems to have progressoid Mar 2017 #14

What bullshit.. mountain grammy Mar 2017 #3

Yep. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #6

Between the world's religious fanatics, mountain grammy Mar 2017 #12

Oh no kidding. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #13

What other bullshit stories can just anyone come into school and tell the kids? FiveGoodMen Mar 2017 #7

The poor kids are sitting ducks. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #8

"Remember children: Jesus saved you because HE'S wonderful, but FiveGoodMen Mar 2017 #9

They will teach them to be self-loathing at an early age. beam me up scottie Mar 2017 #10