Can you believe the effinghamsters in Effingham said something as effing ridiculous as this?
By JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
February 9, 2018 11:24am CST
I hope stupidity isn't contagious because this happened only 40 miles away from me.
Stupidity is covered by freedom of speech, I guess, but...I can't even adult right now, I'm too dumbfounded.
A grade school in Effingham, Illinois is taking criticism from parents after it hosted a group of creationists who taught their children that dinosaurs lived on Noah’s Ark. Local news station WAND 17 reports that Central Grade School hosted a Saturday morn
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@JolietJake (50190)
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9 Feb 18
I think someone didn't do their homework...like the school board...
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@NJChicaa (123160)
• United States
9 Feb 18
@JolietJake What did they expect from something called "The Creation Truth Foundation"?
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
10 Feb 18
@NJChicaa and @JolietJake - Is this the same group that was building an ark museum?
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@LittlePrince2s (141)
• Greece
9 Feb 18
What the fork??? Why are they letting people teach children this... this... this shot?????????
Why??
Who takes this kind of decisions??
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@JolietJake (50190)
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9 Feb 18
I think the Effingham School District needs to do a better background check before sponsoring things like this.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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9 Feb 18
They were sacrificing the minds of innocent children 
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@rebelann (114132)
• El Paso, Texas
9 Feb 18
Ok, good point but when you think about it don't all parents push their beliefs unto their innocent children @JolietJake ?
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@JolietJake (50190)
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9 Feb 18
@rebelann I've never met any pushing vegetarian T. Rex's riding on the Ark, but I could believe that as easy as the Easter Bunny...
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@Marilynda1225 (84977)
• United States
9 Feb 18
That certainly is something to make me shake my head
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
9 Feb 18
I hate it when science is taught by people who don't believe in science. 
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
10 Feb 18
i can't really comment with patrick kennedy and john chaffee being legislative around here.that's a whole other realm of stupid.
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@bluerubymoon53 (3286)
• United States
9 Feb 18
Oh 
Em 
Gee 
Let's hope that this stupidity doesn't hop onto I-70 and make its way over here. Wait! It's already here!
Em Gee Let's hope that this stupidity doesn't hop onto I-70 and make its way over here. Wait! It's already here! 1 person likes this
@bluerubymoon53 (3286)
• United States
9 Feb 18
@JolietJake Just wear some kind of stoopidity protective gear for when you do go there.
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@JolietJake (50190)
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9 Feb 18
There's an album shop in Effingham I go to occasionally, now I'm almost afraid to go
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@toniganzon (72544)
• Philippines
10 Feb 18
I just told one member here that being dumb is contagious. Let's hope I'm wrong.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
10 Feb 18
Well now, you know God told the Rexe's to be good boys and eat their veggies didn't he @JolietJake ?
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@JolietJake (50190)
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10 Feb 18
Every time I think "No one can be that stupid" I see something like this pop up...
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
12 Feb 18
Remember that the Earth is only 6000 years old, so it has to be true!
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@RasmaSandra (86027)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Feb 18
One of my favorite cartoon characters can say it much better
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@RasmaSandra (86027)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Feb 18
Shows how many screws are being loosened every day. I suppose when the last screw falls out these idiots will be running amok 
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