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its about kids aged 9 or below , and also bans talking to them about straight sex , its basically a ban on sex-ed for 3rd grade and lower , but doesn't do anything for 4th grade and above. It also makes it so that a teacher isn't allowed to discourage kids from sharing what is being thought to their parents . I think it got way too much opposition by the left without knowing what is in it , and the right also went all gun-ho about supporting it without realizing that this bill didn't really push against homosexuality like they would have wanted
mariolis1000
2022-04-08 01:36:35 +0000 UTCcurious about the same thing , very little reporting despite the importance of that Election
mariolis1000
2022-04-08 01:32:28 +0000 UTCNO
Higgs Boson
2022-04-08 00:00:17 +0000 UTCWhat are your thoughts on the Christian moral panic of Turning Red's portrayal of Chinese Magic/Ancestor Whorship, honoring thyself, honest discussions of female sexuality and periods?
GaysianAmerican
2022-04-07 23:47:56 +0000 UTCHave you seen turning Red?
GaysianAmerican
2022-04-07 23:43:52 +0000 UTCIn East Asian mythology many Animals practiced Daoist teachings and become powerful spirits/gods/shen in their own right. Do non human species have the right to their own natural evolution free of human intervention? Or do we humans have the right to genetically/cybernetically modify them to increase their intelligence and eventually count them to be part of the Sapient census to increase our neurodiversity?
GaysianAmerican
2022-04-07 20:49:21 +0000 UTCPeoples Republic in China (Pric) has decreed that the genetic info of their citizens are national security resource. Monsanto owns genetic patents to genes of their crops and ban farmers from saving Monsanto seeds with the support of state violence. Should PRiC be allowed to do the same for their citizens why or why not?
GaysianAmerican
2022-04-07 20:41:54 +0000 UTCAs previously noted Elon Musk owns 9% of Twitter. Should Twitter be democratized into a tricameral legislature of User, Workers and Stockholders? Or should there be a UN version of Twiter whose terms and conditions are subject to the ICJ? Instead of currently pray/begging billionaire oligarch senpais to have the public good in mind.
GaysianAmerican
2022-04-07 20:33:07 +0000 UTCWhat's your opinion on Madeleine Albright, who died recently? There is a clip going viral where she says "Get out, disgusting Serbs" and another one where she's okay with starving Iraqi children.
Higgs Boson
2022-04-07 16:55:57 +0000 UTCIs Netanyahu making a comeback? It seems the Bennett coalition is weakening and Likud party is coming back. Or will the coalition hold out just to keep Netanyahu out?
Higgs Boson
2022-04-07 16:52:23 +0000 UTCThoughts on Florida, "don't say gay" bill? Haven't read it, but in my opinion, you don't talk to kids about sex
Higgs Boson
2022-04-07 15:02:51 +0000 UTCWere the Seljuk Turks Iranic or Central Asian? Historical descriptions during pre-Ottoman history describe Turks with Asiatic/Mongoloid features while post-Ottoman descriptions show Turks with Caucasian features, like Turks today. Even the popular Turkish drama Ertugrul, shows Seljuks as Caucasians defending from invading Mongols shown as Asiatic. even though most of the Mongol army were Turks.
Higgs Boson
2022-04-07 15:01:38 +0000 UTCThoughts on French election? What if Marine Le Pen wins? Implications on EU, NATO, China etc
Higgs Boson
2022-04-07 14:52:27 +0000 UTCImran Khan is invoking Imam Hussian story amidst his political crisis. What's it about Imam Hussein that everyone wants to appropriate him? I think Khomeini did it too.
Higgs Boson
2022-04-07 14:51:37 +0000 UTCThere is a problem with how religiosity is counted around the world. Instead of determining statistics by what people actually believe , statistics are based on what label each person "identifies as" . Many people who don't believe in god still identify as "Christian" because thats part of their cultural identity , and so are counted as Christians , when by the actual definition , they should be labeled "atheists" even if they object to such labeling. How do we solve this problem as censuses have actual effects on how funds are allocated and how policies are made? (Here in Greece for example, the Orthodox Church is considered part of the national identity due to it's historical importance in the Greek war of independence, and even if you don't believe you are still supposed to respect it and its considered "unpatriotic" to oppose it , so many atheists still identify as Christians for that reason)
mariolis1000
2022-04-07 14:41:56 +0000 UTCSo , my gf is ex-muslim (and I am ex-christian). She was sharing to me a story about her childhood and how she was forced to memorize and recite entire surahs of the quran in Arabic without ever having access to the translation of what she was saying (she was 8 at the time) . Millions of kids around the world have had a similar experience but people in the west dont even know that this is happening. How do we make people aware that when muslims say they are "teaching their children the quran" this is what they mean as opposed to the western understanding of Sunday school where you read the bible in your own language and the concept of memorizing without understanding doesn't even exist ? Most people I talk to don't even know that this is happening. How do we make this clearer ?
