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RedLeafRoy t1_jbgx1is wrote

Reply to comment by Consus in In testimony and rally, crowds oppose Republican-backed bills targeting LGBTQ youth by kitchinsink

> How can a word be a ceremony or rite?

Since you asked that, I believed you didn't know how a word could be a ceremony or a rite. If you were raised in a very religious household you should know this.

"Just because words are used in rituals does not make them rituals or somehow owned by religion."

That was not your question. So that was not what I was answering. You asked how a word could be a ritual at all.

"Candles, flowers, clothing, furniture, food. All these things are used in rituals. Does that make them inherently religious?"

No, and that was never my argument. My argument for hours now has always been the same- The new way that pronouns are used is part of a belief system and religion.

If you use flowers in a religious way, it's religious. If you use food in a ritual, it's a ritual.

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Consus t1_jbgzszv wrote

If that's what you have been trying to say, you've done a terrible job of explaining it.

I'll make it easy for you though, it's not a religion. No one worships trans people or pronouns. Yes beliefs have changed but you're not protected from hearing other people's beliefs.

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RedLeafRoy t1_jbh9c3i wrote

parents are allowed to know what beliefs are being taught to their children. And, as I demonstrated, teaching beliefs in public schools is illegal.

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triestdain t1_jbn6f9a wrote

Teaching and promoting a singular belief is 'illegal'. Teaching about beliefs in general is absolutely legal my friend. World Mythology and World Religions are a common class in highschool. For decades.

There are no current laws that force schools to tell a parent if thier child is claiming to be part of a certain religion.

If your claim is true. A law for that and not specifically about pronouns should be pass. Correct?

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