Posted on 11/23/2004 11:44:16 PM PST by ETERNAL WARMING
700 lawyers ready to fight ACLU lawsuits Legal group's 'Christmas Project' designed to protect public schools
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: November 24, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com
Is it illegal to sing Christmas carols in public school? Or to display a manger scene or even to say the words "Merry Christmas" in those halls of learning?
Many public school officials act as though such prohibitions were clearly laid on in the Constitution and defensively ban every vestige of "religious expression" out of fear of an expensive ACLU lawsuit.
But this year, help is on the way: An army of 700 lawyers is being deployed to protect America's schools from the ACLU grinch.
In the past few weeks, the Alliance Defense Fund has contacted over 3,600 school districts nationwide, explaining the law and separating myth from fact regarding the celebration of Christmas in public schools. Moreover, as part of the group's "Christmas Project," more than 700 ADF and affiliated attorneys nationwide are available – at no cost to the school district – to combat any attempts to censor the celebration of Christmas in schools and on public property.
"The phrase 'separation of church and state' is not in the U.S. Constitution, but because of the fear, intimidation, and disinformation groups like the ACLU promote, many public officials and educational leaders mistakenly believe it is their duty to silence Christian religious expression," said ADF President Alan Sears. "ADF's goal this season is to inform and educate the 96 percent of Americans who celebrate Christmas regarding their rights."
Last month, ADF delivered the same information on the law to every state board of education and National Education Association chapter in the country, as well as to the national NEA office and the U.S. Department of Education.
The goal of ADF's Christmas Project is to clear up misconceptions about seasonal religious expression on public property. According to the public-interest law firm:
The U.S. Supreme Court has never ruled that public schools must ban the singing of religious Christmas carols or prohibit the distribution of candy canes or Christmas cards.
School officials may refer to a school break in December as "Christmas Vacation" or as a holiday without offending the Constitution.
School officials do not violate the Constitution by closing on religious holidays such as Christmas and Good Friday.
No court has ever held that celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas as religious holidays requires recognition of all other religious holidays.
The "Three Reindeer Rule" used by the courts requires a municipality to place a sufficient number of secular objects in close enough proximity to the Christmas item (such as a crèche) to render the overall display sufficiently secular. Although the overall display must not convey a message endorsing a particular religion's view, Christmas displays are not banned as some people believe. Simply put, the courts ask, "Is the municipality celebrating the holiday or promoting religion?"
"We want to dispel the myths about religious expression at Christmastime that have prompted wrongful acts of government censorship of religious speech," Sears said. "It's OK to say 'Merry Christmas!'"
School Districts or public entities being sued over their Christmas displays or expression can contact the Alliance Defense Fund through its website or by calling 1-877-TELL-ADF.
God rest ye merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay,
Remember Christ our Savior was born on Christmas Day;
To save us all from Satan’s power when we were gone astray.
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy;
O tidings of comfort and joy.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight!!!
ACLU = American Criminal Liberties Union
What sort of evangelical-baptist-others-excluding-Limbaugh-Robertson-Falwell-Swaggart jerk are you?
Maybe every move the ACLU does is not reasonable, but your comment that I would like to violate YOUR rights by having EQUAL rights is ludicrous! My freshmen students have more understanding than you!
"What sort of evangelical-baptist-others-excluding-Limbaugh-Robertson-Falwell-Swaggart jerk are you?
Maybe every move the ACLU does is not reasonable, but your comment that I would like to violate YOUR rights by having EQUAL rights is ludicrous! My freshmen students have more understanding than you!"
I have TOLORATED the Whinnings of the Minority as they have led us down the path of Socialism And Tolorance. I have tolorated enough of these ignorant rantings! The Voice of the Majority will rule the day because the Natural Order is being twisted and the Laws of God are being made Subserviant to the Laws of Man !! Do your students understand that?!! I Seriously doubt it.