mariolis1000
2022-04-07 14:35:47 +0000 UTCWhat do you think the role of the internet has been in the "avalanche of apostacy" we are seeing even in muslim-majority coutntries? Its interesting to think about the fact that young people who live in these countries today are the first generation to always have had access to the islamic scriptures in your own language and always be able to fact check your scholar , something that was simply never an option before. Is the Muslim world ready for this level of fact-checking ?
mariolis1000
2022-04-07 14:31:05 +0000 UTCShould we scrap the two state solution for Israel and start pushing for a Federal , nonsectarian Israel that recognizes Jews, Palestinians and every other ethnicity as equal citizens? (that would include giving citizenship to everyone currently living in the West Bank)
mariolis1000
2022-04-07 14:28:22 +0000 UTCWhat do you think about Elon Musk buying over 9% of twitter? Do you think this will make things go to a better direction ? Elon musk consistently calls himself a "Free speech absolutist" and refused to kick Russian media out of his own Starlink network. We can assume he will try to take twitter more to that direction, do you agree with his stance ?
mariolis1000
2022-04-07 14:26:01 +0000 UTCToday i was sitting next to a muslim woman who was wearing a hijab in the metro. Without trying to provoke her I thought that this was the perfect opportunity to open up AP's video "Scientific mistakes of the quran " on my phone (i was wearing headphones of course) in a position where she could clearly see the screen and what I was watching . Was that a jerk move? Is there even the tiniest possibility that this have planted even the tiniest seed of doubt in her mind and get her to actually research that topic? Could I have done something better in that situation ?
mariolis1000
2022-04-07 14:22:04 +0000 UTCSource for indigenous education system https://youtu.be/rl9khx4fhWk
Oxy-moron
2022-04-07 11:17:07 +0000 UTCBased on colonial british archives,~70% dalits received quality education from schools,british education during that time sucked qualitatively & quantitatively at mass education & adopted Indian system of education.Marxist poetic grammar is carefully erases progression of civilization from 1250 BC (manusmriti) to 17th century ignoring survival amid gradual collapse of socioeconomic support systems islamic rule & british occupation.The former annihilated higher education by burning down every university,later by cutting off primary education
Oxy-moron
2022-04-07 11:16:25 +0000 UTCwhen some Hindu activists claim caste is colonial construct, they mean caste as we know today was verticalized & racialised so modern caste is product of british colonial system & has little relationship between indigenous tradition of jati & varna system. Opinion?
Oxy-moron
2022-04-07 11:12:17 +0000 UTCColonialists & Marxist Scholars have been extensively searching for colorism in hindu texts for few centuries now to justify Aryan invasion haven't been unsuccessful . mr Ambedkar for instance was one of firsts to reject aryan invasions with extensive counterarguments .. That being said, there's definitely problem with learning religious history from religious people
Oxy-moron
2022-04-07 10:26:59 +0000 UTCArmin don't u think relying on marxists,christians & exhindus too is might be bad way to learn hinduism.isnt it like learning atheism from Islamic scholar. they might have vested interest to portray religion in dishonest wway There's no colorism is mahabharata, even if we take literal meaning of varna as color,the very next lines debunk that varna by complexion, next few pages conclude that varna should be based on qualities not birth
Oxy-moron
2022-04-07 09:22:49 +0000 UTCJust wondering,Is there any atheist republic social discord group to connect with other atheists around the world? Or is it just better to maintain online privacy/confidentiality of other atheists for safety reasons?
hum donnie
2022-04-07 07:59:23 +0000 UTCCould you do a livestream on Lilith vs Eve in Biblical mythology? Also, who was the bigger rebel of the two in your opinions, since both were the first women to defy patriarchy in different ways according to legend?
Secular Sekai
2022-04-07 05:08:41 +0000 UTCIs the truth always good? If something can be destroyed by the truth, does it deserve to be destroyed by the truth? This could apply to religion, politics, deep personal secrets, national secrets, terrifying existential realities, etc. Thoughts?
Secular Sekai
2022-04-07 04:55:47 +0000 UTCThe Sovereign Military Order of Malta (not to be confused with the Republic of Malta that governs the island country) is the only internationally recognized UN permanent observer member "nation"/political entity with NO physical sovereign territory or territorial claims. Could a group like Atheist Republic ever become like the Order under the right conditions? *wink, wink; nudge, nudge* :3
Secular Sekai
2022-04-07 04:45:48 +0000 UTC
