Lol humanity always loves to do things in extreme
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We live in the age of "inclusiveness"? " inclusion"?? whatever???
We Must Not Offend Anyone!
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I definitely learned something new. I wonder how many schools know that speeches are protected speech regardless of the content? That’s definitely not been my experience but I also didn’t have enough legal knowledge to question it at the time.
Yay informative debates
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Maybe, like toddlers, eventually they'll run out of steam?

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What are you currently watching?
It's inclusive.

Excuse me. I certainly didn't mean to offend with my Over The Years thread.
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Getting so tired of tits and "express my sexuality" threads.
Or the ever-mind-numbing "What are you listening to" thread. How much brain power does that take?
Oh . . . wait. Brain power. Yeah.

psssssstttt… Just between you, me, and everyone else here, I like it too.
Sure beats instructions on how to jerk off.
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It also helps when the person who posted the OP does research to help clarify things as the conversation goes on. I appreciated that.

It keeps conversation going and makes people think. I like it.

Pinky! Pleeeeze!
I don't think I can take another controversial subject.
I'm still recovering after the last one!
I will toss in my 2 cents worth though.
You can't please everyone, but these days, you are considered a louse for not trying.
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Issue solved. Nothing to see here.
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An honours speech isn't about lecturing to the audience and telling them they're all wrong in their belief systems. How did she ever graduate? (That's a real, genuine question by the way. I sincerely am curious how she made it that far, much less valedictorian).
I think we’re all secretly asking ourselves this question. Valedictorians are typically well-rounded, socially adept, and demonstrate great maturity. Her speech lacks all of that. I wonder if this just happens to be a really rural school with not much diversity in thinking?
Her entire speech is faith-based, and not education-based. I get it, it's a no win situation regardless, but I've never been in any academic situation where anything of this sort would have been allowed.
Same, that’s why it’s so shocking to me. I imagine if someone else of a different faith was selected as valedictorian and spoke about everyone needing to accept THEIR deity or else suffer eternal damnation, she’d be the first to make a stink about it
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It's a bad speech even considered in the context of evangelizing. The only people who will praise that speech are other Christians (and most of them won't). That speech will only serve to turn off non-believers and give them a greater disdain for religion.
It's like those ****ty "Christian" movies like
God's Not Dead
. Non-Christians can't stomach them, and even believing Christians know deep down that the movies suck.
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Lol definitely the former, unless she’s planning to go to Liberty University.
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First Amendment rights - you can say what you want; but beware of the consequences!

She'll either get roasted for her speech after being allowed to give it, or will be vindicated and martyred by the Christian right if denied. Which is the more fun option?
Cynicism aside, it really is a garbage speech, whether or not she should be allowed to give it.
Hark! Harold the angel sings.

Because of it, some innocent college campus may be spared one sign-wielding, demon-denouncing warrior of God in the future.
Hahaha I sent pinky’s article to my husband and he basically had the same response as you: “poor baby, wait until she gets a real position in the real world.”
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Another case they represented for the same thing was deemed valid.

Right, that's what HER lawyers say–and they may very well be right, but they could also be full of crap. There have been similar cases before where proselytizing speech at a public school was ruled unconstitutional. I just don't remember what the specific rules are.

It's a public school, and the law firm representing her: " . . . the school mistakenly interpreted student speeches as communicating on behalf of the school. U.S. Department of Education guidance, as the firm notes, says that graduation speeches are considered private and constitutionally protected."
So, it appears she does have a right to make the speech, and the school can publish a disclaimer stating it's her views, and does not represent that of the school.