[AppyPappy]

Can they hand out pencils that say "Islam means peace"?

[EggsAckley]

It DOES sound like Mom is a bit over-zealous in this case.

[GaltMeister]

This sounds like a ruling from the 9th Circus Court of Bananna Peels - There are probably more whacked out judges out there than people realize.

[GreenHornet]

...but there's no problem handing out copies of "Daddy's Roommate", or "Heather Has Two Mommies", is there?

[max_rpf]

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Most if not all of the ACLU & Co's anti-religion action is based off of the fact that individuals in the govnerment are acting in support of any one religion (e.g. 10 Commandments Monument or a school board not cancelling a religious holiday).

Ignoring that this new interpretation of the Establishment clause is wrong, just how is this judge linking the private action of parents and school children to the government. This is the very definition of tyranny.

[apackof2]

JN 15:18 "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. [19] If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. [20] Remember the words I spoke to you: `No servant is greater than his master.'* If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also.

[Conservative til I die]

Un-bee-leevable.

[CobaltBlue]

I don't see how this can fly. It's not "state action", it's private action, so it's not using state resources to endorse or advance religion. Period.

[Fzob]

I think the founding fathers are somewhere around 20,000 RPM by this time. The country is going insane.

[Eva]

My daughter attended kindergarten in this district, about 1976. It was a very independent, forward thinking district at that time. They refused to accept any state money for the schools because they didn't want to adhere to the state mandates.

My daughter's kindegarten class had 15 students and she was one of three kids who were pulled out for reading with the reading specialist, while the other kids were learning their alphabet.

[mtbopfuyn]

As much as schools beg for school supplies for poor kids... now it's better kids have no pencils than a Christian one which most can't read anyway.

[hardhead]

Jesus (God) is being kicked out of every human nook and cranny. He will have the last laugh though, as He is landlord of heaven and can take in who He wants.

[bd476]

Sigh.

From a local kindergarten teacher a few years ago:

"According to our local school board it is okay for children in public school to make Menorrahs in class to celebrate Chanukah, and we can 'do' Santa Claus decorations, maybe put up a paper Christmas tree, but it is not okay to celebrate St. Patrick's Day by wearing green, making shamrocks, etc., because that day honors a Christian Saint and only Catholic Christians celebrate it, don't they... never heard of schools getting involved in St. Patrick's Day celebrations!"

[jimkress]

It's time to start ignoring the rulings of these courts. Go ahead and distribute more pencils. Tell the 'judges' to go screw themselves.

When millions of Americans refuse to obey, the 'judges' will be unable to enforce their oligarchic decisions.

[Ahban]

The teachers were smiling, another job well done
'Cause flowers are for blooming in the last week of May.
The children smiled too, they knew that they had done it.
All of 'em knew it was graduation day.

Papa said 'Mama, let's attend the celebration.'
And the preacher was there, cause they wanted him to pray.
All except for that lawyer, way back in the corner
Who said 'Let's take it to the judge, and see if its OK.'

We did this to ourselves, and we let them do it to us.
O Lord we repent, and ask You to live through us.
Washington where are you? Jefferson please heed the call.
James Madison too, in fact we need you all.
For your words, they have been twisted. O what is the solution?
To tyrants wearing black robes, and Constitution Pollution.

News anchor with raised eyebrow, he gave us the story.
Said "I don't see why these Christians persist."
We even had a scientist look in his laboratory.
If God's not there, then He must not exist."

The Judge wore a scowl, along with his black robe
He said "I forbid you. In fact I insist.
The Constitution says be neutral, in matters of religion.
That means we slap you down, and support the athiests."

Graduation was over, but Papa was a thinking
And all of his friends, they were thinking too.
About Constitution Pollution, and reporter-distorters.
Yeah, Papa cleaned his gun, and wondered what to do.

[CodeMonkey]

I'm situated somewhere between a pagan and deist and have no problem with him handing those pencils out. So what if the mother gave them to him to give out? It's time we stopped passing around the KJV bible and started handing out beecher bibles instead.....

[bjcintennessee]

It was "highly unlikely," he wrote that then-4-year-old Daniel was "able to independently read and advocate the dissemination of the message on the pencils."

It was just as unlikely that the other 4-year-olds were able to read and...you get the idea.

Geeze!

[GretchenEE]

The injured people of faith better beat feat to appeal this stinking ruling.

[GretchenEE]

We're to believe that after a child graduates from first grade, he can bring religious-message pencils to share at school?

[BenR2]

When I was a kid, I remember hearing stories like this about life behind the Iron Curtain.

Now, we are privileged to watch the destruction of our religious liberty before our very eyes. . . .