a Cross in Class is a No-No!!!!!

Humanists Tell Texas School District that a Cross in Class is a No-No

 

September 14, 2015 by Michael Ware

 

 

By now, we should have become somewhat tired of hearing about atheist groups complaining about schools.  If a teacher or principle shows any sign of having faith in Christ on the job, then they are attacked, and some atheist somewhere pitches a fit.  They rant on and on about the establishment clause, and how schools are supposed to be secular.  All the while, the majority is minimized and have their rights destroyed for the minority whiners.  And of course, it is happening again in Texas.  

 

A Washington-based humanist organization is taking a Texas teacher to task who allegedly has a Christian cross in her elementary school classroom and at times references God to her students.  

 

The American Humanist Association (AHA) sent a letter on Thursday to the superintendent of the Brownsville Independent School District and the principal of Benavides Elementary School in an effort to put a stop to what it calls “proselytizing” in the classroom.

First, we must establish that she allegedly has a cross.  We are not sure that the cross is there.  Next, we must also have to ask a pretty simple question.  How can a symbol convert someone?  That is; how is setting up a cross proselytizing anyone, much less a child that has grown up with no acquaintance with the meaning of the cross.

The correspondence specifically refers to a third-grade teacher only identified as Ms. Sanroman, who reportedly has a one-foot cross sitting on a shelf in her room. Sanroman is also being accused of recently telling students that no one is perfect except for One, and that is “our Lord.” 

And again, how would a third grader know that this perfect person is someone that he or she should give their lives to?  If this Ms. Sanroman had mentioned Jiminy Cricket, would the children spontaneously sprout a conscious?  Would they know that lying was wrong?  No, and unless these children have had some background in the Gospel they likely will not convert to Christ either.
But beyond that, there is the issue of the Establishment Clause in the Constitution.  According to this atheist group, and many before it, this is the reason that the teacher should be forced to remove the Cross. 

“The Establishment Clause demands religious neutrality from all government employees, including teachers, while on the job,” David Niose, AHA legal director, said in a statement. “Non-Christian students and their families should not have to put up with Christian proselytizing in what should be a secular public school.”

But, if the schools were secular, then they by definition would be breaking the First Amendment.  At least this is the opinion of Cornell University Law School.

They wrote

The First Amendment’s Establishment Clause prohibits the government from making any law “respecting an establishment of religion.” This clause not only forbids the government from establishing an official religion but also prohibits government actions that unduly favor one religion over another. It also prohibits the government from unduly preferring religion over non-religion or non-religion over religion.

You see, to understand the First Amendment to mean anything but having to do with a State sponsored and controlled denomination, leaves all stances in legal trouble.  If you prefer a religion over another or none, or none over any, you have broken the First Amendment according to Niose’s understanding.

Rather, the first amendment guarantees Americans the freedom to express and practice their religion without interference from the federal government.  This includes but is not limited to, not being forced to pay tithes to a denomination or sect that you are not a part.  You see much like the Bible, if we detach the document from its historical context, you lose any hopes of understanding it properly.

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TEXANS  - STAND  UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS!  DON'T ALLOW THESE COMMIES TO TELL YOU WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN'T DO!!!  TELL THEM 'NO!'  IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS!!!  FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS OR LOSE THEM!!