“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 I do not have a clue about many who read the blog, except those who are
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 tend to perk up when I run into something that
you, with children or grandchildren, 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 their most
recent victories.
He title the first One
Nation Under Allah?
He began by alerting his readers about 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, students were required to write, “Allah is the only God and
Mohammed 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
sizes; at the ACLJ, we celebrate each
and every one of them, as we should.
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 these hours; they were classified as “missionary work” and
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 need their help
Jay Sekulov,
American Center for Law & Justice
(ACLJ)
P.O. Box
90555
Washington, D.D.
20090-0555
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