Under God
Current mood: aggravated
Category: News and Politics

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

Lets get one thing straight.  As noted above in the Declaration of Indepedence that the basics right of a person is given to them by God.  So our Bill of Rights (and yes that does include freedom of speech and press which seem to be a hot topic, escpecially as of late) is only garateed with the assumption that these Rights are in place to protect our unalienable Rights endowed by God.  So fine, protest, complain...take God out of the pledge, God off of our money, God off of any government building, book, etc....but realize that if you do, you are also removing your rights.  You have to accept and admit to your basic right being protected by our constitution solely because our Founders believed that God inteded for you to have them.

I am pissed that the Pledge of Allegiance was taken from the schools.  I am mad that poeple would have "In God we Trust" taken from our currency.  I am alatmed that the citizens of California would have a cross removed from San Diego, a cross that is a war memorial and has stood since the 1950s.

I recently heard of a school in Nevada that pulled the plug on a Valedictorian who thanked God and Jesus Christ in her graduaiton speech.  They spouted the first amendment and had no authority under school board precedence to do so.  The first amendement does call for a spearation between church and state, well actually it states that the government cannot make laws respecting one religion.  It doesn;t say that there can be no church in state or no state in church.  Jus tthat the governement cannot sponsor or endorse one religion so much that they make laws which are solely to benefit that religion.  The first amendment doesn't garantee a freedom of hearing either.  Its being used that way. especially when dealing with the majority speaking.  The sad thing is the rules in place at that school, set by7 the board, handle this situation, there is no need to turn to the highest law in the land for a ruling.

Another example of this foolishness.  Right here in Texas, DFW area, Liberty Elementary school.  New school, they tought it would be clever to put the new nickel ont he cover of the year book.  But to avert criuticism they too the "In God We Trust" off of the coin on the cover.  The also issued "In God We Trust" stickers so that anyone wanting that phrase on the cover could put a sticker on there.  WHAT!!!  The majority of the population here in the bible belt is Christian, and or have no problem with the phrase.  And I would bet that 100% of the population spend our money with that phrase on it.  So why would a school have to tip toe around this.  Because the liberal minority might have a hayday protesting that a public school has "In God We Trust" on the yearbook.  A violation of the first amendment?  NO!  You use that same nickle to pay for milk at school right?  And why not, if you must, give out blank stickers to cover up the phrase.

The answer to that why is that the conservative majority who would not be offended by the presence of the phrase "In God We Trust" is also the same majority that would not protest the absence...because we are rational and although it ticks us off...we have lives to lead.  Why do we pander to the minority, is that what democracy means (checking dicitonary) (demand....demeanor...democracy...)

democracy    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (d-mkr-s)
n. pl. democracies

1. Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives.
2. A political or social unit that has such a government.
3. The common people, considered as the primary source of political power.
4. Majority rule.
5. The principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a community.

Wow!  Majority rule...hmmm...thought that was right. 

Fact: The majority of Americans believe in God.  God may be the God of Abraham, Jesus Christ, Allah...etc....but we belive in the Creator who gave us these rights

Why is it that the minority of those who are offended seem to have their voice heard loudest.  If the liberals want to separate church and state and take God out of all governement...they lose their rights to speak out, to assemble (protest) 

Oh and those of you that protest God being in the pledge and on the currency, in graduation speeches and on yearbooks...start at Arlington National Cemetery, lots of crosses....just please have a press conference before hand so that all of us veterans can meet you there.