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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (5731)	3/13/2006 10:06:03 PM
From: CYBERKEN	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71588

The judge is not the screw-up here, but that matters very little. The judge can have the luxury of letting this terrorist live after he contributed to 3,000 murders. But that will make the wresting of our liberties back from the Imperial Judiciary that much more brutal. Judges have been jailed before in wartime because they were unreliable when it came to duty. It would be a positive if we started doing it again. Anyone who can't see that is WAY over the top...

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (5731)	3/13/2006 10:41:48 PM
From: paret	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

Atheist Parents file suit challenging schools' moment of silence Dallas Morning News ^ Monday, March 13, 2006 By KATHERINE LEAL UNMUTH / The Dallas Morning News An atheist couple whose children attend a Carrollton-Farmers Branch elementary school have filed a complaint in federal district court arguing that the state’s mandated moment of silence in public schools is unconstitutional. David and Shannon Croft named the school district and Gov. Rick Perry in their complaint, filed Friday. In it, they say one of their children was told by a teacher to be quiet because the minute is a “time for prayer.” “I do not believe there is any secular reason for a moment of silence,” said Mr. Croft, 37, a computer programmer. “This is just a ruse to get prayer in school without calling it prayer in school. Is there any study showing a moment of silence helps education?” -snip- Since 2003, Mr. Croft has documented his battle against perceived church-state violations at Rosemeade Elementary, where his three children attend. His past complaints, he said, include objecting to religious-themed songs such as “Silent Night” and “God Bless the U.S.A.,” Good News Bible Club meetings at the school and a poster reading “In God We Trust.” (Excerpt) Read more at dallasnews.com ...