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"God Bless" Ousts Student From Broadcasts
Bush Country ^ | 1/22/04 | Joseph Grant Swank

Posted on 01/22/2004 11:51:51 AM PST by writer33

United States President George W. Bush can close his addresses with "God bless." Former President Bill Clinton did the same, as with so many governmental leaders over the years. However, when a high school fellow ended his school broadcast with the two words, he got ousted from broadcasting.

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KEYWORDS: christianstudents; godbless
United States President George W. Bush can close his addresses with "God bless." Former President Bill Clinton did the same, as with so many governmental leaders over the years. However, when a high school fellow ended his school broadcast with the two words, he got ousted from broadcasting.

Dupo High School in Belleville, Illinois — middle America — is the place. James Lord is the senior’s name. According to WorldNet Daily, he’s suspended for several weeks from broadcasting daily on the closed circuit TV. In his December 17 closing, he said "God bless." That was curtains for James. Out.

"Have a safe and happy holiday, and God bless."

That’s all it took for the principal to shut down James. Inappropriate. That favorite term in education and beyond was used to cut out James from the cameras. Inappropriate for school fare.

And is not that just what we believers have been saying for years? The schools have shut out God, therefore, they are paying with the drug increase, mayhem in classrooms, violence in hallways, sluggish SAT scores, disrespect to teachers from the elementary grades on up? And now Jonathan Heeerboth, principal, caps it once again with Inappropriate.

Congratulations to James for going right ahead with legal counsel to defend his rights. Geoffrey Surtees, lawyer with American Center for Law and Justice, Virginia, has come to his defense. In the meantime, the school board will meet, discussions will ensue, talk will fill up the rooms, James will be kept from the broadcast room, and another generation at that school will be prohibited from being blessed in the name of deity by a fellow student.

Just doesn’t make sense when in a Muslim country the Islamic deity’s name — Allah — can be yelled to the rafters yet in the United States of America where God has been considered the nation’s blesser, deity’s name must be absented from the gathering of the young in school.

Stay tuned.

1 posted on 01/22/2004 11:51:52 AM PST by writer33
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To: writer33
Gee, THAT'LL teach James not to JAM his beliefs down the throats of others!
I'm surprized he isn't serving any time for that 'Hate' speech...
2 posted on 01/22/2004 11:54:39 AM PST by JustPlainJoe
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To: writer33
When they close the front doors of the schools to God you can bet that Satan will sneak in the back (and it has!)
3 posted on 01/22/2004 11:56:34 AM PST by Russ
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To: JustPlainJoe
And if he would've stated, "God Bless Allah". What would your remarks have been then, Ted.
4 posted on 01/22/2004 11:58:22 AM PST by writer33 (The U.S. Constitution defines a Conservative)
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To: Russ
Amen. Oops. I take that back. Sorry, folks. I had a God flashback.
5 posted on 01/22/2004 12:00:58 PM PST by writer33 (The U.S. Constitution defines a Conservative)
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To: JustPlainJoe
Better than that, JustPlainJoe. How about when those plains went screaming into the Twin Towers in the name of Allah. I wonder if they were cramming their beliefs down our throat. Just a thought.
6 posted on 01/22/2004 12:03:30 PM PST by writer33 (The U.S. Constitution defines a Conservative)
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To: writer33
I wonder what would happen if he said "God dammit" (sorry).
7 posted on 01/22/2004 12:03:30 PM PST by arichtaxpayer
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To: writer33
Of course, the ACLU would have NO problem with addressing Allah! He may even received a standing 'O' for that.

But, Allah forbid he utter the name of that supreme being who isn't Allah, Buddah, Mohammmed, etc...

What a bunch of goofs, ehh?
8 posted on 01/22/2004 12:04:52 PM PST by JustPlainJoe
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To: JustPlainJoe
That's true. We can't have religion, unless of course its other than Christianity, in our schools.
9 posted on 01/22/2004 12:06:28 PM PST by writer33 (The U.S. Constitution defines a Conservative)
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To: writer33
Exactly! Sorry if I was vague, but I was being sarcastic on my first post. I love making fun of the classic idiot liberal responses to things like this...
10 posted on 01/22/2004 12:07:28 PM PST by JustPlainJoe
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To: writer33
"God bless" what or whom? And, why should He?

America, bless God. It's long overdue.
11 posted on 01/22/2004 12:07:33 PM PST by newgeezer (Just my opinion, of course. Your mileage may vary. You have the right to be wrong.)
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To: arichtaxpayer
All would probably have been forgiven. Or better than that. Allah dammit.
12 posted on 01/22/2004 12:07:46 PM PST by writer33 (The U.S. Constitution defines a Conservative)
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To: writer33
*sighs dismally* Nothing new here... Christianity removed from the younger generation(s), claiming it the pain of the world and inappropriate for their fragile minds (Never mind that it's the way they teach them that makes them so damn "fragile"). I could yawn, if I wasn't so displeased.

God, I need to read something lighthearted.
13 posted on 01/22/2004 12:57:34 PM PST by Hwin
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To: writer33
Anyone got the Principal's name & numbers ??

I for one wouldn't mind telling him what I think of his performance.

14 posted on 01/22/2004 1:16:43 PM PST by CIBvet (It's about preserving OUR Borders, OUR Language and OUR American Culture)
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To: Russ
"When they close the front doors of the schools to God you can bet that Satan will sneak in the back (and it has!)"

"Sneak"? Satan didn't sneak in a back door--he enters with his friends who ban God. It is the ultimate sign of an all powerful God having designed the universe that you MUST serve someone NO ONE has the option to opt out.

It is not possible.
15 posted on 01/22/2004 1:35:45 PM PST by TalBlack ("Tal, no song means anything without someone else...")
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To: CIBvet
Go to Bush Country and find the piece. The author should have some contact information. He'd be able to fill you in on the details.
16 posted on 01/22/2004 2:11:22 PM PST by writer33 (The U.S. Constitution defines a Conservative)
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To: Hwin
Go down and find a post by me titled, Rush Limbaugh. That's light and positive. You should enjoy that one.

Chris
17 posted on 01/22/2004 2:21:37 PM PST by writer33 (The U.S. Constitution defines a Conservative)
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To: writer33
There's a simple solution here.

Just close every broadcast by playing a recorded Red Skelton comedy bit and then end with him giving his classic close.

In case you're not that old, it was "Good night and God Bless"
18 posted on 01/22/2004 3:25:57 PM PST by chaosagent (It's not the fall that kills you. It's the sudden stop.)
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To: chaosagent
Nope. But I've seen reruns and I know what you're talking about.
19 posted on 01/22/2004 3:27:59 PM PST by writer33 (The U.S. Constitution defines a Conservative)
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