Posted on 02/06/2009 12:41:57 AM PST by American Dream 246
Now that ought to create jobs! Democrats are banning religious expression on public campuses in their Stimulus boondoggle.
Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) made the following statement after Democrats voted 43-54 against his amendment to strike language from the economic stimulus bill that discriminates against students of faith. Senator DeMint’s amendment would have eliminated a provision that bans any university or college receiving funds to renovate buildings, from allowing “sectarian instruction” or “religious worship” within the facility. This would in effect bar use of campus buildings for groups like the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Campus Crusade for Christ, Catholic Student Ministries, Hillel, and other religious organizations.
This is criminal and Democrats know it. Americans would never go for this crap-- if the media would ever report on it. Here's the roll call on the vote.
(Excerpt) Read more at gatewaypundit.blogspot.com ...
Does it include Islam?
Of course not!!!
but you better watch them southern baptists - while they won't behead you, they might do the ultimate leftist sin - judge you
get this news out to everyone you know
This is racism against Islam, Moon gods, Winter, Summer and Spring gods and Satan!/s
I don’t think that Baptists would judge you or anyone any differently than they judge themselves.
We are ALL sinners and guilty deserving hell. We ALL need God’s forgiveness and pardon through the person and work of His son, Jesus Christ.
We ALL must individually receive Jesus as Savior and Lord. Only then can we know and experience God’s love and plan for our lives.
I’m not a Baptist. I’m just a Christian.
And give them two options: Holy Bible or firing squad.
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They seem to have missed that whole “...prohibiting the free exercise thereof... “ thing.
Would you believe Collins voted with the democrats on this? We had 5 democrats vote with us.
Here it is:
Grouped By Vote Position YEAs -—43
Alexander (R-TN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Conrad (D-ND)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nelson (D-NE)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Specter (R-PA)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)
NAYs -—54
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Begich (D-AK)
Bennet (D-CO)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Burris (D-IL)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Collins (R-ME)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Hagan (D-NC)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kaufman (D-DE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lincoln (D-AR)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Snowe (R-ME)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Udall (D-CO)
Udall (D-NM)
Warner (D-VA)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)
Not Voting - 2
Gregg (R-NH)
Kennedy (D-MA)
see #11
yea = strike the wording
nay = atheist @$%*@&#s to keep the wording
true to form, collins and snowe joined their fellow democrats to vote against striking the provision
YEAs -—43
Alexander (R-TN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Conrad (D-ND)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nelson (D-NE)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Specter (R-PA)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Wicker (R-MS)
NAYs -—54
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Begich (D-AK)
Bennet (D-CO)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Burris (D-IL)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Collins (R-ME)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Hagan (D-NC)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kaufman (D-DE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lincoln (D-AR)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Snowe (R-ME)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Udall (D-CO)
Udall (D-NM)
Warner (D-VA)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)
Not Voting - 2
Gregg (R-NH)
Kennedy (D-MA)
i’m sorta a southern baptist - but not a very good one
work in progress
This gets to the heart of why this kind of thing is frightening and destructive to liberty--you take money from the government, you have to play by the government's rules.
The problem is, so many institutions--of learning and business--are so damned lazy and greedy that they would rather take "free" money than maintain their liberty.
Soon enough, we will see this creep into any dealings with the government at the individual level.
This is why a few days ago I was warning people about criticism of the other of the octuplets--we are RAPIDLY approaching a time and place where taking government money in any form (healthcare, retirement, unemployment) will have strings attached FOR 'GOOD' REASONS, and we will accept those strings because most people want the cash, and shrug at talk of "personal liberties".
I think Obama's audacious for trying to get government's tentacles into all aspects of our lives, but I am growing disappointed with how blindly so many are allowing it to happen because certain aspects of it appeal to their own personal biases.
If the Commie Dems can ban religion at colleges, they can ban it Anywhere. Within four years, all religious expression will be illegal and America will be an atheistic Communist Islamic Republic. That’s what they want.
They think if they can just shut Christians up, that incessant, nagging feeling deep down inside of them that makes them feel that maybe something is very wrong, that something is missing in their lives, will go away and leave them alone.
It is the message of the salvation offered by Jesus Christ that they hate and seek to permanently remove from the public arena. But, as Jesus said, generations come and go, but His words will last forever. And no matter how many times those who hate Him attempt to vote Him out of existence, that fact will never change.
we need the names of the senators that voted to keep this in the porkulus bill
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here you go: Make phone calls tomorrow!!! To all who voted NEA.
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