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Old Fri Mar 20, 2009, 03:33pm
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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett View Post
You really don't get it? This guy is spouting religion in his official capacity as a principal of a public HS (if it is public - that's why I asked).
See below.

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Originally Posted by Snaqwells View Post
I agree with scrappy. There's nothing in "God Bless You" that "establishes" any religion over another. It's extremely generic; not isolated to any particular faith or denomination. I think you'd be hard pressed to find even an atheist who's offended by it unless they were trolling for a lawsuit.
Exactly. I'm the biggest church/state separationist you'll meet and that didn't even register on my radar. He's not broadcasting it school-wide, he's not saying anything in the presence of students. I see nothing wrong with it.