Fwd: PLEASE READ POSTS BELOW CONCERNING CHILDREN

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From: Richard DePersio <citizenjournalistrd@gmail.com>
To: Richard DePersio <rrdd3939@aol.com>
Sent: Wed, Feb 15, 2012 6:08 pm
Subject: PLEASE READ POSTS BELOW CONCERNING CHILDREN

(UPDATE One floor down:

It has been made clearer; it was shocking and difficult to write:

The post concerning the slaughter of millions of little girl in PURPLE)l

Sent: Wed, Feb 1, 2012 1:08 pm
Subject: PLEASE READ POSTS BELOW CONCERNING CHILDREN

Richard DePersio is awarded Certificate of Appreciation (A Champion of Religious

Freedom)

Strange Bedfellows? Citizen Journalist is a deist with a splash of Plato!; Tom

Jefferson was a deist who attended services!

Citizen Journalist is not religious but he asks the questions: Is a dose of religion

in public schools constitutional? and Would children benefit from it?

 

When our nation was founded, most of the 13 states had an official religion. In many

cases, you had to pay a religious tax whether or not you attended church - only one

church (Christian denomination) was permitted in the state. You had to be a member

of that church to hold a government job in that state.

      Lousy Little Lying Liberals lie about what Tom meant by separation-of-church-

and-state. In 1801, the Danbury Baptist Association of Danbury, write to Tom express-

ing concern over the 'Establishment Clause.' Tom responded, "Believing with you

that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God...I contemplate

with sovereign reverence that the act of the whole American people which declared

 that their {U.S.} legislature should 'make no law respecting an establishment of religion or

prohibiting the free exercise thereof,' thus building a wall of separation between church

and state."

     Libs have distorted what he meant; claiming religion had no place in the public

arena, including, public buildings. What he actually meant was that due to the

'Establishment Clause' fed gov could not select a particular Christian denomination

and declare it to be the official religion of the nation. In which case, a state might

have to except two churches. He didn't question a state's right to establish a

religion.

     Further evidence of the lib lie: As Prez Tom ordered (the president was in charge

of the Board of Ed in DC back then) that the public schools begin and end the

school day with a prayer and that the Bible be employed to help teach English - just

like in the states! The vast majority of Americans were Protestant. Was he wrong?

 I think that the Founding Father's understood the Declaration of Independence, The

U.S. Constitution, including the Bill of Rights and the Federalist Papers better than

Supreme Court Justices in modern time. How dare they presume to know better!

     A Preacher approached Tom about an Indian tribe not on fed territory that was

interested in learning about Christianity and that he needed financial assistance.

Tom gave him fed funds to build a church and to cover his salary for one year.

We are credible on this issue for we are deists and non-religious. We can

address this matter in a manner that most others can't. We opt to place the

children first and foremost. PRAYER and the BIBLE NEEDS to be in PUBLIC
SCHOOLS!!! The way it was prior to 1964.

Most of the Founding Father's were Christians (a believe in God based on faith;

believe in miracles and prophesy and divine intervention) and some were deists (a

believe based on reason). Ben Franklin was an atheist who often quoted from the

Bible to make a point. He was disturbed that sessions of the Constitutional Convention

weren't starting with a prayer like the First and Second Continental Congresses had

been - he rectified the situation!

WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILDREN? - THAT SHOULD BE OUR
ONLY CONCERN!

Apply reason: Without question juvenile delinquency of all types has risen since the '60s;

grades have plummeted (details downstairs). A child can stand politely if parent

doesn't wish child to participate in prayer. Libs have systematically encourages porno,

children's rights (what rights? Privileges as granted by parents and teaches) undermined

parental authority, attacked religious belief and the traditional marriage and family.

The first and largest teaches union formed in the early '60s. Prior to the 60s public

schools were nearly as good as Catholic schools when it came to education and

discipline. On average, private school (most private schools are Catholic) kids score

higher on national standardized tests and state-wide tests than do charter and home-

schooled kids who in turn score higher than children in magnetic schools. Regular

public school children bring up the rear!

We are in sync with deists prior to a hundred years ago not sure about today's. Let's

attempt everything to help our youngsters. Let's negate the growing immorality

being taught our young as early as 5! Stop invading the world of the innocent!

We employ you to read the posts below from beginning to end. Do it for the children.

                           Of all of the dispositions and habits which lead to

                           political prosperity, religion and morality are indispens-

                           able supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute

                           of patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great

                           pillows of happiness -- these firmest props of the

                           duties of men and citizens. The mere politicians, equally

                           with the pious man, ought to respect and cherish them."

                           -George in his Farewell Address

George signed a law in 1789, declaring that schools were to teach the "religion, morality,

and knowledge" which was "necessary to good government and happiness.

Yes, we are deists! Are you surprised?

                          -We are Richard DePersio and Citizen Journalist and we approve this message.

                          (PLEASE read the posts downstairs).