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CHURCH AND STATE
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The school all recited in unison ". . .that one Nation,
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indivisible, under God, shall not perish from this Earth."
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"Now, let's give thanks to the Father for all the
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blessings we have received in the pursuit of our studies.
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Mr. Jones, will you lead us in the prayer?"
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Mr. Jack Jones, the minister of our local Methodist
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Church gives a short but inspiring prayer. The entire class
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of students respond with a sincere 'Amen'.
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They hold the opening ceremony each day in the audi-
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torium. Following the prayer, the entire school sings a
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song from the hymnal. They are accompanied by the church
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organist. No student has ever complained that they didn't
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enjoy these morning sessions. Students are excused and go
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to their respective classrooms.
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The school, sponsored by our church, gains its support
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from members of the church who have children attending the
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school. Parents became disenchanted with our public school
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system. They finally agreed they should have input in
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determining the teaching of their children.
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In the lower grade public schools, rowdiness had become
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an accepted fact of school life. The teachers had simply
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lost control over the students. It had become obvious that
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teaching was to accommodate slower students. Other students
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with more and faster learning abilities were held back.
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They were becoming bored and restive.
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In junior and senior high schools, the same problems
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existed and drug use is becoming evident. Physical violence
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is becoming an everyday occurrence. These problems were all
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on the minds of parents when they decided to form a school
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under the sponsorship of the church. Throughout the history
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of this country, churches were in the forefront of educa-
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tion. Some of the oldest colleges in the east were started
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in the same manner.
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In his study and interpretation of the history of
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education in the United States, Elwood P. Cubberly (1868-
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1941) demonstrated that in the United States the school
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arose everywhere as a child of the church. James F.
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Messenger (b. 1872), in his study of the history of
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education, points out at time of the framing of the
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Constitution of the United States, in 1787, education was
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regarded as a matter of church control. (Encyclopedia
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Americana)
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Back to our school. Several parents had been teachers
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in the past and they were hired for the new school. The man
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hired as principal also coordinated the lesson plans for all
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the classes. The student body had grown to 45 in the past
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year alone.
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Scholastically, our students scored appreciably higher
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than students of the same grades in public schools of our
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city. The students were proud of their achievements. The
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teachers were proud of their students as were the parents.
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Our school was gaining a reputation for good, solid educa-
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tion. No frills, no pampering, no nonsense.
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That our students scored much higher than students in
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the public system obviously upset local and state education
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authorities. Efforts were started to close the school.
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First attack was on the teachers . . . they were not state
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accredited.
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The school answered that this was a private school and
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of no concern to educational authorities. Nevertheless, it
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was apparent these people had become concerned. Our
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students were learning to become God-fearing, questioning
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and upright citizens. They were not robots as were being
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churned out in the state run system.
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State authorities were not so easily dissuaded and
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filed suit in a local court to have the school closed. Our
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minister and principal ignored the court order and the
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school continued. For a short while, anyway. The local
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sheriff came by the church and school with an order for the
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school to close down. However, the minister had received a
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call from friends and the doors are locked barring their
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entry.
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Finally, in a show of police power, they forced their
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way into the buildings. They actually arrested the minister
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and principal for contempt of court.
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What was that? They forced their way into the church
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and school to arrest the minister and the principal? Is
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this still America? Just where do these knotheads find the
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authority to pull such a stunt?
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Separation of church and state, is their argument.
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Where do they find such a statement? They insist our
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Constitution guarantees separation of church and state.
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Religion belongs to the church and education is a state
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function.
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Cow paddies! Our Constitution says NO such thing.
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These are words of demented idiots. These people are
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parroting words which were taken completely out of their
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context. This statement is attributed to Thomas Jefferson
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and used by bleeding hearts out of it's intent and meaning
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for many years.
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Let's take a look at what our Constitution has to say
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about church and state.
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The First Amendment is part of our Bill of Rights.
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This specifically prohibits the government from interfering
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in special areas such as religion, press, free speech, etc.
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The introductory statement or preamble to the Bill of
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Rights makes the intent crystal clear . . .
