School cancels Salvation Army fundraising trip (Madison, WI)

Wisconsin State Journal ^ | 12/9/05 | YANA PASKOVA ypaskova@madison.com

[add925]

WI is really starting to p*ss me off!

[Billthedrill]

But hey, there's no war on Christmas. That's just the paranoia of a few right-wing fundies...right?

[SouthernFreebird]

So one rules all.

[Awestruck]

There is no constitutional separation of church and state.

There is, however, a constitutional right to practice our religion, anytime, anywhere, including schools.

If you don't want your children participating then keep them out that day, but don't tell others not to do it.

[nmh]

Then have THAT little cretin, stay home.

This is getting to be ridiculous.

[SampleMan]

And the original purpose of the permission slips would have been what?????

The correct answer to this bozo or bozette would have been, "What you are holding is a permission slip. If you don't want your child to participate then mark NO." Hang up, off the record comment "Idiot".

[craig_eddy]

Funny how they always ignore that "free exercise thereof" phrase, ain't it?

[nmh]

Two third-grade teachers said students participated in an identical field trip with the Salvation Army last year.

One of the teachers who organized the field trip last year, Amy Carran, said parents could opt their child out of both the 2004 and 2005 trips.

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So WHAT CHANGED THIS YEAR?

Keep the little atheist home and let others have some joy.

[NoClones]

the dem/stealth-commies here in madison are not all that afraid to voice their anti-(use, values, morality, etc) twaddle...

it is a nice place to live other than the winter months...

[conservonator]

I bet if the school sent the kids to help collect cash in a cauldron while banging a hammer and sickle together these parents would have no problem at all: especially if the money was donated to planned parenthood.

[brewcrew]

Getting to be? How about gotten to be? IMHO, it got ugly a number of years ago. Especially in the People's Republic of Madison (or Madistan).

[Thunder90]

WI ping!

[mpop]

I would hate to be the kid of the parent that complained, he stopped a field trip (read a day with no school) the kids are not going to like that, he is not going to be very popular.

[Mark was here]

Blame the people who elected a spineless school board.

With the secret ballot, those who voted for the current regime has no accountability.

[savedbygrace]

The 1st Amendment prohibits Congress from passing legislation that has to do with the establishment of religion or the free exercise thereof. It doesn't prohibit either of those things, only the legislation of them.

Therefore, if it is found that any federal legislation tends to establish or prohibit, the LEGISLATION is in violation of the Constitution. The free exercise of religion is NOT a violation.

Further, in the above case, the LEGISLATION becomes null and void if it results in a constitutional vilation. This means, the federal legislation that funds or regulates public schools should be null and void. BUT THE FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION IS NOT TO BE PROHIBITED.

[Tokra]

"My kids were very disappointed," Carran said. "A lot of them said, 'It's not fair; it's not fair. Why can't that parent just keep their child home that day? It's not fair that the rest of us can't go.'"

Out of the mouths of babes......

Can anyone find this principal's email address so I can let him know what I think of his decision?

[BlessedByLiberty]

"My feeling is that we can certainly accomplish the same goals by having a service project within an organization that doesn't have a religious affiliation, and I'm hoping that sometime in the future they'll come up with an alternative," Fried said."

Does that mean next year's trip will be to the local Planned Parenthood?

[dhs12345]

And maybe a few more "homeless and poor" will have a nicer Christmas.

Atheists hate the poor and homeless. Or are more concerned about their perceived threat, than the people who might be helped.

Isn't the Salvation Army an arm of FEMA? Would they not want FEMA to help people during disasters?

http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=6357

[L98Fiero]

Chávez Elem. 442-2000 3502 Maple Grove Dr. (19)

Principal - Howard Fried
Andrea Kreft - Interim

Secretary - Debbie Kollberg

Best I could do.