Text 11811, 53 rader
Skriven 2009-06-04 22:56:22 av Michael Aurelio (1:116/19)
  Kommentar till text 11760 av Ross Sauer (1:123/789.0)
Ärende: RE: Stirring The Pot, its what Drum says I do.
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On Jun 03, 2009 06:58pm, Ross Sauer wrote to Ross Cassell:

 RC>> I would be curious on whom raised the objection, the teacher, a
 RC>> teachers aide?
 RS> It doesn't matter one bit.
 RS> This is a *PUBLIC* school.
 RS> That means there are more than just Christians there.
 RS> This is yet another "holier-than-thou" fundy who wants to shove her
 RS> Bible on everyone, through her kid.
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News flash for you,
As you put it, it was the "holier-than-thou" fundies that created the school
system. The first school systems in this country were Sunday Schools and Bible
Schools and it was the teaching of scripture that gave us the education we
have today.

Although I must admit, when you look at the school system today after the
government took it over, the apple has fallen far from the tree.
The more alternate doctrine that is introduced into the system, the less our
children actually learn much other than tollerance and political correctness.

The truth is, when ever another culture or religion is criticized in our
schools or even a hint of squelching is implied, everybody sounds the alarm
and screams persecution... But every it's perfectly okay to squelch the
christians and take away their rights, after all, it's the separation of
church and state right?

The separation of church and state excuse is just that, an excuse.
The words are found nowhere in our constitution.

The separation of church and state is a legal and politically correct
principle "derived from" the First Amendment but, it actually does not appear
anywhere in the First Amendment.

The actual text reads, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment
of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof . . ."

The translation for those that needs one is: The state shall not force
religion on anyone but, shall also not deny anyone the right to practice their
religious beliefs.

The phrase "separation of church and state" is generally traced to an 1802
letter by Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists, where Jefferson spoke of
the combined effect of the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause
of the First Amendment, but it is not the law and in fact it is unlawful for
the government to interfere with the teaching or practicing of religion (any
religion)

Selah

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