Sources -- try 60 minutes or Dateline. Both have done stories, interviewing the students, parents and principles of schools that have disallowed children doing book reports on faith-based books and biographies of Jesus.
There have also been numerous news stories over the last 15 years that I have read. Sorry, I didn't save the clips for you. In my own neighborhood, my neighbor's child was sent home from school for bringing a Valentine's (St. Valentine's Day being discarded by the school as a religious holiday) to school. H. -----Original Message----- From: Beth Fleischer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 8:58 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Enron executive commits suicide ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 6:05 PM Subject: RE: Enron executive commits suicide > Students have been suspended for praying school. Students have been given > failing grades for writing papers about Jesus or Bible characters. > Sources please!! > There are certainly school districts and teachers that take "separation" to > an extreme. > > H. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 2:02 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Enron executive commits suicide > > > There is nothing that says you cannot pray in school. Its the implied > approval of prayer that's at the core of the problem. That is why student > led prayer is OK, but prayer over the school PA or by teachers etc is not. > > larry > > -- > Larry C. Lyons > ColdFusion/Web Developer > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > EBStor.com > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > tel: (703) 393-7930 > fax: (703) 393-2659 > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > http://www.pacel.com > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > -- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 4:17 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Enron executive commits suicide > > > > > > That right, but If I cannot say a prayer in school, isn't > > that prohibiting > > the free exercise of religion? > > > > I am not a religious person, but this kinda stuff make me > > mad, I don't > > think schools should post the Ten Commandments, but I also > > don't see a > > problem with a student saying a prayer, or a teacher leading > > a group of > > consenting students in a prayer. > > > > At 04:13 PM 1/25/2002 -0500, you wrote: > > >US Constitution: First Amendment > > >Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of > > religion, or > > >prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the > > freedom of speech, > > >or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to > > assemble, and to > > >petition the Government for a redress of grievances. > > > > > >That part that reads "no law" doesn't leave any wiggle room. > > If you disagree > > >with how the seperation of church and state has been > > interpreted by the > > >Supreme Court, well that's your right. It's my right to > > worship Satan too, > > >without stupid small town mayors breaking federal law and > > declaring my > > >religion illegal. > > > > > >jon > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Macromedia ColdFusion 5 Training from the Source Step by Step ColdFusion http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201758474/houseoffusion Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
