{"id":5570,"date":"2023-12-25T11:00:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ffrfmaine.org\/home\/?p=5570"},"modified":"2023-12-25T11:00:32","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T16:00:32","slug":"article-rooted-in-christian-hatred","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ffrfmaine.org\/home\/article-rooted-in-christian-hatred\/","title":{"rendered":"Article Rooted in Christian Hatred?"},"content":{"rendered":"Your article in the Kennebec Journal about not funding Christian schools (https:\/\/www.centralmaine.com\/2023\/12\/19\/tom-waddell-2\/) seems rooted in deep hate toward those who are religious. Hypocritically, you state how Christians force their belief (on others) through receiving funding for education. You seem to forget that students are not forced to go to these schools, but rather their parents, who are tax-paying citizens, choose to select that school. This option gives us the freedom of choice, to choose to educate our kids about religion or not. They pay taxes, and their taxes rightfully should go to a school of their approval. That\u2019s freedom of <a href=\"https:\/\/ffrfmaine.org\/home\/article-rooted-in-christian-hatred\/\" class=\"more-link\">(more&hellip;)<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your article in the Kennebec Journal about not funding Christian schools (https:\/\/www.centralmaine.com\/2023\/12\/19\/tom-waddell-2\/) seems rooted in deep hate toward those who are religious. Hypocritically, you state how Christians force their belief (on others) through receiving funding for education. 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