You're not the only one paying for the public schools and it really makes no sense to equate separation of church and state with a Christmas school play or what ever that was. There's a huge difference between State sanctioned religion and a Christmas show on a public school stage. IMHO, this is picking pepper out of fly-sh!t and only ;ends itself to entertain us. The subject of substance that should be addressed is coercive tax schemes used to fund public education. Unfortunately, we all prefer to go on whining about church & state issues, from both sides, than take the necessary steps to end social engineering taxation schemes. Cheers, Justo <http://www.NuGamers.com> www.NuGamers.com Kingwood & Woodlands, Tx. Game Club "Life, Liberty, & Property Rights."
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 11:04 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Libertarian] Re: Fwd: The "W" In Christmas. Please pass this to those you love. this is n I am moved.....to puke at this sugary sweet, contrived, bs story like so many circulating the internet. If this ever did happen (which it most likely didn't) I'd have been there making them keep their religion out of a school I paid for. If you want your kids to be taught about Christ, take them to Sunday school or enroll them in a private religious school. But keep your religious beliefs out of anything remotely related to government or paid for by government. God has no place on our money, but hey, if you insist... let's put "Allah be Praised" on it. --- In [email protected], Rocky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Subject: The "W" In Christmas > > > ---------------------------- Original Message ---------- > > > Each December, I vowed to make Christmas a calm and peaceful experience. I had cut back on nonessential obligations - extensive card writing, endless baking, decorating and even overspending. > > Yet, still, I found myself exhausted, unable to appreciate the precious family moments and of course, the true meaning of Christmas. > > My son, Nicholas, was in kindergarten that year. It was an exciting season for a six year old. For weeks, he'd been memorizing songs for his school's Winter Pageant. > > > I didn't have the heart to tell him I'd be working the night of the production. Unwilling to miss his shining moment, I spoke with his teacher. She assured me there'd be a dress rehearsal the morning of the presentation. All Parents unable to attend that evening were welcome to come then. Fortunately, Nicholas seemed happy with the compromise. So, the morning of the dress rehearsal, I filed in ten minutes early, found a spot on the cafeteria floor and sat down. Around the room, I saw several other parents quietly scampering to their seats. As I waited, the students were led into the room. Each class, accompanied by their teacher, sat cross-legged on the floor. Then, each group, one by one, rose to perform their song. > > Because the public school system had long stopped referring to the holiday as "Christmas," I didn't expect anything other than fun commercial entertainment - songs of reindeer, Santa Claus, snowflakes and good cheer. > > So, when my son's class rose to sing, "Christmas Love," I was slightly taken aback by its bold title. Nicholas was aglow, as were all of his classmates, adorned in fuzzy mittens, red sweaters and bright snowcaps upon their heads. Those in the front row - center stage-held up large letters, one by one, to spell out the title of the song. As the class would sing "C is for Christmas," a child would hold up the letter C. Then, "H is for Happy," and on and on, until each child holding up his portion had presented the complete message, "Christmas Love." > > The performance was going smoothly, until suddenly, we noticed her, a small quiet girl in the front row holding the letter "M" upside down - totally unaware her letter "M" appeared as a "W." The audience of the 1st through 6th graders snickered at this little one's mistake, but she had no idea they were laughing at her, so she stood tall, proudly holding her "W". > > Although many teachers tried to shush the children, the laughter continued until the last letter was raised, and we all saw it together. > > > A hush can over the audience and eyes began to widen. In an instant, we understood the reason we were there, why we celebrated the holiday in the first place, why even in the chaos, there was a purpose for our festivities. > > > For when the last letter was held high, the message read loud and clear: > > > "C H R I S T W A S L O V E" > > > And I believe, he still is. Amazed in His presence ... humbled by His Love. > > > Blessing for this Christmas time and for the New Year to Come! Have a blessed, Christ filled Christmas! > > > > > > > > > Thomas "Rocky" Costanzo > 888-848-8781 Voice / 561-450-5546 Fax > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 1.95% fixed payment loan that pays off in 25 years. DROP your payments, get CASH out and REDUCE the term! > "Predicting the future is easy to do, Tom...it's the WHEN that's the hard part" Larry V. Thomason > "One Idea, just 10% better is worth a Million Dollars" Brian Tracy > Politics: 'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'. > "Those that seek the truth are more than friends. 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