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Let's all send support for Jessica Ahlquist again - the cretins RI are at her again

..http://www.alternet.org/belief/war-over-roses-rhode-island-vendors-...

seems that all 4 of the florist shops in the town won't send her flowers from the FFRF.

The religionists down there are very savage right wingers who would break your legs as soon as look at you .

jessica needs us badly.

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Permalink Reply by Greg on February 2, 2013 at 1:44am

I thought this was old news, tied to the original court case. FFRF is suing for damages because the florists refused to send flowers to Ahlquist when she was pushing to remove religion from her school. I could be wrong but I don't think anybody is bothering her now.

Personally, I think anyone refusing to provide flower services due to religious beliefs is a blithering idiot. I do not think they should have an obligation to provide those services though. There may be federal and state laws that say otherwise.

I really don't think this is current so there is no need for anyone to rush in to help her.

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Permalink Reply by eric stone on February 2, 2013 at 8:45am

Thanks Greg, Unfortunately this is new because 3 other Cranston florists have now joined the first one. This is one nasty community she lives in and anyway we can help her would be good.

LM.

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Permalink Reply by booklover on February 2, 2013 at 9:06am

There is no hope for the human race.

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Permalink Reply by eric stone on February 2, 2013 at 9:54am

I think if we could get our message to the kids of the community things might be different. Kids, even of people like that, do not like to have parents who do evil and vicious things.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Sarbeck on February 3, 2013 at 3:46am

booklover, you're ignoring non-humans.

I'm with luna. I'll even bet a few bucks there are some kids in Cranston not yet ruled by fear.

BTW, didn't Roger Williams found Rhode Island colony when religious bigots ran him out of Massachusetts?

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Permalink Reply by lucas ferguson on February 3, 2013 at 1:48pm

Long term we might improve. There is good reason to believe that many of the younger generation of religious believers follow the rules because the older generation tells them to, but when they become the older generation the same thing happens again.

I'm sure if you talk to christians in their 70s, you will find that there are rules which you would be sent directly to hell for 50 years ago that are perfectly acceptable now.