The Danville Public School system did not remove plaques with American flags and “In God We Trust” from Forest Hills School to not offend Muslim students.
If I’m going to spend two hours destroying a stupid rumor, I’m going to turn it into a SouthsideCentral article.
So, my morning started with a request to factcheck this…
Hoo boy. Needless to say, I smelled horsecrap from the beginning. But hey, people come to me (and SouthsideCentral) for factchecking and I love to destroy stupid things like this. So, I immediately get in contact with the source that’s going to know everything… Danville school superintendent Dr. Stan Jones. I leave a message for him, he checks the story out and within 90 minutes, I get a call from him with the truth.
The Truth: In the annual cleaning process, three of the American flag plaques were noticed as looking somewhat worn. The principal of the school took only those three plaques down and they will be replaced by the start of the school year. This had nothing to do with any political correctness or anti-Christian agenda.
But sadly before I was able to find out the truth, the rumors and ridiculous comments had already started. It’s time for a special “The Big Board Of Shame” to show you how people will immediately believe that stories like this are true and then make ridiculous comments.
As I often say… “I can’t make this stuff up, folks.” I wrapped up my report with this comment…
In case you’re wondering why my remark is in grey, it seems that one of the group’s moderators decided to delete the entire thread. Honestly, I can’t blame them.
The thread has magically reappeared. Heh.
It’s gone again. Oh well.
Sometimes, I just don’t get how some people are stupid enough to immediately believe things like this. I’m also saddened at the mindset of those people as it shows in their comments.
at least it’s not another purge panic
People are disgusting. This country was made by immigrants for immigrants, unless you were unfortunate enough to be a native American at the time. While religious freedom was a cornerstone of what this country was forged around. No where in the constitution, bill of rights or declaration of independence was Christianity proclaimed the religion of the land or even mentioned. I am really sick of people masquerading religion and patriotism as a way to be morally superior bigots. There were a large portion of the founding fathers including Thomas Jefferson who deplored religion but still found it necessary to protect for ALL.
I honestly believe that some people go through life looking for a reason to be pissed. Notice Amanda Bowman’s refusal to believe anything you said that might stand in the way of her self-righteous indignation.
It’s sad, really.
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Thanks Bruce, great job. Saw this this morning and thought,
“This is a job for South Side Central.
Heres a real fear monger,——-These people who do this stuff should be held liable for fear mongering society or just rumor milling to cause panic or fear in society.
Good job Bruce on calling them on this one. Now if we could hold politicians accountable to what they say.
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