yeah, yeah a few years ago a family, jewish of course, raised a stink at our local elementary school and stopped the xmas program from singing a xian xmas song. After the courts returned a decision the jews moved away.
never forget the enemy! On Dec 9, 12:36 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > <http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/author/doctorbulldog/> Tennessee: > ACLU Strong-Arming Schools Into De-Emphasizing > Christmas<http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/tennessee-aclu-strong-a...> > *doctorbulldog <http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/author/doctorbulldog/>* | > 9 December, 2010 at 12:07 pm | Categories: > politics<http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/?category_name=politics>| > URL:http://wp.me/p1NPg-6Ml > > *Yup, you can always count on the ACLU to regress into Scroogerisms during > the Christmas holidays:* > > *ACLU-TN Alerts Tennessee Public Schools* > *To Importance of Inclusivity at the Holidays* > *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <http://www.aclu-tn.org/release120710.htm>* > *December 7, 2010* > > CONTACT: Hedy Weinberg, Executive Director, (615) 320-7142 > > NASHVILLE – Responding to numerous complaints from families about religious > holiday activities in Tennessee public schools, the American Civil Liberties > Union of Tennessee (ACLU-TN) sent a letter late yesterday to the 137 public > school superintendents across the state. The letter reminded school > officials that holiday celebrations focusing primarily on one religious > holiday amount to a school’s unconstitutional endorsement of religion. > > “The founders of the United States believed in the significance of > religion. But they also understood that decisions about when and how to > practice religion are best left to individuals, families and religious > institutions,” said Hedy Weinberg, ACLU-TN Executive Director. “During the > holiday season, it is especially important that we all embrace the > constitutional guarantees of the First Amendment in order to ensure that > religious freedom flourishes.” > > The ACLU-TN letter cites several U.S. Supreme Court decisions, explaining > that “While public schools can teach about religion and religious holidays, > public schools may not engage in indoctrination. Thus comparative religion > courses can be taught but endorsing religious doctrine or sponsoring > religious activities is unconstitutional.” > > The letter further explains, “[ACLU-TN] welcome[s] holiday celebrations that > teach children about a variety of holidays. We believe, however, that > holiday celebrations that focus primarily on one religious holiday can > result in indoctrination as well as a sense within students who do not share > that religion of being outsiders to the school.” > > ACLU-TN’s recent letter to superintendents, as well as the organization’s > “Know Your Rights: Religion in Public Schools – A Guide for Administrators > and Teachers,” can be found > athttp://www.aclu-tn.org/religiousfreedom.htm#resources. > > Add a comment to this > post<http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/tennessee-aclu-strong-a...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/doctorbulldog.wordpress.com...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/doctorbulldog.wordpress.co...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gofacebook/doctorbulldog.wordpress.com...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gotwitter/doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/26061/> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/2...> > > [image: WordPress] > > WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com/> | Thanks for flying with WordPress! > Manage > Subscriptions<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=5d39acfd19218362d540a3fc3dc3315d&;...>| > Unsubscribe<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=5d39acfd19218362d540a3fc3dc3315d&;...>| > Publish text, photos, music, and videos by email using our Post > by Email <http://support.wordpress.com/post-by-email/> feature. > > *Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your > browser:*http://subscribe.wordpress.com -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
