madiam oharah stoped prayer in school rowe verses wade made abortion and you cat sign about christ in some public schools . and cant teach creation, anginst gays and lesbeings drugs and alcohol . what is wrong with america pepsi is comming out with apledge allegance on there pepsi can and taking out the word s under God .whats wrong lets get back to standerds and conviction in america . mo. voted on husband and wife not gays thank the lord.
2007-03-29 13:12:14 · 12 answers · asked by early 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
She didn't stop school prayer, it was the Supreme Court. The Court ruling was a completely erroneous ruling of the First Amendment. The restriction applies to the state, not the individual. Public schools cannot force a person to pray, and they cannot stop a person from praying. The First Amendment is very clear on that. Unfortunately, since most Americans today are victims of the public schools, they really don't know what their rights are. They have little or no understanding of the Constitution. Most Americans are under the impression that the US is a democracy. We are a republic, not a democracy.
The first step in correcting this problem (and many others), is for concerned people to educate themselves. The best place I know of is the John Birch Society (www.jbs.org). The Society explains what the proper function of government is (the protection of life and property), and how out-of-control government is a threat to our freedoms.
The Society stresses that morality is what is missing from the equation. Our Christian culture was been under attack for decades. Court rulings favoring abortion, and banning school prayer are just the tip of the iceberg. These rulings could have been set aside by Congress (a simple majority of both Houses), but the public failed to pressure the Congress.
Today, the courts and legislatures are promoting homosexual "marriage". This is one more attack on our traditional Christian culture.
Other areas that the Society is concerned with is restoring our national sovereignty, a return to gold-backed currency (which would end inflation), getting government out of education, stopping civilian disarmament (gun control), and making us energy, self sufficient. The Society also tried to stop NAFTA and GATT treaties which resulted in the loss of many good manufacturing jobs.
2007-03-29 13:29:19 · answer #1 · answered by iraqisax 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is wrong for religion to tread upon people's civil rights. That's why the US Constitution requires separation of church and state - the state should not be used to enforce a religious belief.
So prayer in school is not allowed because that uses state functions to force religion on people. Abortion is allowed because forbidding it is motivated by religion.
You may feel that condemning gays is OK, but just how would you feel if people beat you up, denied you a job and housing, arrested you, and so forth for being Christian?
Taking the "under God" blurb out of the Pledge, which was put there only in the 1950s, restores it to its original form,and is seen as appropriate by those who want to maintain our tradition of separation of church and state.
I might add that recognizing and maintaining the separation of church and state does nothing to hamper your right to practice your religion...it just prevents you from foisting your religious views onto others.
2007-03-29 20:26:37 · answer #2 · answered by sonyack 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can do anything you want as a private person. And if you want prayer in private school, that is fully protected.
But the Constitution limits what the GOVERNMENT is allowed to do. And among those limitations are: the government cannot promote or endorse any specific religion, and the government cannot override a personal choice to have or not have a baby.
There's nothing wrong with standards. But those standards cannot sponsor or endorse one religion or one viewpoint as better than any other.
For example, if you want religion in schools, would you be happy if only Wicca were taught. If school prayer followed the standards for Islam? Or are you only happy with government sponsored religion if it happens to be your personal religion?
2007-03-29 20:16:21 · answer #3 · answered by coragryph 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
first off, no one stopped prayer in school...there is nothing, repeat, NOTHING in the law that says you can't pray in school...or read the bible, so long as you are not disrupting the educational process...the pepsi can stuff is a big ole internet hoax...please, if you have a point to make, try not to weaken it by posting rumors, hoaxes, half-truths, the wrong names, third-grade spelling (there IS a spell check feature) and second grade grammar...this post of yours has the scent of the troll about it...
2007-03-29 21:04:03 · answer #4 · answered by spike missing debra m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your time could have been better spent in school. School is there to teach people about Reading, Writing (please?), Math, Science, Music, Geography, and Standards.
The church is there to teach people about Creation, morality, conviction, and Christ.
If the schools spent a little more time doing their job, and a little less time trying the Church's, we'd all be just fine.
2007-03-29 20:20:06 · answer #5 · answered by Beardog 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Um, this isn't a Christian nation and it's not up to you to force your religious beliefs on others. Not everyone is Christian and they shouldn't be forced to follow Christian beliefs. It's pretty arrogant to think that you should be making decisions for other people. If you have certain beliefs, then follow them, if there's things you don't believe in, then don't do them - but don't make those decisions for others.
I don't understand why allowing people to make their own decisions is unpatriotic!
2007-03-29 20:19:06 · answer #6 · answered by shelly 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your (our) enemies are:
Democrats.
ACLU.
Terrorists.
They are all working together to change this nation. They are WINNING!!!
Why????? Because the people and the Churches don't have guts to fight back.
We are cowards.
We are toooo busy working and raising our families, to bother.
It was the same way in the countries that went communist.
I am just as quilty as everyone else. We will PAY DEARLY now that the Democrats, ACLU, and the Terrorists control Congress.
2007-03-29 20:20:34 · answer #7 · answered by wolf 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think a moment of silence would be more appropriate.
Many school hours have been changed, and some curriculum (PE, music, arts, sports. etc) have been lost due to lack of hours in a school day.
All education needs to be looked into.
2007-04-01 13:39:44 · answer #8 · answered by cashelmara 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope this is a joke. The grammar, spelling, etc. is horrendous and most of the sentences make no sense.
If a person with this level of education wants prayer in schools I'm glad our politicans have more know how than you.
2007-03-29 20:16:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
OK,,, a quiet period worked just fine for hundreds of years,,, about 20 minutes allowing students to be still,,,lay their heads down on their desks,, if they want to pray silently,, fine,, if they want to curse their government under their breath,, fine,,, if they want to listen to their heads roar,, fine,,,, to stop abortion,, you have to hold fathers accountable for the women and babies they walk away from everyday,, the mothers of aborted babies are taking all the responsibility,,, where are the fathers of the unwanted babies,,, where,,,
2007-03-29 20:19:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