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Thursday, 02 September 2010 16:28 |
 A controversy erupted when a school board in Collier County, Florida banned a Christian organization from distributing free Bibles to interested students during non-instructional time. The school board argued that it was unconstitutional. But after a lawsuit was brought against them, the school board reversed their position.
Bibles and other religious materials can’t be banned from distribution as long as non-religious literature is allowed to be handed out. Public schools don’t have the right or obligation to shut down religious activity when it occurs during non-instructional time and is voluntary.
The Supreme Court has ruled, in the landmark case Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District, that students don’t lose their constitutional rights when they enter school grounds or participate in school activities. Schools are not religion-free zones and any attempt to make them so is unconstitutional. The Supreme Court remarked on this issue, saying that neither "students [nor] teachers shed their constitutional rights . . . at the schoolhouse gate" (393 U.S. 506 (1969)). The Court argued that their expressions cannot be limited to a certain forum during school. Therefore when a student "is in the cafeteria, or on the playing field, or on the campus during the authorized hours, he may express his opinions..." (393 U.S. 512 (1969)). And because the First Amendment protects the right to religious freedom of expression, students are therefore allowed to express these views. The Constitutional and Federal rights of students can be simply broken down as the: - Freedom to Meet with Other Students for Prayer, Bible Study, and Worship
- Freedom to Wear Clothing Depicting Religious Messages and Symbols
- Freedom to Express Religious Beliefs on Campus
- Freedom to Share Religious Tracts on Campus
- Freedom to Pray Voluntarily
- Freedom to Carry a Bible or Other Religious Literature
- Freedom to Prepare School Assignments and Projects From, and Expressing, a Religious Perspective
- Freedom to Observe Religious Holidays on Campus
- Freedom to Organize Religious Clubs
- Freedom to Live According to Their Religious Beliefs While on Campus
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Tuesday, 31 August 2010 14:43 |
 Prolife sidewalk counselor, Mary Pine of West Palm Beach, Florida is being targeted by the U.S. Justice Department who seems intent on making an example of her. Pine knows firsthand the tragedy of abortion and for twenty years has been counseling women entering abortion clinics not to kill their unborn babies. Now, Attorney General Holder has charged Pine under FACE, the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances law. If convicted, Pine could be sent to prison for six months and fined ten thousand dollars because she stepped in front of a vehicle as it was entering the clinic. But the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that FACE can only be applied to actual physical force or threat of force. So while terrorists and murders run free, Holder wastes Justice Department resources in what appears to be a politically motivated prosecution meant to intimidate pro-lifers.
TAKE ACTION: Help us urge Attorney General Holder to stop wasting our tax dollars by this frivolous prosecution of peaceful pro-lifers.
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Monday, 30 August 2010 13:14 |
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 Last year Reverend Walter Hoye of Oakland, California was arrested and jailed for exercising peaceful, pro-life speech outside an abortion clinic.
Oakland has bubble zone laws that restrict the speech of pro-lifers. They can’t be closer than eight feet from any individual within a one hundred foot radius of an abortion clinic. But no victim testified against Reverend Hoye, only employees and volunteers with a financial or ideological interest in the abortion clinic. Still, a judge sentenced him to three years' probation, thirty days in jail and a one thousand dollar fine. Hoye appealed and the courts have overturned his conviction. But other pro-lifers are being arrested around the country under unjust bubble zone ordinances that have been ruled unconstitutional. In Chicago, pro-lifer Joe Holland was recently arrested for allegedly engaging in disorderly conduct. The charges against Joe Holland have been dropped, but the unconstitutional bubble zone ordinance remains. Because the city dropped the charges, Holland can’t legally challenge the constitutionality of the ordinance. TAKE ACTION: Help us pressure the city of Chicago to resend their unconstitutional bubble zone ordinance. Contact the Mayor of Chicago, Richard Delay, and demand that the city repeal this unconstitutional law.
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Friday, 27 August 2010 19:50 |
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 One of the most effective lies of the homosexual movement is the claim that they are born that way. But when pressed to provide objective scientific proof, they can’t. We are just supposed to take their word for it.
But homosexuality is a disordered, unnatural lifestyle completely at odds with the laws of nature and the Bible. Homosexuals only recently started using the lie to argue for civil rights after decades of court rulings denied the right to engage in sodomy. It’s a hoax meant to silence those who oppose their twisted behavior. While we have empathy for people trapped in homosexuality, it’s not loving to allow the born homosexual lie to go unchallenged. It mocks God, confuses our children, corrupts our culture and damns the souls of those who refuse to forsake sin and follow Christ. Next time someone says homosexuals are born that way, ask them to prove it.
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 13:17 |
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 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that Christian organizations were free to make hiring decisions based upon their religious beliefs. After being fired from a large Christian organization, three former employees sued because it was clear that they were discharged because of their religious convictions. The court’s ruling declared that religious organizations are exempt from the 1964 Civil Rights Act. This allows private religious organizations to make hiring decisions based on religion.
But a dangerous bill is making its way before Congress soon. Authored by recently appointed chair of the Equal Employement Opportunity Commission, homosexual Chai Feldblum, the Employee Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), would threaten the hiring rights of all religious organizations, including churches. If passed, ENDA would force Christian ministries to hire non-Christians and others who live in defiance of biblical values and even opens the door for cross-dressing teachers in the classroom. Help put an end to ENDA. TAKE ACTION: This dangerous bill is still in committee but could be brought before the Senate for a vote at any time. Contact your Senator today and urge that they vote against the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, S. 1584. To find your Senator’s contact information, click here.
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