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"THE Convention of a number of the States, having
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at the time of their adopting the Constitution,
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expressed a desire, in order to prevent mis-
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construction or abuse of its powers, that further
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declaratory and restrictive clauses should be
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added: And as extending the ground of public
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confidence in the Government, will best ensure the
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beneficent ends of its institution:" (Also from
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Documents Illustrative of the Formation of the
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Union)
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Not any question about the intent of the First Congress
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when it submitted the first twelve amendments to the states
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for their approval, is there? Further restraining and
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confining clauses to prevent the misunderstanding or abuse
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of its powers. This was the high fence around the powers.
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They also confined the misuse of those powers by the federal
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government.
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Back to the First Amendment . . . separation of church
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and state? Not a chance. Here is what it has to say about
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our RIGHT to religious freedom, opening and operating
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schools, etc:
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"Congress shall make no law respecting an es-
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tablishment of religion, or prohibiting the free
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exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
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speech, or of the press; or the right of the
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people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the
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Government for a redress of grievances."
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Can you read anything in there which allows them to
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close a school or arrest a minister or principal? Of course
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not. They would prefer you didn't know what our rights are
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so they say we are guaranteed "separation of church and
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state."
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We are GUARANTEED the right to establish any religion
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and to practice it freely as our hearts and consciences
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dictate. Our Founding Fathers were religious and Christian
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and believed religion was something between an individual
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and his Maker.
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In 1789, Congress passed an ordinance which declared
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that: Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to
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good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and
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the means of education should ever be encouraged. (Encyclo-
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pedia Americana) Religion most certainly not an issue in
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which the government could stick its nose. This is one of
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those restrictive clauses to prevent an abuse of power!
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Is it possible that those who work for government don't
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know what our Constitution says either? It is not only
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possible but very definitely true. This even though we have
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ordered ALL persons who work for a government entity, at any
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level, to take an oath to support the document.
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Being men of wisdom, the Founding Fathers specified
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that no religious test be a qualification to office. (Art
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VI, Sec 3) They were firm believers in religious freedom.
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For the sake of illustration, let's say that you and
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three or four friends get together. You all decide to
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worship Isis or a stone or a jaguar, . . . . the idol is
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unimportant. The fact remains our Constitution says you
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have that RIGHT! And further you have the right to exercise
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your religious belief freely.
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Your friends may not agree with you or your belief and
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I may not agree with you. Even government may also disagree
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with that belief. Yet they cannot interfere with your
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doctrine or the free exercise thereof. First Amendment
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guarantees that. There are no changes further on in our
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Constitution to say they can obstruct your belief. This is
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why they want you to believe there is a guarantee of
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separation of church and state.
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Going back to our opening illustration, the right to
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establish and practice a religious belief was violated.
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Also the right to freedom of speech and of the people to
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peacefully assemble. All First Amendment guarantees.
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How do they get away with it? Because they feel power
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and might makes right! And we are fast becoming illiterate
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and ignorant concerning our Constitution. At the same time
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we are becoming a nation of wimps. It's becoming apparent
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as we look around there are no real men anymore. No one has
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enough starch in their backbones to tell these people enough
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is enough. What has happened to the "land of the free and
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the home of the brave?"
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These people are seizing and assuming powers which we
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did not grant to government at any level. Can you imagine
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this happening in this country let's say 200 or even 100
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years ago? People would have been up in arms. And rightly
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so.
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A quote from an encyclopedia might shed some light on
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what our government has in mind for the United States . . .
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"In Russia, education is a state monopoly. No
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religious schools (apart from a few seminaries for the
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special purpose of training priests) or private schools of
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any kind are permitted to exist. (And we've seen what is
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going on there. They have people who don't know how to wind
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a watch.)
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Teaching in the schools must emphasize scientific
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materialism and exclude any consideration of the super-
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natural." (Encyclopedia Americana) God is a no-no!
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If you have a chance to see the original or true copy
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of our Constitution, you will see WE THE PEOPLE on the first
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line of the Preamble. We agreed to and established the
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Constitution giving permission and authority for our
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government.
