MacNCheezus

Okay, how about Jesus's rendition of the commandments as found in Matthew 19:18 (which basically drops the first three, and replaces the last two with "love your neighbor")?

Aside from the Mac 'n Peas, this is probably the most achievable creation I've posted so far. Also, I'd say the odds of it being satisfying are likely pretty high.

No, I admit that people have unfounded concerns about SEL

That's not an admission, that's an accusation.

It also isn't relevant to the point.

It's very relevant because your failure to demonstrate even ONE of the proposed learning goals of SEL while still defending its implementation in public schools is evidence that you care more about the left-wing politics that are embedded in it than the package they're wrapped in.

And I can't tell if you're being snarky in that last comment, or if you're saying that it's clearly the GOP trying to push a religious agenda?

Of course they're pushing a religious agenda. But at least they're being honest about it. Meanwhile, you've already admitted that the Trojan horse theory is true and STILL act as if its somehow a great moral evil to condemn that.

Okay, you admit then that the criticism is factual and SEL is in fact a vehicle for pushing left-wing politics into the classroom?

In that case, can you blame right-wing politicians for wanting to do the same? Because that's just the pot calling the kettle black. In other words, politics as usual.

Who says I’m proud of it?

The problem with free will is that everyone is entitled to use theirs as they see fit, even if you vehemently disagree with their choices.

Sometimes, the best you can do is tell someone that they’re headed for the abyss, but if they’ve already spent countless hours convincing themselves that the abyss is a lie and they intend to prove it by throwing themselves in it, there may not be much you can do to change their mind.

So no, I’m not proud of having said this, but occasionally you have to cut your losses before you get dragged down along with the other person.

That's a very good point, and it's interesting that you rarely (if ever) hear atheists claim that he was an atheist because he made himself equal to God and abolished the church of his ancestors in order to replace it with his own. It's almost as if they either didn't understand the Gospel, or they simply do not want that kind of responsibility, and prefer to endlessly complain about organized religion instead.

I'm always a little suspicious when people who don't even believe in Jesus try to tell me what he would have loved but let's have a look at why those evil, evil Republicans might have been on the fence about it, shall we?

A number of conservative publications and groups, including National Review and The Federalist, have criticized social-emotional learning as a "Trojan horse" used to bring in ideas such as critical race theory, sexual orientation and gender identity, and other left-wing politics to the classroom.

Ah well, that sounds pretty typical, doesn't it. And it's funny because SEL lists self-awareness and responsible decisionmaking among its primary goals, but somehow, the people who are pushing for it can't seem to

1. resist shoehorning their own ideology into it
2. resist blaming their critics for when they're found out

Not the best advertisement for SEL's effectiveness, don't you think?

Oh in that case, why ever try to improve anything? History shows us some asshole is just gonna come along and mess it up anyways. Perhaps the founding fathers should have just paid their stupid tea tax and stayed subject to the British crown.

Yes, you correct. My mistake, sorry about that. I fixed it.

You are indeed correct. My mistake, sorry about that. I fixed it.

Yeah, that oughta teach me to provide better service. /s

LGBT rights are human rights.

No. Human rights are human rights. They predate the LGBT movement by at least two decades. And while there's nothing in there that would deprive LGBT individuals from any essential liberties, I've noticed at least two items that many of them seem to take issue with:

Article 16.3: The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.

Article 20.2: No one may be compelled to belong to an association.