Looks like you're missing the point, all right, Mr. Lyngstad. It's not who the center is named for, but its agenda, its fundamentalist faith-based thrust, supported, it would seem by public dollars - a direct violation of First Amendment separation of church and state. And shall we assume your failure to capitalize Humphrey and DFL reflects a political view and not a grammatical error?
Andy Driscoll Saint Paul -------- > From: dain lyngstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 12:08:45 -0800 (PST) > To: Dave Piehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Mpls] Urban Ventures in the News > > Am I missing something in this post? A very successful sports program which > dicusses morals names their center after Colin Powell,so what. We have the > humphrey dome also supported by most dflers at the time despite a large publc > outcry. They can't distribute pamphlets through the schools but neither could > that radical group the boy scouts. I think its time for parents to take > reponsibility for their children, if something comes home read it join it or > throw it away. You don't want your child playing sports with a certain group > don't let them. Much of this complaining resembles the snotty kid who takes > his ball home, if I don't like it no one can play. We should embrace anything > that helps kids become better. > Dain Lyngstad > Edina/Phillips > >> --- Dave Piehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Urban Ventures, a faith-based south Minneapolis non-profit has been in the >> news twice lately. >> >> First, their "Colin Powell Center" is slated to receive $4.2 million of >> taxpayer funding through Pawlenty's (proposed) budget. The Colin Powell >> center, named after the Republican politician, has apparently impressed the >> current Republican state government, anti-glbt rhetoric and all. It's my >> understanding that this is expected to be part of the city's bonding, which >> normally happens through a prioritization process at the local level. The >> Urban Ventures request has not been prioritized at the local level. >> > http://www.budget.state.mn.us/budget/capital/2004/gov_slides040114.pdf >> >> Second, Urban Ventures made the news regarding >> literature that children bring home from school. >> Here's the article: >> >> Minneapolis may ban nonschool leaflets >> http://www.startribune.com/stories/362/4317674.html REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