I was born when Children, boys and girls were taught to think and reason, to know what it TRUE an what is FALSE and how to make that determination. To know what to love and why it should be Loved, and what to HATE and why it should be HATED. We were Taught to Obey the Laws of the Natural Order and the Laws of God. To Love our country, our Family, our Parents and Grandparents,
Do your Students undertand that?
To Love and respect each other as Citizens of this country. When you have Laid among the DEAD on the Battlefield and you are the only one left alive, then and only then do you understand what that love and respect means, and the what the price of Freedom is, then you KNOW there is a god, but what you will never know, what you will never understand is why you were allowed to live. Can you and your Students Comprehend that??!
This Country is a Constitutional Republic, IT IS NOT A DEMOCRACY!! In a Constitutional Republic, THE MAJORITY RULES! It is the Minority that is tolorated!! This infestation of Socialism and Tolorance into our Government, Education, Legal and yes even into our churches is going to cease.
What Sort am I?
I am an American Soldier, I am a Traditional Catholic (Sede Vecante') "God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven"
I am an American Citizen of this Constitutional Republic.
"When you remove the Supernatural, all that's left is the Unnatural", Chesterton
Make sure you and your Students Understand that!
The ACLU had a few co-founders, one of whom was named Norman Thomas. Thomas was also a co-founder of the Socialist Party of the USA when it was revived in the 1920s, and ran on their ticket 6 times for President of the US.
So there's a very close correlation between the ACLU and the Socialists of the US. They are working hand in hand to tear down the structures of this country.
An interesting tidbit is that Norman Thomas' grandson is Evan Thomas, one of Newsweak's editors.
"...but your comment that I would like to violate YOUR rights by having EQUAL rights is ludicrous!"
What's ludicrous about that?
If you cannot see that the ACLU is suppressing the rights of the majority of citizens of this country, then you must be one of them.
This org. has a specific function, which is to tear down the framework of this country, however they want to mask it as protecting the rights of a small minority, a nonsensical motive in any case.
What about the rights of the rest of us? Are we chopped liver? Pathetic.
Sorry to see that you have young students to indoctrinate.
May your students wake up someday and realize how they are being misguided and manipulated.
Oh, and Merry Christmas to you!
They are definitely a bunch of commies!
And I'm fed up with all of them.
Me too.
That's why I've proposed (in jest) that Congress pass a law for a:
btw, I liked your respone to #63 :-)
Here's another source for stopping these attacks by the ACLU.
http://www.thomasmore.org/
The Thomas More Law Center is a not-for-profit public interest law firm dedicated to the defense and promotion of the religious freedom of Christians, time-honored family values, and the sanctity of human life. Our purpose is to be the sword and shield for people of faith, providing legal representation without charge to defend and protect Christians and their religious beliefs in the public square.
" HIT THE HOUSE AND SENATE AND DEMAND THIS RULING THAT ALLOWS ACLU'S ATTORNEYS TO COLLECT FEES FROM PROSECUTION BE OVERTURNED. THE ACLU WILL DISAPPEAR! 1-800-648- 3516"
It's a law, not a ruling, right?
Frankly, it's something I'd love to see over-turned. It would take a lot of political capital, though, and would probably have to come from a black or Hispanic member of Congress. They'd be screaming racism and fascism over that until they went hoarse.
Other legal groups opposing the ACLU:
The Rutherford Institute (Charlottesville, VA)
www.rutherford.org
and the one you've heard of,
The Amercan Center for Law and Justice:
http://www.aclj.org/
The Rutherford Institute has been doing something similar to this for a long time. I don't think that they're as big as the ADF, though.
An old topic, from 2004, perhaps worth a look (and an update). :')
Well, well,- Why am I not surprised? Too bad the rest of America doesn't know about the ACLU/Communist party connection. Perhaps they (ACLU) wouldn't be given the attention/power they are given today, if America understood who the ACLU is really working for.
I believe your thinking of the 11th Commandment written specifically for Americans:
THOU SHALT NOT CAVE TO COMMIES.
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