Posted on 03/25/2009 12:34:07 PM PDT by Fiddlstix
Obama Youth Brigade: Church Attendance Forbidden
By Jonas Clark
Is this the change you really voted for? President Obama has only been in office for two months. Now we have HR 1388. The Bill was sponsored by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) with 37 others. The Bill was introduced to the floor of the House of Representatives where both Republicans and Democrats voted 321-105 in favor. Next it goes to the Senate for a vote and then on to President Obama.
This bill’s title is called “Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education” (GIVE). It forms what some are calling “Obama’s Youth Brigade.” Obama’s plan is require anyone receiving school loans and others to serve at least three months as part of the brigade. His goal is one million youth! This has serious Nazi Germany overtones to it.
The Bill would forbid any student in the brigade to participate in “engaging in religious instruction, conducting worship services, providing instruction as part of a program that includes mandatory religious instruction or worship, constructing or operating facilities devoted to religious instruction or worship, maintaining facilities primarily or inherently devoted to religious instruction or worship, or engaging in any form of religious proselytization.” That means no church attendance or witnessing.
Again, is this what America voted for? Here is part of the HR1388 Bill’s wording:
SEC. 1304. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AND INELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 125 (42 U.S.C. 12575) is amended to read as follows:
SEC. 125. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AND INELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Prohibited Activities- A participant in an approved national service position under this subtitle may not engage in the following activities:
(1) Attempting to influence legislation.
(2) Organizing or engaging in protests, petitions, boycotts, or strikes.
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(7) Engaging in religious instruction, conducting worship services, providing instruction as part of a program that includes mandatory religious instruction or worship, constructing or operating facilities devoted to religious instruction or worship, maintaining facilities primarily or inherently devoted to religious instruction or worship, or engaging in any form of religious proselytization.
Ping
Sig heil, suckers.
So, what are they going to do to someone who simply ignores the prohibitions on free speech?
This stuff is happening way to fast.
Violation of the constitution ping.
Jebus H. Hillary is looking soooo much better.
I heard a Pubbie added the language about no lobbying, strikes, union organizing, etc. RATS are trying to strike that.
Let's hope the whole bill is sent down the crapper where it belongs.
Better they boil the water so quickly the frog jumps out than so slowly the frog doesn’t notice.
I have to believe that the restrictions apply only when you are “on the clock”. Otherwise it would never pass constitutional muster.
But while we are at it, I want to see an amendment added making it illegal to deputize them and or to require them to carry a firearm or to issue them a firearm in the course of their job.
There’s absolutely no way this is trying to forbid people in the youth corps or whatever it is from ever going to church or witnessing. That would be blatantly illegal and even the dimmest bulb on Capitol Hill knows it wouldn’t hold up. I wouldn’t be surprised however if they’re saying that going to church doesn’t count as volunteer work.
It all sounds so innocent. But then, isn't that how they all start?
At least abortion clinics, ACORN (those indicted for voter fraud), and union activities are excluded from receiving any services from volunteers.
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1388/text
Sec 1301 (b)
We'll see how selectively these rules get enforced for religious organizations (that don't recognize gay marriage, of course) and ignored for unions and abortion clinics...
That's how I read it. If so, this is a good thing. Now I guess I'll have to read the actual bill to confirm that.
One of the big problems we will all have with the Obamaistas is that so few of them have any connection to the real world. It's like they start the day by kicking back with a little cocaine or something.
The Bill would forbid any student in the brigade to participate in “engaging in religious instruction, conducting worship services, providing instruction as part of a program that includes mandatory religious instruction or worship, constructing or operating facilities devoted to religious instruction or worship, maintaining facilities primarily or inherently devoted to religious instruction or worship, or engaging in any form of religious proselytization.” That means no church attendance or witnessing.
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Unless its negroes going to a mosque, or reading a koran or selling the newspaper of the nationofislam.
I don’t know - if this wording is accurate, it looks like the government is attempting to suppress religious freedom - definitely unconstitutional. That would be like saying senators and reps may not attend church services while in office, right?
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