r/whoathatsinteresting 4h ago

Students get smudged by indigenous elders for peace and blessings throughout the year

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u/KeySite2601 3h ago

If it's voluntary and not a public school, then who cares?

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u/GladClock2212 2h ago

It's a inter-tribal private school

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u/Academic-Hospital952 2h ago

And if it's not, also who cares

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u/Mindless_Level9327 4m ago

Freedom of religion is freedom from religion in government operated spaces. Whether it’s Christian or an Indigenous religion, neither belongs in a public school unless it is in a world religion class.

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u/Not-Ed-Sheeran 2h ago

I wonder if Christians are allowed to do this too

Express some religious ceremony to children before they enter their school building with their permission.

Gee I wonder how reddit would act to that

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u/BethanyBluebird 1h ago

Y'know. I think the main difference is that the Indigenous elders aren't going to tell you that you and your family will burn in hell forever if you don't want to do their religious ceremony. Also the whole 'Christianity being rammed down our throats all day every day constantly from every angle' thing. Oh. And the whole 'Trying to strip women's' rights/preaching women are lesser than men' thing.

Golly gee it sure is weird that people would react differently to the Guy Who Keeps Trying To Put His Boot On Their Neck, vs The Guy Trying To Survive The Boot On Their Neck. Wonder why that is....

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u/robertdood 1h ago

What rights are they attempting to take from women? I was under the impression that rights apply to all regardless of gender.

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u/BethanyBluebird 1h ago

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/03/06/us-abortion-restrictions-causing-preventable-deaths

Oh gee I don't know... maybe their right to live/have control over their own body...???

Let me pose a hypothetical to you. Suspend disbelief for a moment and imagine that, despite you being a man, someone has implanted a fetus in your stomach without your knowledge or consent. By the time you realize it is 8 weeks along. The doctors tell you that there is a 5-10 percent chance growing this thing to term will kill you; but a 85-90 percent chance you will both be fine. You will need an invasive procedure to 'birth' it later. You will then be required to feed, provide and care for it or else you will be criminally charged. They say they cannot remove it because of the restrictions on abortion in your area, because to remove it would be technically considered killing a person.

Should you, in this scenario be forced to carry that embryo to term..? Or... Would it be reasonable for you as a man to want to abort that embryo? And if it would be fine for YOU to have it removed, why would the same procedure be immoral for a woman?

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u/robertdood 1h ago

Women do have control over their own bodies and lives. What a ridiculous statement. It would seem they dont have the ability to "technically" end someone else's life. Hope that helps.

So, are there any actual rights that women don't have that men do?

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u/Not-Ed-Sheeran 1h ago

Yes I would bring that child to full development. Because I still see it as a life. And not my body... its in my body but not MY nody

However... if I didn't want to raise it all I have to do is set it up for adoption.

What I won't do is no longer call it a life based off of how it was made. That's sick

Oh and the 5-10% of killing thats a different sitstuation. I think I would still but thank god that's not thr dame case for women

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u/Not-Ed-Sheeran 1h ago

Oh no but they will tell you that your enitre moral structure is based off feelings and nature...gee what a better way to live πŸ˜‚

Thanks for proving my point though lol

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u/Particular-Half-7588 1h ago

What do you think life was like for native American women? You think they were going around living their best life getting abortions? You really know nothing about native American history

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u/PressureImaginary569 1h ago

Do you think christian schools dont exist in the US?

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u/Not-Ed-Sheeran 1h ago

So what if it's private or not? What difference does that make? Unless it's some indigenous native American private school... which I doubt lol

And even lets say it was... do you actually think most of the people on here know that?

And look at what youre doing right now πŸ˜‚You're literally scrutinizing it right now... vs being conveniently tolerant of this. It's almost as if you proved my entire point πŸ€”

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u/Not-Ed-Sheeran 1h ago

Aww someone's big angwy

Prove it.... show me that there's a school that does this. And what a fucking backwards barbaric practice if they do

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u/Not-Ed-Sheeran 1h ago

Sure I can make a private scientology school and you have every right to call it barbaric. Yeah it's allowed just like how i say it's barbaric is allowed.

And that's great you just evaded the your responsibility. Prove it.... show me that this is an indigenous practicing school

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u/NooneUverdoff 1h ago

Why not public school?

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u/D-tull 24m ago

No religion in school. Any religion.