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Default Teamsters protect Boston bombing victim's funeral.

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On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:20:47 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute
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To understand what the fuss is about I think you have to put yourself
in the minority view for a minute. For example, what if you lived in
a town that had an Islamic majority, and everywhere you went there
were Islamic religious symbols on display. After a while you would
probably come around to the view that Islam was the "official"
religion and that everything else,


Well, not if you were in America and ever went to school..


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I think you're forgetting that the purpose of this exercise is to put
yourself in someone else's shoes for a moment. One of the big issues
is that the parents in "other" religions resent having their children
surrounded by christian religious symbols. I think that's
understandable.


Why would Georgetown University be compelled to cover up or remove religious symbols on their
campus when they are a religious institution and working at and attending the school is
voluntary?