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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: J.B.C. who wrote (40856)	9/29/2000 5:18:46 PM
From: J.B.C.	Respond to of 769667

This guy got it right! ********************** One Principal's Stand > This is a statement that was read over the PA system at the football game at Roane County High School, Kingston, Tennessee by school Principal Jody McLoud, on September 1, 2000. It clearly shows just how far this country has gone in the wrong direction: "It has always been the custom at Roane County High School football games to say a prayer and play the National Anthem to honor God and Country. Due to a recent ruling by the Supreme Court, I am told that saying a prayer is a violation of Federal Case Law. As I understand the law at this time, I can use this public facility to approve of sexual perversion and call it an alternate lifestyle,and if someone is offended, that's OK. I can use it to condone sexual promiscuity by dispensing condoms and calling it safe sex. If someone is offended, that's OK. I can even use this public facility to present the merits of killing an unborn baby as a viable means of birth control. If someone is offended, no problem. I can designate a school day as earth day and involve students in activities to religiously worship and praise the goddess, mother earth, and call it ecology. I can use literature, videos and presentations in the classroom that depict people with strong, traditional, Christian convictions as simple minded and ignorant and call it enlightenment. However, if anyone uses this facility to honor God and ask Him to bless this event with safety and good sportsmanship, Federal Case Law is violated. This appears to be inconsistent at best, and at worst, diabolical. Apparently, we are to be tolerant of everything and anyone except God and His Commandments. Nevertheless, as a school principal, I frequently ask staff and students to abide by rules which they do not necessarily agree. For me to do otherwise would be inconsistent at best, and at worst,hypocritical. I suffer from that affliction enough unintentionally. I certainly do not need to add an intentional transgression. For this reason, I shall, "Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's," and refrain from praying at this time. However, if you feel inspired to honor, praise and thank God, and ask Him in the name of Jesus to bless this event, please feel free to do so. As far as I know, that's not against the law----yet." AND...one by one, the people in the stands bowed their heads, held hands with one another, and began to pray. They prayed in the stands. They prayed in the team huddles. They pray at the concession stand. And they prayed in the announcer's box. The only place they didn't pray was in the Supreme Court of the United State's of America the seat of "justice" in the one nation under God. Somehow, Kingston, Tennessee, remembered what so many have forgotten... we are given the Freedom OF Religion, not the Freedom FROM Religion. Praise God that His remnant remains!

To: J.B.C. who wrote (40856)	9/29/2000 5:23:23 PM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Jimbo: You obviously missed my "Where the Candidates Stand on Issues of Importance to the Common Working Man and Working Woman." I posted it several weeks ago, but obviously I need to post it again because you also weren't paying attention. Thanks for bringing up the subject yet again. Perhaps I'll also dissect the veep candidates this weekend, too. Thanks for bringing all this to my attention again. As far as who's gonna be employed when the big GOP Recession hits if Shrub is elected ... my money's on the union plumber and union telephone repairperson, not the "communications specialists" with the dot.com companies.