Belief =/= fact, either from a practical or legal perspective.

If its followed by creepy remarks, then maybe. But the act of speaking to a person you don't know is not, ipso facto, harassment. Its still not harassment if the speaker doesn't speak to every single person s/he comes into contact with. Speaking with or to another human being does not require a formal introduction…

"Good morning" is not harassment.

No, it isn't. Parents are required to enroll their kids in school — even if that's homeschool, it has to be one that meets government standards — up to a certain age. Those schools have to meet federal standards in order to be accredited.

You can, at home.

No, they should not. Public school isn't some a la carte program where you can study whatever you feel like and expect to get a diploma at the end of four years (or why not three? What if parents think their kids should only have to be in high school for three years?) It is a standard curriculum, with…

Then don't send them to public school. Public school is an agreement by the community about what is appropriate and right for kids in their charge to learn, and what is required for them to graduate with a valid diploma. Homeschool them or send them to private school if you want them to get a diploma for just those…

But it is up to the public schools to decide what curriculum is taught, and to define their criteria for graduation. Parents are free to pull their kids from certain classes but they are not free to demand that their kids get a diploma despite not doing the work that their classmates have done.

Only for people from Missouri. Competition for med school placement is fierce and tough; this would automatically weed out a population of potential applicants allowing other qualified candidates to get a spot who might otherwise have lost out due to something as simple as a coin flip. It seems like a winning…

If I wanted my kid to learn things that were not facts, I would not send them to a public school.

Science is observable, demonstrable, and repeatable — that's what makes it science. Religion is none of those things. That's what makes it mythology.

1. Yes, to a point. You can always get on the school board and try and get curriculum installed or removed. Public education is for everyone, nobody gives a shit about your personal belief system nor do they have to adhere to it. If you want to pull your kid out of class, be my guest, but good luck passing the…

Why? If they're taking a Comparative Religion class in a public school, that's a good thing. The more education the better.

If they're being taught religion as "fact" then by default they are not in a public school, and since I would not have knowingly sent my kids to a religious private school, you bet I'd pull them…

If I'm lucky, I have gust of cold air in my window.

Australians have style points over English though, just because their sliiiiiightly more exotic.

*Australian.

Michael Biehn is way more bangable, though. Or am I showing my age? I really dig his hair.

Varro, from Spartacus: Blood and Sand? I've seen him (very convincingly) fake an orgasm; I can't unsee that. Mostly because it was really hot. Will he do it again? Please say yes.

The "Independent Woman" one was the best, I thought, although maybe I just like the song better. I can't find Northern's version of it anywhere, and I've been looking for almost a decade.

Why not? Try it out, see how the other half lives. Its a pretty weird experience to have, and certainly a conversation piece for later in life.