Without this, there are no rights; and there is not even the possibility of an understanding of the universal nature of human rights, such as sprang from specifically Christian civilization.
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Washburn tells EAGnews his daughter attends Fairfield North Elementary in the Butler County, Ohio district.
Among other things, the worksheet claims:
* Rights are special privileges the government gives you.
* Because the government gives us rights, we have the duty to be good citizens.
* Someday you will be given the right to vote.
Of course our government does not grant “rights”. what it does is remove liberties.
This is a case of the stupid teaching the ignorant. Rinse, repeat several times and you will basically have a scene from Idiocracy.
‘’The teacher’s use of the outdated worksheet was s simple, accidental oversight.’
Yeah, right. Like the Nation of Islam handout to the 3d grade class in Tennessee?? Parents, wake up and pay attention to what lies are being taught in our public school system! Education responsibilities should revert back to the States. Period.
Governments cannot grant rights, they can only take them away.
Unbelievable the crap they teach in school.
I remember when my daughter was in 4th grade during the 2010 election, and they taught they kids that “the President’s job is to run the country.”
I know they taught that because the kids made posters about what they had learned, and that statement figured prominently on many of them.
I'm wondering if she is the "Betty Crocker" of Common Core?
Another "Gruberism".
Thanks to Dad and Thanks to this Dad! Telling the truth never goes out of style!
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Just sayin’......
Not knowing God, liberals insert government as there omnipotent overseer.
Somehow, I have a feeling that reading "Our Living Constitution" would cause my blood pressure to rise dramatically.
So he posted on Facebook. That’ll show ‘em.
This belief is the result of the same disintegrated mode of thought that produces a concrete bound mentality and gives us pluralism, political eclecticism, mixed economy,utilitarianism, Keynsianism, and welfare statism.
I think you'll find that most people believe rights come from the Constitution or the government. Most of their lives they've heard things like, "I have a 1st amendment right to free speech," "We need to protect our 2nd amendment rights to bear arms," or the simple, "constitutional rights," all of which imply the Constitution, and by extension, government, is the source for rights.
That doesn't mean the materials in question weren't deliberately written and used to take advantage of the misconception. None of that was innocent. However, we need to be aware of the importance of being accurate when we speak of these matters including correcting, when necessary, misstatements even from people on our side.
35 yrs ago, when my daughter was in kindergarten, I browsed a book in her desk while waiting my turn with the teacher at Parent-teacher night.
I was all bout ‘our gov’t and it’s workers...’workers’ not being elected officials - but WE the People.
I had her in Christian school by the end of the week - where she stayed until 10th grade when they closed.
Parents have NOT been paying attention. They only got this far because people were too busy watching Dancing with the Stars - etc.
“the outdated worksheet “
The very phrase “outdated worksheet” exemplifies brain-deadness. The worksheet was not “outdated” just because it was old. The worksheet was FALSE. There was never a “date” when the worksheet was correct.
There are “natural” God-given rights - the right of conscience, expression, self defense, right to the fruits of one’s labor etc. and there are “civil rights” -organized society created rights such as the right to vote, right to jury of ones peers, right to cross examine one’s accusers, etc.
In European socialistic states, man surrenders his natural rights in favor of civil rights that give him “better” protection of his health, safety and property. In America, we retain our natural rights and compact only for specific civil rights. In Europe, the common good overrides individual rights. In America, the individual is protected from majority will by his retained rights exclusive of government. (10th Amendment.) Of course, the Bill of Rights is actually a prohibition from government interference with retained rights.
The teacher is still ignorant, for not recognizing the wrongness of it immediately.