Re: Watchdog Group Attacks School Bible Study

On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 17:55:35 -0500, "B. Ant" <b.ant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>B. Ant wrote:
>
>> Rita wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 05 Aug 2005 18:33:31 -0500, beta <ebeta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> We the people are getting closer to having the Bible read in schools
>>>> again.
>>>>
>>>> <g>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Keep on dreaming:)
>>
>>
>> Pope Benedict XVI on Monday encouraged the display of crucifixes in
>> public buildings, saying that God needs to be present in community life.
>>
>> He mentioned no specific disputes, but the issue of whether religious
>> symbols have a place in government buildings has been divisive in Italy
>> and elsewhere.
>>
>> "It is important that God is great among us in public life and in
>> private life," Benedict said in his homily in a parish church in Castel
>> Gandolfo, the hill town outside Rome where the Vatican has its vacation
>> retreat.
>>
>> "In public life, may God be present in signs of the cross in public
>> buildings. May God be present in our community life," Benedict said.
>>
>> <G>
>
>April 01, 2005
>Bible elective weighed at West Texas high schools
> · · (0) · · Students in a west Texas school district may soon have
>a Bible class offered as an elective.
>
>ODESSA ? A West Texas school board will at least consider the
>possibility of the district offering a Bible-based class as an elective
>in the high schools.
>A packed audience gave a standing ovation Tuesday after the Ector County
>school board heard a presentation from a man representing the National
>Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools on offering such a class.
>
> <G>
Proving that these people want a theocracy in the USA and are the real
America haters. If not for separation of church and state they very
likely will be unable to practice their religion one day.
Thumper
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