http://www.newuniversity.org/main/article?slug=bible_teens_declare_holy153
Bible Teens Declare Holy War on Separation of Church and State
by Resham Parikh
Where do we draw the line between church and state? The students at
Kentridge High School in Wa****ngton don’t seem to believe that there
should
be a line at all. Why? Because removing religion from public schools would
be discriminatory. They want the state to fund religious organizations
that
exclude people of other faiths. They argue that the state already funds
racial and gay rights groups. It just isn’t fair!
The students filed a suit against the Kent School District, arguing that
Kent is discriminating against them based on their religion. According to
the students, the First Amendment allows them to create an on-campus
“Truth
Bible Club” with full funding and yearbook-picture rights. However,
according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the students refuse to grant
official member****p and voting rights to those who do not sign a do***ent
that confirms “the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible,
authoritative Word of God.” Michael Harrington, Kent’s legal advisor, said
that this was a reasonable cause to restrict the club’s access to the
public school’s funds.
According to Harrington, the club does not allow member****p for all
students but expects the entire student body to fund it. Mike Tierney, the
Kent school district’s representative, said that the public school
district
is “an arm of the state,” and thus cannot sanction any group that excludes
people from becoming members based on race or religion. Other clubs are
focused on issues concerning one group but allow member****p to all who are
interested. Tierney continues, “I do not believe a group of skinheads
could
create an Aryan club and call it ‘God Only Loves White People’ and expect
the student body to charter it.” Harrington agrees, “It may be more
accurate to call them the Christian Bible Club. That way, people of
another
faith won’t be offended.”
Camron Barth, the 2003 vice president of the Associate Student Body, said,
“The name ‘Truth’ implies that everything else is a lie. … We want to
celebrate our diversity. I sup****t the club, but the name should be
changed. ASB is willing to compromise.” In fact, ASB told the club that if
it wanted school funding, all it had to do was open member****p to all
students and change the name to a less offensive one. However, the
students
refused. One student said that there is no compromising when it comes to
God and that the school was trying to suppress his beliefs, even though it
allows the club to meet on campus.
The students who sup****t the club believe that “truth” is synonymous with
“Jesus” and that it is not reasonable to make them change the name.
Unfortunately, these students believe that their religion is the true
religion and that allowing others to access member****p without faith
defeats the purpose of the club, even if others fund it. According to
Chuck
Lid, another lawyer for Kent, “The district has no problem with religious
clubs,” since they already have two other Bible groups that are open to
all
students.
Despite the original ruling against the close-minded Christian students,
the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision and revived the
case on April 25.
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You are invited to check out the following:
The Rise of the Theocratic States of America
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/theocracy.htm
American Theocrats - Past and Present
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/theocrats.htm
The Constitutional Principle: Separation of Church and State
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/index.html
[and to join the discussion group for the above site and/or Separation of
Church and State in general, listed below]
HRSepCnS · Historical Reality SepChurch&State
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HRSepCnS/
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.. . . You can't understand a phrase such as "Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion" by syllogistic reasoning. Words
take their meaning from social as well as textual contexts, which is why
"a
page of history is worth a volume of logic." New York Trust Co. v.
Eisner,
256 U.S. 345, 349, 41 S.Ct. 506, 507, 65 L.Ed. 963 (1921) (Holmes, J.).
Sherman v. Community Consol. Dist. 21, 980 F.2d 437, 445 (7th Cir. 1992)
.. . .
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"You pilot always into an unknown future;
facts are your only clue. Get the facts!"
That philosophy 'snipit' helped to get me, and my crew, through a good
many combat missions and far too many scary, inflight, emergencies.
It has also played a significant role in helping me to expose the
plethora of radical Christian propaganda and lies that we find at
almost every media turn.
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THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE:
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/index.html
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