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Teacher Throws Away 6-Year-Old's Christmas Gift, Tells Him 'Jesus Is Not Allowed in School'
Christian Post ^ | 01/07/2014 | Katherine Webber

Posted on 01/07/2014 1:51:42 PM PST by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 01/07/2014 1:51:42 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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6-year-old Isaiah Martinez's Christmas gift to fellow students included a candy cane and note describing how the Christmas candy represents the life of Jesus.
2 posted on 01/07/2014 1:52:24 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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sad and pathetic. But5 it’s public school after all.


3 posted on 01/07/2014 1:53:34 PM PST by 12th_Monkey (In an alternate universe Obama still dips ice cream)
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To: SeekAndFind
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4 posted on 01/07/2014 1:54:18 PM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: SeekAndFind

I’ll bet that same school would go out of their way to welcome Allah and his murderous minions.


5 posted on 01/07/2014 1:54:34 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (The War on Drugs has been used as an excuse to steal your rights. Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I agree with the school. You can’t pass out theological messages at public school. I would not want my child to receive one of those, as you wouldn’t want your child to receive a message from his Jewish classmate saying that the New Testament is not one of the Holy Books, etc.


6 posted on 01/07/2014 1:55:24 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: SeekAndFind

It’s not as if the first graders were going to be able to read the attachment, anyway.


7 posted on 01/07/2014 1:55:25 PM PST by Tax-chick (The superpowers ascribed to "feminists" make me wish I was one.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I bet the little guy was so happy to give that to his classmates and this neo-marxist scum up and destroyed his gift. Makes me so mad just thinking about it.


8 posted on 01/07/2014 1:55:36 PM PST by 12th_Monkey (In an alternate universe Obama still dips ice cream)
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To: SeekAndFind
Pop culture notwithstanding, the First Amendment very explicitly states that Government shall not interfere with the Free Exercise of Religion. We've turned just about every Amendment on its head, sadly.

We owe some HUGE apologies to the giants who gave us our Constitution and our centuries of success and Freedom.

9 posted on 01/07/2014 1:57:15 PM PST by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: SeekAndFind

Since Jesus Himself was a teacher, I imagine He would have a small, sad chuckle at the irony of this.


10 posted on 01/07/2014 1:58:10 PM PST by cld51860 (Oderint dum metuant)
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To: SeekAndFind

Whatever happened to separation of church and state? The State doesn’t have the right to prohibit this boy’s free speech and religious rights and the ability to demonstrate them. Maybe his parents should lawyer up with an organization like Pacific Justice Institute or the ACLJ.


11 posted on 01/07/2014 1:59:39 PM PST by 444Flyer (How long O LORD?)
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Whoops! Just read:

“...The Martinez family is now being represented by Robert Tyler, general counsel for Advocates for Faith & Freedom, a nonprofit group that seeks to protect religious liberty...”

Unfortunately, we have to start fighting back legally like the Left has been doing for years. A lot of ground to take back!


12 posted on 01/07/2014 2:02:59 PM PST by 444Flyer (How long O LORD?)
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RE: you wouldn’t want your child to receive a message from his Jewish classmate saying that the New Testament is not one of the Holy Books

I don’t think the comparison is the same.

The child is making a POSITIVE case for Jesus, not a NEGATIVE case against any religion.

If a Jew or Buddhist were to pass a message to my child ( and I am a Christian ) telling her the POSITIVE case for their religion, why should I take offense?


13 posted on 01/07/2014 2:03:37 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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Take a box of Korans to school and try to pass them out and see what happens...


14 posted on 01/07/2014 2:09:19 PM PST by Mr. K (If you like your constitution, you can keep it...Period.)
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...you wouldn’t want your child to receive a message from his Jewish classmate saying that the New Testament is not one of the Holy Books, etc.

Nonsense. It is not responsible to censor personal religious expression. I want my child to recognize that there are people who believe differently than her. I also want her to be a strong advocate for her beliefs.

15 posted on 01/07/2014 2:14:12 PM PST by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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Parents are threatening legal action against a Southern California school district after their six-year-old son was told he could not pass out candy canes with religious messages taped to them because “Jesus is not allowed in school.”

Silly teacher.. You can not keep Jesus out of the school or anywhere else. Can you keep oxygen out? Thought out? We carry Jesus in our hearts. He is in your classroom every day..


16 posted on 01/07/2014 2:20:33 PM PST by SECURE AMERICA (Where can I go to sign up for the American Revolution 2014 and the Crusades 2014?)
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I don't think ANYone in America, prior to .. saayyy ... 1940 .. 45 ... ever questioned or rejected ANYthing about Christmas for ANY reason.

Jews have always rejected Jesus as Messiah and Christians always knew it and NO ONE ever got too upset about it.

PC came into being sometime in the '60's and it got completely out of control.

Now that some people understand the tactics of the enemy, their desire to cut off the head of the serpent is met with threats of prosecution.

Until THAT attitude and power is eliminated, we'd better accept the progressive destruction of God's precious gift to the world.

17 posted on 01/07/2014 2:25:40 PM PST by knarf (I say things that are true .. I have no proof .. but they're true.)
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To: Yaelle

I wouldn’t send mine to public school, if I had any.


18 posted on 01/07/2014 2:28:58 PM PST by darkangel82
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To: 444Flyer
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ...." and Article VI specifies that "no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States." The modern concept of a wholly secular government is sometimes credited to the writings of English philosopher John Locke, but the phrase "separation of church and state" in this context is generally traced to a January 1, 1802 letter by Thomas Jefferson, addressed to the Danbury Baptist Association in Connecticut, and published in a Massachusetts newspaper.

The phrase therefor does not exist in our Constitution. Anywhere. Just saying.

19 posted on 01/07/2014 2:30:29 PM PST by SkyDancer ("How Can People Ask Forgiveness If They Won't Forgive Others?")
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To: Yaelle

as you wouldn’t want your child to receive a message from his Jewish classmate saying that the New Testament is not one of the Holy Books, etc.

Why? If done out of love then my child could accept the gift for what it was. Would not change their relationship with Jesus.


20 posted on 01/07/2014 2:31:21 PM PST by SECURE AMERICA (Where can I go to sign up for the American Revolution 2014 and the Crusades 2014?)
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