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Arizona school board member says board should reject hiring teachers with Christian beliefs

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A member of an Arizona School Board has stated that the board should reject hiring any teachers who hold sincere Christian beliefs, Fox News reports. These views were allegedly made during a Feb 23, 2023 meeting of the Washington Elementary School District, when the board decided to end a contract with Arizona Christian University allowing it to place teaching students at the school to gain field experience. According to Fox News, the anti-Christian sentiments were expressed by school board member, Tamillia Valenzuela, who at the same time claimed she supported religious freedom. Fox News writes: During the meeting, school board member Tamillia Valenzuela blasted the university over its Christian beliefs and said she was “disheartened” to learn about the contract that had been ongoing for five years.   Valenzuela describes herself as “a bilingual, disabled, neurodivergent Queer Black Latina… who loves a good hot wing (but only with the right ranch) and things that sparkle.” “While I full-heartedly believe in the religious freedom and people being able to practice whatever faith that they have, I …

Will Arizona lock down the state over the flu this fall?

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As a result of a recent report by the CDC that 94% of people who died from Covid in the US had underlying health issues, many are questioning why whole countries and states were locked down when it was obvious that only the elderly and those with underlying health conditions needed to protected. READ: CDC: 6% of coronavirus deaths were solely from COVID-19 So many were absolutely shocked when Arizona state officials hinted that they may lockdown the state to battle the common flu, that regularly shows up each fall. You can decide for yourself if they implied this or not: From The Blaze: “[Arizona] State officials Monday laid out a plan for ‘aggressively’ combating the upcoming influenza season as the COVID-19 pandemic lingers, with the first step being to urge people to get a flu shot as soon as possible,” wrote the Copper Courier on Tuesday. “The state plans to increase funding for Medicaid recipients to get flu shots, combine flu-shot sites with coronavirus testing facilities, and more, while also advocating many of the …