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Understanding that sound government and a free, moral society rest upon a belief in the "laws of nature and of nature's God," California passed a law in 1997 requiring public schools to teach the Declaration of Independence and other documents from the Founding period. By prohibiting Mr. Williams from distributing the Declaration, not only is Stevens Creek School undermining legitimate civic education, they appear to be in direct violation of California law.
Originally posted by Seekerof
I can agree with that Bley, but then that brings us back to the heart of the problem: why was the Declaration of Independence banned and not the teacher?
seekerof
A Cupertino public school teacher is suing his district and his principal, who banned him from using excerpts from the Declaration of Independence and other historical documents in his classroom because they contain references to God and Christianity.
Originally posted by Thomas Crowne
Anyway, gotta run now. If I don't talk to you good folks tomorrow, you all have a good Thanksgiving.
For those not American, that is a holiday where we Thank God for the bountiful blessings He bestowed upon our new settlement in this world. Just as they did the first Thanksgiving.
Students Free to Thank Anybody, Except God
Nov. 23, 2004
By Laurel Lundstrom
FOX News
ANNAPOLIS, Md. � Maryland public school students are free to thank anyone they want while learning about the 17th century celebration of Thanksgiving � as long as it's not God.
And that is how it should be, administrators say.
Young students across the state read stories about the Pilgrims and Native Americans, simulate Mayflower voyages, hold mock feasts and learn about the famous meal that temporarily allied two very different groups.
But what teachers don't mention when they describe the feast is that the Pilgrims not only thanked the Native Americans for their peaceful three-day indulgence, but repeatedly thanked God.
"Education is inevitably going to offend someone," said Whitehead. "We need to get beyond being politically correct, or everything will be glossed over."
Originally posted by Thomas Crowne
Could it be that the teacher was trying to offset the anti-Christian teachings that is prevalent nowadays in the school systems?
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavored to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.
Originally posted by SethJaneRob
Originally posted by Thomas Crowne
Could it be that the teacher was trying to offset the anti-Christian teachings that is prevalent nowadays in the school systems?
No because there is no anti-christian teachings that are prevelent nowadays in the school systems.
Like other people pointed out their are other teachers who are xian in the school and have used materials referencing God with no problem.
The anti-xian bit won't fly here.
if you go to thesmoking gun you'll see that there was already a complaint about this guy.
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters)
"He hands out a lot of material and perhaps 5 to 10 percent refers to God and Christianity because that's what the founders wrote,"
olympics.reuters.com...
Originally posted by jupiter869
I wonder more and more what kids will be learning in school. It is really frightening and utterly astonding. I fear the bible may replace textbooks.