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This is a fixed and immutable document changeable only
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by the ones who gave the authority for government . . . WE
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THE PEOPLE. (Art V) There is nothing in the document which
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gives the right to anyone in government to enlarge their
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sphere of power or authority.
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By our permission, they were given authority and
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jurisdiction to govern. When they exceed granted powers,
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they are breaking the law and violating the trust we imposed
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in them. By such an act their jurisdiction ceases. Alex-
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ander Hamilton pointed out in the Federalist Papers (No. 78)
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that 'No legislative act, therefore, contrary to the Consti-
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tution can be valid.'
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Let's take a look at how the federales are observing
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this guaranteed right to free exercise of our religious
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beliefs. Would it surprise you to hear that they don't
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believe we have it?
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The Internal Revenue Service, part of the executive
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branch, have regulations which have a direct or implied
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consent of the Congress. They can decide if a church
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doesn't conform to what they term is a conventional
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religious belief. By a simple letter they can then say you
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are not a church and take away your tax exempt status.
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Further restrictive clauses mentioned in the preamble
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to the Bill of Rights has a hollow ring. I'll have to admit
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it really generates confidence in our government, doesn't
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it?
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Looking a little further in our Bill of Rights, two
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more amendments will make our point. The Ninth and Tenth
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are clear to anyone that no power or authority not expressly
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granted can be seized. These were included just in case
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someone in government decided our Constitution and Bill of
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Rights didn't mean what they say. Let's see what they say
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and you will understand why governments really wish they
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didn't exist.
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Article IX
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The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain
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rights, shall not be construed to deny or
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disparage others retained by the people.
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Article X
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The powers not delegated to the United States
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by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the
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States, are reserved to the States respectively or
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to the people.
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Not difficult to understand, are they? Then why were
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the people arrested or the church and school closed? We
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have to reassert ourselves and assume the power of directing
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our governments to their intended roles. We have elected
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people to Congress who break the law by violating constitu-
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tional restrictions and the oath they took to support the
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document. Throw them out of office! Drastic? Not at all.
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Look at what they are doing to us. Those appointed deserve
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to have civil suits filed in federal courts for violation of
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our constitutional rights.
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Relying on Supreme Court decisions as a guide to filing
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suits in court is normally a false hope. First, the Supreme
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Court has NO authority under our form of government to make
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law. Their decisions are just that . . . decisions . . .
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only opinions! The basis for federal suits are the
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Constitution and what our Founding Fathers determined and
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established for our new government.
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Nevertheless, there are many older decisions which do
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substantiate our stand. Intensive research will find those.
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By staying strictly within constitutional authority, they
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have no where to turn to disagree or argue against.
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Petitions for Redress of Grievances can be effective.
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Send them to all members of Congress together with anyone
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else in the bureaucracy with a suggestion of power. This is
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First Amendment right. Send any Petitions for Redress of
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Grievances via certified mail. It wouldn't be the first
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time bureaucrats have 'lost' mail when they haven't had to
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sign for it. Phone calls and letters to members of Congress
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are a must. Ask questions about assuming powers we did not
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confer . . . about the oath they have taken to support the
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document etc.
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Before someone takes me to task for the statement that
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the Founding Fathers were Christians, let me point out the
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last page of the Constitution. When the delegates affixed
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their signatures before it was sent to the Congress for its
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submission to the states we find:
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"DONE in Convention, by the Unanimous Consent of
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the States present the Seventeenth Day of
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September in the Year of Our Lord one thousand
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seven hundred and Eighty seven . . . ."
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The opening illustration was not hypothetical.
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Incidents like this are occurring with frightening regular-
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ity. Media reports show there are over 6000 cases now
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pending between religious organizations and the federal
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government.
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To allow these people to destroy our country and form
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of government, all good people need to do is nothing! What
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will you tell your posterity? How will you justify it? Or
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is it simply that you don't want to become involved . . .
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let your children or grandchildren worry about it them-
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selves?
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There is a point where the exercise of their power
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stops . . that's when we stand firm and say don't cross this
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line.
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Young minds are fertile ground. The state wants
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control of education to mold these minds to their view.
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They WANT robots. Let's deny them the power.
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