“But thanks be to
God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ, Therefore, my
beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the
Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord” (I Cor. 15:57-58).
Hey Gang: Yesterday,
when I completed part two and placed the period at the end, I thought it was
time to move on to one of the other subjects lying in the stack of paper on my
desk; but how many know the best laid plans of mice and men have a tendency to
go by the boards.
I know all of the folks who are receiving the blog on
Gmail, but in most cases do not have a clue who those who reads them up on the
blog, except those who have signed in. I
would like to know who you are so as to place you in my prayer journal by name
rather than a group. I tend to think
that maybe some are younger-type folks who are raising families, and, having
been in the child and family business for four plus decades, my ears ten to
perk up when I run into something that you with children need to know.
Such is the case this morning. Once again I turn to the real pro in the
field of protecting the religious rights of all, no matter what you believe and
how you worship your god. In his most
recent communique with his prayer warriors Jay Sekulov of ACLJ told of two of
his most recent victories.
He title the first One
Nation Under Allah? He began by
alerting his readers there is a nationwide epidemic that has moved from creeper
gear to passing gear and is sweeping across our nation: namely, Islamic
indoctrination. This has penetrated text books and many public schools across
America.
Students in Tennessee were made to recite the Five Pillars
of Islam – the Islamic conversion creed – while not allowed any learning about
Christianity or Judaism. At least one
school, where Islam was covered for several weeks and the lesson on Christianity
was skipped, required students to write, “Allah is the only God and Mahammed is
his prophet”.
Jay wrote, it is our goal to put a stop to any
unconstitutional Islamic indoctrination by public school districts.
The ACLJ sent “open records” request to every school
district in Tennessee to uncover the truth about what students are
learning. School district attorneys
tried to stall compliance based on the “citizenship” of the ACLJ. The State of Tennessee Office of Open Records
Counsel addressed the matter and ordered that the requested documents be made
accessible to our attorney.
This is a victory!
This decision underscores what we’ve known all along our open records
request are valid. But this is far from
over.
Incredibly, Islam continues to be taught in schools while
students are being denied the right to bring their Bibles to school and speak
about Christianity. Simply put, schools
may not promote Islam while silencing Christianity.
The Second is titled
“High School Student Prevails
Religious liberty students come in all shapes and
sized. At the ACLJ, we celebrate each
and every one of them as we should also.
A 10th grade student in Bowie, Maryland, turn in a form to
satisfy her school’s community service requirement. She had performed her community service hours
at a local nursing home, helping with church services and picnics for the
residents there. She was surprised when a school employee returned her form,
informing her that the school would not accept hours; they were classified as
“missionary work” and were not done for the benefit of the general community.
The student and her mother contacted the ACLJ. We advised the school that civic services,
even if performed through a church, are considered community service. Students may not be discriminated against
simply because the services were provided through a church.
We recommended the student describe in detail the kind of
services she provided at the nursing home.
Reinforced by this advice, the student resubmitted her form to the school. The school accepted the hours as fulfillment of
the community service requirements.
Now listen up my friends, especially those of you who have
young folks in school, know what they are teaching in your schools and be
prepared to challenge them, if they are trying to brain wash your child into
doctrines, belief’s and other teaching
that are contrary to your beliefs.
Do not allow one blade of grass to grow under your feet.
Blessings,
Gramps
Put this in your planner; you, too, may someday need their help!
Jay Sekulov,
American Center for Law & Justice
(ACLJ)
P.O. Box
90555
Washington, D.D.
20090-0555
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