| | |<hr/>In the 1920s, the Oregon legislature passed a [[KKK]]-supported measure which prohibited [[public school]] teachers from wearing religious clothing;<ref>February 7, 2010. [https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/18589/coalition-seeks-repeal-of-klan-era-ban-on-religious-garb-in-oregon-schools Coalition seeks repeal of Klan-era ban on religious garb in Oregon schools]. ''Catholic News Agency''. Retrieved September 25, 2021.</ref> the [[ACLU]] opposed repealing the law in the 2010s.<ref>Brell, Alexandria (March 8, 2010). [https://sundial.csun.edu/22460/opinions/oregon-repeals-religious-clothing-ban-amen-to-that/ Oregon repeals religious clothing ban, amen to that.]. ''Daily Sundial''. Retrieved September 25, 2021.</ref> | | |<hr/>In the 1920s, the Oregon legislature passed a [[KKK]]-supported measure which prohibited [[public school]] teachers from wearing religious clothing;<ref>February 7, 2010. [https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/18589/coalition-seeks-repeal-of-klan-era-ban-on-religious-garb-in-oregon-schools Coalition seeks repeal of Klan-era ban on religious garb in Oregon schools]. ''Catholic News Agency''. Retrieved September 25, 2021.</ref> the [[ACLU]] opposed repealing the law in the 2010s.<ref>Brell, Alexandria (March 8, 2010). [https://sundial.csun.edu/22460/opinions/oregon-repeals-religious-clothing-ban-amen-to-that/ Oregon repeals religious clothing ban, amen to that.]. ''Daily Sundial''. Retrieved September 25, 2021.</ref> |
| | '''Leftist''' refers to someone on the Left side of the [[political spectrum]], such as a particularly [[liberal]] member of the [[American]] [[Democrat Party]], a member of the [[British]] [[Labour Party]], a member of the Canadian [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] or [[New Democratic]] parties, a [[progressive]], [[socialist]], [[Democratic Socialist]], or (to the far Left) a [[Communist]]. A Leftist supports collectivism, more government control of the economy, direct government control over social policy (although there were some leftists, such as [[Jean-Paul Sartre]], [[Michel Foucault]], and [[Noam Chomsky]] who adhered to a purely [[anarchism|anarchistic]] view of the world), including federal control over education at all levels, lower [[military]] spending, censorship of religion, a [[Living Constitution|living constitution]], [[same-sex "marriage"]], a more unisex society, [[globalism]], [[transnationalism]], [[feminism]], the [[homosexual agenda]], [[anti-Semitism]], [[racism]], support for [[Islam]], genital mutilation of children,<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/02/25/rand-paul-is-right-transgender-interventions-dor-kids-can-include-genital-mutilation/</ref> taxpayer-funded [[abortion]], and sometimes even taxpayer-funded [[terrorism]]<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/your-taxes-are-funding-terrorists-demand-that-this-stops</ref> and [[censorship]] of [[Christianity]] and [[social media]] in the public arena. Some leftists even want a totalitarian one-party world government.{{citation needed}} | | '''Leftist''' refers to someone on the Left side of the [[political spectrum]], such as a particularly [[liberal]] member of the [[American]] [[Democrat Party]], a member of the [[British]] [[Labour Party]], a member of the Canadian [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] or [[New Democratic]] parties, a [[progressive]], [[socialist]], [[Democratic Socialist]], or (to the far Left) a [[Communist]]. A Leftist supports collectivism, more government control of the economy, direct government control over social policy (although there were some leftists, such as [[Jean-Paul Sartre]], [[Michel Foucault]], and [[Noam Chomsky]] who adhered to a purely [[anarchism|anarchistic]] view of the world), including federal control over education at all levels, lower [[military]] spending, censorship of religion, a [[Living Constitution|living constitution]], [[same-sex "marriage"]], a more unisex society, [[globalism]], [[transnationalism]], [[feminism]], the [[homosexual agenda]], [[anti-Semitism]], [[racism]], support for [[Islam]], genital mutilation of children,<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/02/25/rand-paul-is-right-transgender-interventions-dor-kids-can-include-genital-mutilation/</ref> taxpayer-funded [[abortion]], and sometimes even taxpayer-funded [[terrorism]]<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/your-taxes-are-funding-terrorists-demand-that-this-stops</ref> and [[censorship]] of [[Christianity]] and [[social media]] in the public arena. Some leftists even want a totalitarian one-party world government.{{citation needed}} |