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Bible Giveaway Banned at School on Religious Freedom Day
Christian Post Reporter ^ | Jan. 17 2009 | Lawrence Jones

Posted on 01/18/2009 6:39:18 AM PST by kellynla

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1 posted on 01/18/2009 6:39:18 AM PST by kellynla
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To: Salvation; NYer; narses; A.A. Cunningham

ping


2 posted on 01/18/2009 6:39:43 AM PST by kellynla (Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots! Semper Fi!)
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To: kellynla

CHANGE!


3 posted on 01/18/2009 6:43:20 AM PST by FES0844 (FES0844)
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To: kellynla

He probably could have passed out copies of the Quran with no objections.


4 posted on 01/18/2009 6:44:05 AM PST by John Leland 1789
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To: kellynla

There WILL be a judgement day for all of this.


5 posted on 01/18/2009 6:44:10 AM PST by Evil Slayer (Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war)
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To: kellynla
"This rejection is a slap in the face," said Rutherford, according to Naples News. "The decision to deny access to community groups that are religious in nature is censorship and bias."

Absolutely!

Needs to be appealed to the USSC....

6 posted on 01/18/2009 6:45:55 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)
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To: kellynla
Let me fix this for ya...

"We're losing ALL of our religious freedoms and that is very scary to me,"

7 posted on 01/18/2009 6:46:26 AM PST by unixfox (The 13th Amendment Abolished Slavery, The 16th Amendment Reinstated It !)
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To: Evil Slayer

I’m not sure God is going to do anything if we don’t get busy!


8 posted on 01/18/2009 6:47:11 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)
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To: John Leland 1789

Of that you can be sure.


9 posted on 01/18/2009 6:47:30 AM PST by Hulka
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To: kellynla
Rutherford says it's unconstitutional that he has been barred from passing out Bibles when the district allows other community groups, like the military, to distribute literature to students.

The school board will probably ban the military.
10 posted on 01/18/2009 6:48:02 AM PST by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
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To: kellynla

3.1 BASE SALARY: The Superintendent’s base salary for the period of August 21 2007 and through and including June 30, 20011 shall be Two Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($240,000.00). The Superintendent’s base salary in subsequent fiscal years shall be established in accordance with Section 3.2 of this Agreement. In no event shall Dr. Thompson’s base salary be reduced during his employment without his written consent.From here.

Take the Dennis Thompson Quiz....

This guy is a total putz.

11 posted on 01/18/2009 6:49:46 AM PST by raybbr (It's going to get a lot worse now that the anchor babies are voting!)
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To: kellynla

Wait until “The One” packs the Supreme Court. This sort of thing won’t even be on the Radar. Freedom of What? Surely you jest.


12 posted on 01/18/2009 6:50:08 AM PST by Don Corleone (Leave the gun..take the cannoli)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I’m not sure God is going to do anything if we don’t get busy!

He WILL, eventually, but it will be in His own time. But, one thing IS certain. There WILL be a judgment day.

13 posted on 01/18/2009 6:51:44 AM PST by Evil Slayer (Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war)
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To: kellynla
A Southwest Florida man who in past years has been allowed to distribute free Bibles to high school students on Religious Freedom Day was turned down this year by the district's superintendent.
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Don't be surprised when other groups want to hand out “The Book of Mormon” , “Koran”, or other material.

The fundamental problem here is that government schools the First Amendment and freedom of conscience can not co-exist!

The children are essentially prisoners. Unless the parents can pay extra ( in addition to supporting the government schools) the child by law must be there. If they are not, police action will be taken against the child and the parent.

Once in the school, the problems with the First Amendment emerge, as in this example with the Bibles. What are the choice available to the government school:

1) The government school can allow the Bibles. If it does this, then it must open the program to every other religious group in the community, even atheism. The children are then exposed to religious, political, and culture indoctrination of anyone who chooses to take advantage of the program. The government is assisting in the establishment of religious belief that the parents, and taxpaying citizen find abhorrent.

2) It can reject the Bibles and all other religious material. If it does this, it is preventing the children free expression of their religious belief. The government is herding children into a religiously sterile environment and ordering them to shut up, forbidding free pres, and violating their God-given right to freely assemble. It is also teaching the children to compartmentalize their faith, and teaching them that religion is somehow shameful. ( as if it were a bathroom activity.) In essence the government is establishing the religion of atheistic secular humanism.

14 posted on 01/18/2009 6:53:20 AM PST by wintertime (Good ideas win! Why? Because people are NOT stupid)
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This guy is a total putz.
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Please read post #14. The man is a putz because he accepted an impossible job that violates the First Amendment and freedom of conscience every minute of every school day.

15 posted on 01/18/2009 6:55:35 AM PST by wintertime (Good ideas win! Why? Because people are NOT stupid)
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To: kellynla

“bible giveaway banned at school on religious freedoom day”

thou shalt have no false gods before the “ONE”.

/s/

IMHO


16 posted on 01/18/2009 6:56:20 AM PST by ripley
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To: wintertime
"The children are then exposed to religious, political, and culture indoctrination of anyone..."
Hint: They already are. They are being indoctrinated by teachers and their anti-religious biases, their anti-military biases, and their anti-American biases on a daily basis. They are forced to "respect the wishes of Muslims" but are banned from celebrating Christian holidays.

Your argument is empty.
17 posted on 01/18/2009 7:04:19 AM PST by Sudetenland (Those diplomats serve best, who serve as cannon fodder to protect our troops!)
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To: wintertime
Uh-oh...sorry, I didn't read thoroughly enough...Your argument is on the mark.
< />I would say that 1 is better than 2, but then what do I know?
18 posted on 01/18/2009 7:07:46 AM PST by Sudetenland (Those diplomats serve best, who serve as cannon fodder to protect our troops!)
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To: Evil Slayer
Yes there will be judgement...but too many have never heard that old saw "God loves those who help themselves".

Waiting for help is no good. We need to close primaries to registered republicans only. Independent voters can't be pandered to or we get to elect McCain types forevermore.

19 posted on 01/18/2009 7:39:06 AM PST by x_plus_one (Muhammed and Allah = 2 memes destined for the ashheap of history.....)
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To: kellynla

The Courts have made it clear that religous material and gatherings can not be stopped in schools if other groups are allowed the same access. I believe a strong law suit is in order here.


20 posted on 01/18/2009 7:50:24 AM PST by Bulldawg Fan (Victory is the last thing Murtha and his fellow Defeatists want.)
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