Athiest Teen Makes School Remove Prayer From Wall

[MyBodyIsRdy420]

CRANSTON, R.I. — She is 16, the daughter of a firefighter and a nurse, a self-proclaimed nerd who loves Harry Potter and ********. But Jessica Ahlquist is also an outspoken atheist who has incensed this heavily Roman Catholic city with a successful lawsuit to get a prayer removed from the wall of her high school auditorium, where it has hung for 49 years.

A federal judge ruled this month that the prayer’s presence at Cranston High School West was unconstitutional, concluding that it violated the principle of government neutrality in religion.

In the weeks since, residents have crowded school board meetings to demand an appeal, Jessica has received online threats and the police have escorted her at school, and Cranston, a dense city of 80,000 just south of Providence, has throbbed with raw emotion.


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[Project_BelAir]

Why do people feel as though they need to pressure THEIR beliefs on everyone?

Was that little prayer really bothering her that much? No, she just wanted attention.

[garyglitter]

Had her added on ********. Deleted her because of the usual dramatic teen girl quotes she posted and the WKs that commented.

[mikill]

some people have nothing better to do....

[Archangel_Lost]

Good, that **** has no place in schools.

The irritating thing is that there was an offer for the school to just alter it slightly so it appeared more as a motivational school logo thing, but the school outright refused.

[simion3]

what a kunt (srs) its been there for 49 years fukingdealwithit.jpeg

[garyglitter]

Why do people feel as though they need to pressure THEIR beliefs on everyone?

Was that little prayer really bothering her that much? No, she just wanted attention.

Strong Irony. That's exactly what the prayer on the wall was doing. Exposing people to Christianity that didn't want to be.

Although i do feel that she made a mountain out of a mole hill with this.

[DMR4494]

Why do people feel as though they need to pressure THEIR beliefs on everyone?

Was that little prayer really bothering her that much? No, she just wanted attention.

It goes both ways in this situation.

[HeshBrah]

sad.

[SaorAlba]

It's always Christianity that is being publicly bashed by atheists. I guess they see us as easy targets due to our whole turn the other cheek attitude. What I want to see is more atheists taking a dig at Islam.

Oh wait...

[Bohdizzle]

Why do people feel as though they need to pressure THEIR beliefs on everyone?

Was that little prayer really bothering her that much? No, she just wanted attention.

considering she made fan pages to support her and made a website im gonna say

this

[Large_Emu]

Good for her, kids shouldn't be exposed to something as morally corrupt as religion.

[MyBodyIsRdy420]

what a kunt (srs) its been there for 49 years fukingdealwithit.jpeg

Unconstitutionally there for 49 years. Huge difference

Good for her, kids shouldn't be exposed to someone as morally corrupt as religion.

Completely agree. It's great to see someone young standing up for something other than Christianity for a change. Everyone at my high school was a jesus freak.

[lastaftershock]

atheists are just annoying that **** is probably a feminist..

[Kazann]

Why do people feel as though they need to pressure THEIR beliefs on everyone?

Was that little prayer really bothering her that much? No, she just wanted attention.

strong this, that lil' bitch goes through all that effort to pull down something thats been hanging for 49 years.

strong attention whore, probably a feminist too and a vegetarian.

[SiberianExpress]

Wish i'd had the sense to say something during my school days about having to sing Christian hymns and say prayers.

That stuff didn't matter at the time but pisses me off on hindsight.

[alexanderq]

Why do people feel as though they need to pressure THEIR beliefs on everyone?

Was that little prayer really bothering her that much? No, she just wanted attention.

I'm confused here.
yes she def wanted the attention but "people pressuring their beliefs on others" is exactly what the prayer was doing...

[Brasmonky]

Good.

[C-Winger]

I wonder who made the threats and if they were serious. I'd have to see the poster but I can't believe that people get so riled up, on either side, about something that fades into the background.

[rfkbr]

Good for her. Fck religion in school.

[Rhotic]

Why do people feel as though they need to pressure THEIR beliefs on everyone?

Was that little prayer really bothering her that much? No, she just wanted attention.

separation of church and state, its important.

[Rsardinia]

Good. Get that **** out of public schools. Go to church if you want to worship bull****.

[masud]

I'm an atheist and don't see how she thinks she achieved anything. All she did was force her belief down other peoples throat...To me, being an atheist is not giving a fuk what others believe in. I'm pretty sure she's 1 out of like a thousand students who actually gave a flying fuk abt that thing. Everyone prolly saw it as a historical object, not a religious one...Atheist people like these makes me shamed.

[Archangel_Lost]

lol @ people in here calling atheism a "belief". Also lol @ Christians getting defensive and feeling like they're being "attacked". That is probably the strongest irony I've ever heard in my life.

[Rhotic]

strong this, that lil' bitch goes through all that effort to pull down something thats been hanging for 49 years.

strong attention whore, probably a feminist too and a vegetarian.

so if we break a law for 49 years we should just continue breaking it?

[nzgs]

Why do people feel as though they need to pressure THEIR beliefs on everyone?

Was that little prayer really bothering her that much? No, she just wanted attention.

Christianity - because observing your consitution equates to persecution. Maybe if your country had more smart girls like her, 50% of you wouldn't disbelieve the fact of evolution and your education system might not be the butt of jokes.

[Njfinest]

Was it hurting anyone?

Really was not needed, for all we know it could of inspired people.

[apples09]

I'm confused here.
yes she def wanted the attention but "people pressuring their beliefs on others" is exactly what the prayer was doing...

LOL dealwithit.jpg


49 years, it probably did nothing, but she had to go and make a fuss.


let's be honest, it wasn't doing any harm. She could have just ignored it

[BannedBefore]

I might neg her.

Wow she looks like a biatch. Dont think I'd do her but id let her sawk my cawk.

inb4 ****

(im 16)

[simion3]

Unconstitutionally there for 49 years. Huge difference

who fuking cares? she made a big deal over nothing. nobody cared for almost 50 years then one day some kunt decides to kunt and makes a big stink.