The issue of secular humanism is a different topic altogether. On THIS topic, I can't imagine why a Christian parent would be comfortable with the idea of a public school engaging in endorsed religious activities, even if those religious activities coincide with your own faith.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm............. I never ever considered that saying grace at the table turned it into an endorsement of religious activity.
While it is an individual relational thing between a person and his God..... here in the south...... it is also a very customary tradition where groups of people with whatever community, sports, meeting ...... just whatever ...... brings them together to eat at a table. It is neither intended to offend anyone nor is it designed to proselytze anyone.
As for 'the law"....... It was a temporary court injunction.... agreed to by the school board. So..... while the court may consider a contempt..... since when does a court make criminal law? (Never mind..... we are living already in the US Socialists Republic of States United..... and every thing is turned upside down. Courts and Law and Government can do whatever it pleases as it has long separated itself from the citizen.... bit by bit ..... while it lulled us into thinking we still were in control.)
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I want to know.....
What about the contempt this present administration has for us:
Pelosie refers to citizens as Nazis and astroturf.
The President starts a 'rat out' line for citizens to report tales, other citizens and emails.
The President and his advisors tells us and the Congress lies.... and then do the very things they said they wouldn't do:
........ A bailout for GM, and firing its CEO, promising us 'its to preserve jobs BUT where is GM now?.... in China and South AM. .......the bailout helped them move.
.........Chrysler, bailout, supposed to help save company.... government gave it to Fiat.... where now? Plant is overseas... and Chryslers will be shipped in.
.........Banks bailed out..... Why? to solve solvency problems and to bring new credit back on line for more jobs in America. Instead, Banks are being paid interest NOT to loan money..... so credit is reduced or unavailable to those who are credit worthy, and companies whos cyclical products depended upon temporary available credit can't get it. But..... GUESS WHAT..... recently the government has started encouraging the banks to approve more loans for borderline qualifiers... AGAIN! The same darn stuff that got us into this mess (in part) to begin with..... And what were those loans called? If you know or guessed 'sub-prime' you win!
And the President and his health care thingy......... It is stupid and playing the people as stupid......
He has a plan..... a draft of ideas ..... which he's presented before the people...... but the Congress doesn't have a bill. People are getting their panties in a wad over concerns in the plan.... and voicing their outrage at various aspects of it..... particularly when some official or MC start off telling the group what they are supposed to think without first listening to really hear what they want and don't want. I mean..... if a representative or senator wants to speak..... publish or advertise their message on t.v. or radio.... but IF THEY REALLY MEAN TO MEET THE PUBLIC AND GIVE IT INPUT.... then call it a townhall and go prepared to listen a lot..... take notes, respond to questions..... and return to Washington with knowledge of what the people want and don't want.
The President has already told the country that this health care reform will pass. However way he gets it through.... whatever bribes or threats he makes..... I have little doubt that the Congress will cowar, pass the bill, which is either already prepared to introduce or will be by the time they get back..... and they will lie to us with reassurances that 'they have preserved our right of choice between public and private' and that the so called 'death panel' which really was a panel charged with resticting unnecessary medical charges..... with the power to ration, allow or deny coverage, and without a process for appeal or a power given to the patient to hold them or medical providers responsible for their decisions.
Our congressmen will pass it either willingly...... or under threat and duress which we may never know....... and some people will clap and say to us who opposed.... see.... that and that and that..... isn't even in this bill..... and 'they' will go their sweet way leading us all and their own progeney to the doom...... that a congress which can write a bill today and promise us that it is just and fair..... can alter the bill tomorrow when it realizes it bit off more than it could provide...... and its too late to recall a service on which people depend.
Where is the ACLU in all this...... fighting against two men and a woman who wanted to bless their food before they ate.... and the ACLU is afraid someone may be corrupted into getting religion. The woman, a district clerk, asked her husband, not an employee of the school district, to lead in prayer at a Employee of the Year banquet on Feb 20. At a Jan 28 luncheon for supporters of the new fieldhouse, Principal Lay requested Freeman, the athletic director, to bless the food. Folks....... the people attending these events were adults... If it offended them so much then who shut up their mouths.......???????? Related to school? yes. A school function? No.
Mostly, I'm concerned with what this is telling our children...... if these folks get much more than a brief slap around.... Does it pay to have principals? Does it pay to stand on them and carry some heat for them? Are rights something we only have in the closet as Christians....... but all others including Gays and faggots can live openly and mock us all? What was their crime...... that they didn't obey the court.... How so? Does the court have the right to tell individuals to shut their mouth? Free speech..... any freedom is protected by the constitution from infringement..... : There is no such thing as having liberty and then being bound from using it at the same time.
Please, those of you who can understand...... pray for these good people. We have a very nice community and I hold the blessings of God through such principaled leaders as we have in our local schools as being one of the reasons.
