Just why do they hate freedom?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/education/22illinois.html
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the state law requiring a moment of silence in public schools across Illinois is unconstitutional, saying it crosses the line separating church and state.
“The statute is a subtle effort to force students at impressionable ages to contemplate religion,” the judge, Robert W. Gettleman, said in his ruling.
Activist judge is anyone that disagrees with conservatives.
Exactly why do students need a moment of silence? And why would the state attempts to force them into one? Seems like communism or fascism to me, certainly not freedom.
I think your cause of rallying against activist judges would be better served if you picked better examples.
I think your cause of rallying against activist judges would be better served if you picked better examples.
Hint: I don’t do pink font.
Just why do they hate freedom?
How is NOT forcing someone to observe a religious ritual “hating freedom”? Sounds like freedom to me.
Just why do they hate freedom?
How is NOT forcing someone to observe a religious ritual “hating freedom”? Sounds like freedom to me.
See post #5.
Got it 
Post 5 was made while I was typing post 6.
Perhaps these students can pray BEFORE school. Anyone thought of that? Or does God only listen during school hours?
Perhaps these students can pray BEFORE school. Anyone thought of that? Or does God only listen during school hours?
What? Are you saying that the real purpose of the legislation was not to provide an opportunity for silent prayer or reflection?
I’m shocked, shocked I say.
errr…what? I’m saying leave it out of the schools. Let the kids pray at home. Or wherever they feel like. But having this moment of silence is rather 1950’s of us, isn’t it?
Ken,
You need to learn to use pink font. Your meassage is getting lost in translation.
Ken,
You need to learn to use pink font. Your meassage is getting lost in translation.
No joke. When did anyone start taking me seriously? Did I miss the memo or something?
1960, I was in 1st grade (in a public school). We were given a small box of milk in the afternoon. The teacher had us all bow our heads to pray before we were allowed to drink our milk. This would lead to some students deciding they needed to enforce the praying. “Mrs. Smith, Jimmy didn’t have his head bowed and his eyes closed while we were supposed to be praying.” To her credit, Mrs. Smith would come back with, “Suzy, how did you see that Jimmy didn’t have his eyes closed during the prayer?”
Times have changed, for the better.
Sorry…reckon I missed your tone the first go round.
Thanks,
Andy
“Perhaps these students can pray BEFORE school. Anyone thought of that? Or does God only listen during school hours?”
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Not at school, of course, but i remember attend church youth socials where we would look around during the prayers for the girls with their eyes open. Those were the girls to hang out with.
Perhaps these students can pray BEFORE school. Anyone thought of that? Or does God only listen during school hours?
Today:
Fadjr:
Sunrise:
Dhur:
Asr:
Maghrib:
Isha: January 22, 2009
6:13
7:40
12:49
15:38
17:57
19:19
Today’s prayer times in GA. It’s popular to be anti-Christian, even anti-religion at this point. What will be interesting is to see what the courts do with challenges to allow Muslim prayer at school…
Allowing a child a moment to pray is one thing. Mandating, by law, that a child pray (let’s be honest that that is what we’re talking about here), is a very different thing.
Perhaps these students can pray BEFORE school. Anyone thought of that? Or does God only listen during school hours?
See You at the Pole is popular in a lot of areas and does just that