Georgia Senate Approves Bible Class In Public Schools
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Public high school students could take an elective Bible class,
under a bill approved today by the Georgia Senate.

The bill, authored by Senate Democrats and amended by
Republicans, authorizes school boards to offer elective
courses that teach about the Bible's historical influence
on literature, art, culture and politics.

Republican Senator Preston Smith of Rome said,
"The U.S. Supreme Court says you can't use the classroom as
a pulpit, but that doesn't mean schools shouldn't discuss
major literary texts that also happen to be religious."

Maggie Garrett of the Georgia American Civil Liberties Union
said that even though the bill insists on a non-devotional
approach, teachers could still use such classes to proselytize.

She said, "Even if the bill is written to have all the
magic words from the Supreme Court, when it's implemented
in the classroom it could still be unconstitutional.
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They have tax exempt status, let them pay for they're own
schools or next thing you know the military will be have
elective boot camps in schools.

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"The power of the Executive to cast a man into prison without formulating
any charge known to the law, and particularly to deny him the judgement of
his peers, is in the highest degree odious and is the foundation of all
totalitarian government whether Nazi or Communist." -- W. Churchill, Nov
21, 1943 (Or whether Christofascist Republican.)

Georgia Senate Approves Bible Class In Public Schools
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/6713665/detail.html

Public high school students could take an elective Bible class,
under a bill approved today by the Georgia Senate.

The bill, authored by Senate Democrats and amended by
Republicans, authorizes school boards to offer elective
courses that teach about the Bible's historical influence
on literature, art, culture and politics.

Republican Senator Preston Smith of Rome said,
"The U.S. Supreme Court says you can't use the classroom as
a pulpit, but that doesn't mean schools shouldn't discuss
major literary texts that also happen to be religious."

Maggie Garrett of the Georgia American Civil Liberties Union
said that even though the bill insists on a non-devotional
approach, teachers could still use such classes to proselytize.

She said, "Even if the bill is written to have all the
magic words from the Supreme Court, when it's implemented
in the classroom it could still be unconstitutional.
_________________________________________________

They have tax exempt status, let them pay for they're own
schools or next thing you know the military will be have
elective boot camps in schools.

---
"The power of the Executive to cast a man into prison without formulating
any charge known to the law, and particularly to deny him the judgement of
his peers, is in the highest degree odious and is the foundation of all
totalitarian government whether Nazi or Communist." -- W. Churchill, Nov
21, 1943 (Or whether Christofascist Republican.)

Georgia Senate Approves Bible Class In Public Schools
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/6713665/detail.html
Republican Senator Preston Smith of Rome said,
"The U.S. Supreme Court

says you can't use the classroom as a pulpit

, but that doesn't mean schools shouldn't discuss
major literary texts that also happen to be religious."