Posted on 05/27/2015 10:21:18 AM PDT by Academiadotorg
Mackenzie Fraiser may be a sixth grader, but she knows more about her constitutional rights than Somerset Academy. The Las Vegas school took a big gamble when it told a 12-year-old girl to drop God from a paper for leadership class — despite the Education Department’s own rules allowing it. For a project on self-esteem, Mackenzie wanted to use John 3:16 to explain how her faith affects her identity. Since she was required to include an “inspirational statement,” Mackenzie turned to what inspired her most: the Bible. Before she could finish, the teachers ordered her to strip any reference to Scripture or God, claiming that it violated a government policy. tony perkins frc
When Mackenzie got home and told her father (a pastor) what happened, he was rightfully upset. The family contacted our good friends at Liberty Institute, who gave the school 10 days to issue a written apology to Mackenzie. “Government officials telling little girls they can’t mention God is not the law,” wrote Liberty President Kelly Shackelford. “It’s religious discrimination, and it’s morally wrong.”
The Assistant Principal tried to justify the ban, claiming (wrongly) that the Department of Education prohibits religious expression in class. And while it sounds like something the DOE would do, the reality is that no such guidelines exist. In fact, what does exist is a defense of students’ rights!
These children “should never be intimidated into feeling like their faith is bad or something they have to hide,” said Senior Counsel Jeremy Dys. “The Supreme Court and the United States Department of Education repeatedly recognize that ‘students may express their beliefs about religion in homework, artwork, and other written and oral assignments free from discrimination based on the religious content of their submissions.’ Banning students from expressing their religious beliefs in class assignments teaches students that religion is bad. The school officials at Somerset Academy must apologize and affirm her right as a student to express her faith in a school assignment.” Let’s hope the administrators listen — and right this horrible wrong.
Tony Perkins heads the Family Research Council. This article is excerpted from the Washington Update that he compiles for the FRC.
Sounds like part of the picture is that liberal baloney mongers managed to get the ears of the school administration long enough to pump heads full of mush, to more or less mix and match metaphors.
I wonder if she had used 'Allah' and the Koran, would the same 'rule' have applied?..............
What it really shows is how stupid teachers actually are....................
Is there any doubt all that if this child had referenced the Koran instead of the Bible that this would have been a non-issue?
Bet it wouldn’t.
At Least not according to Suit Happy Nadow of SF SC and Obama.
And at one time they were respected for dedication and wisdom.
This kind of thing angers me.
Or Confucius, or Buddha, or Mahatma Gandhi...
All teachers are not that way, like in Vegas, fortunately. The ones around here are pretty high on the intelligence and wisdom scale. But then, this is a very conservative place.........................
OUR Education system, and our schools are attempting to oust God from discussion even. How un-American.
There is a God, the HOLY SCRIPTURES tell us about the LORD and what/how the LORD instructs us to live.
We are allowing the elimination of faith step by step.
Do we really intend to deny there is a God and the LORD has a plan and purpose for each on us? WAKE UP!
It happened before in Hitler’s GERMANY.
Satan is not banned.
This is an example of the creeping incrementalism of the multiculturalist academics who seek to perpetuate anti-Bible dictats for their OWN PREJUDICE! I would guess that the majority of academics and academic bureaucrats, being products of the various Colleges of Education, are, at a minimum, uncomfortable with participatory Judaism and Christianity.
This results in that fine MODERN distinction, used by the Progressive Left, of “Freedom of Worship” rather than “Freedom of Religion” as derived from the First Amendment. The former locks away religious practice from the sight of the discomforted in once-weekly buildings and allows no non-permitted expression outside of those times.
Get YOUR children out of the government indoctrination centers - NOW!!
The teachers would be afraid of retribution from some jihadi for dissing their false prophet.................
Actually, these teachers and academics may be Marxist athiests on a deliberate mission If they are even marginally Christian at all, then yes, they are too stupid for words.
Dad needed to remove the kids from indoctrination camp a long time ago. Now even he is complicit, but call me radical. The excuses for the complicity of parents is now epic in number.
I suspect my tag line works in this case.
State law aside, that's actually the key point right there. Because if the school allows one, it would be forced allow the other. And that could lead to my child sitting in a classroom while some other kid was referencing a passage from the Koran. Not cool at all.
And I say that with a very heavy heart. Because I'm old enough to remember public prayer In my elementary school. It didn't hurt anyone, and might have even helped some kids. But unlike back then, today one can't be sure just who is reading what prayer.
Let’s see:
Muslims can express their religious belief on campus.
Seihks can wear instruments of death, in the form of swords adorning them.
Schools frequently have days of diversity celebrating muslims and asking children to dress as muslims.
All in the name of diversity and recognizing others identities.
Speaking of identities; If gays and Transgender children are recognized and given privelege for their beliefs, how is it that Christian children are not also inclusive of identity? (Rhetorical )
heads will roll..not far...but a bit
Somebody needs to read Article I of the Amendments to the Constitution. It’s crystal clear. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion OR PROHIBTING THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF, OR ABRIDGING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH. Covers both the freedom of religion and freedom of speech in one clear and concise mandate, applicable to government at any level. Have to wonder, what part of this is difficult to understand.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.