So I was trying to find out an update on Louisiana Senate Bill 733 which was sent to Governor Bobby Jindal’s desk recently. The bill, if signed into law, allows for freedom of thought and scientific inquiry in the classroom by allowing teachers to explore other theories of origin outside Darwinian Evolution.
I have yet to find out if Governor Jindal has signed it or vetoed it. What I did find was hundreds of websites urging people to call in and discourage the governor from signing it. Apparently this bill has the all the Darwinists worked up. Unfortunately for them this is America and not the Soviet Union. Since we’re not communists yet, freedom to discuss alternative theories of origin should be protected in our schools!
This bill is important because it does begin to set some precedent for other states to follow. The naysayers argue it is bringing religion into the classroom and violates the establishment of religion clause in our constitution. This is of course nonsense because the bill does not endorse one theory of origin over another and actually has the effect of breaking down the monopoly (and state establishment) of Darwinism.
So, I’m calling on all like minded freedom loving individuals to call Governor Jindal and ask for his support of this bill. Ask that he will sign this into law! You can call him at 225-342-7015 or 866-366-1121 (Toll Free); fax him at 225-342-7099.
The law will no doubt face legal battles, but it’s important to fight for freedom in all areas especially in education! I’m including a letter from a group called AcademicFreedomPetition.com for your consideration!
Click here and send Governor Jindal a message of support and let him know Louisiana should lead the way to academic freedom and freedom of scientific inquiry by signing the LSEA into law.
Louisiana is on the verge of becoming the first state to enact academic freedom legislation that will protect a teacher’s right to present scientific evidence both for and against modern evolutionary theory. The Louisiana Science Education Act (LSEA) is sitting on Governor Jindal’s desk waiting for his signature. But, he needs to know you support it.
Dogmatic Darwinists are working overtime to bully the Governor into vetoing the act, going so far as to enlist activists from other countries to urge American’s to tell Governor Jindal to oppose the act.
We need the help of everyone in Louisiana, and everyone in America, who supports academic freedom to encourage Governor Jindal to sign the LSEA into law.
The LSEA is a home-grown measure. Drafted by Democratic state senator Ben Nevers, the bill was inspired by the Ouachita Parish School District Policy which was established almost two years ago. The LSEA echoes some of what Discovery Institute has called for in its sample academic freedom legislation, but the bill has been advanced by Louisiana citizens and has won overwhelming support from Louisiana legislators.
Darwinists are calling for help from around the world. A letter attacking the LSEA is being showcased and e-mailed all over the world by Richarddawkins.net. As usual the letter is full of falsehoods.
This bill is not about creationism or religion. That’s a red herring from desperate Darwinists. The bill is about allowing teachers to present scientific evidence that supports Darwin’s theory, as well as some that challenges it.
You can also help by forwarding this e-mail to friends and family in Louisiana, or anywhere around the country, and ask join you and sign the Academic Freedom Petition at www.academicfreedompetion.com.
Obama has said he is concerned with a conservative court that supports the “powerful against the powerless.” These are odd words considering it is the conservative justices that sided with victims of child rape, and who have also shown the ability to side with unborn babies, which is perhaps the best example of those who are “powerless.”
So which way is it going to be Senator Obama? Are you with the powerless or are you against them? Will you support conservative judges who avoid this kind of activism, or will you support the liberals whom you have praised?
I’m inclined to believe that this condemnation by Obama on the ruling keeping child rapists from the death penalty is just politics as usual. If this is not an example of Obama talking out both sides of his mouth, it shows a lack of judgment necessary to be the next commander in chief and an inability to appoint decent judges!
As if Barack Obama’s problems with racism, anti-Americanism, and his radical socialist policies weren’t enough to scare off voters, now he’s attacking Christians and the place of Christianity in American government.
JERUSALEM – Some have been taking issue with largely unnoticed comments made last year by Sen. Barack Obama declaring the U.S. is “no longer a Christian nation” but is also a nation of others, including Muslims and nonbelievers.
The comments have been recently recirculating on Internet blogs.
“Whatever we once were, we’re no longer a Christian nation. At least not just. We are also a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation, and a Buddhist nation, and a Hindu nation, and a nation of nonbelievers,” Obama said during a June 2007 speech available on YouTube.
At the speech, Obama also seemingly blasted the “Christian Right” for hijacking religion and using it to divide the nation:
“Somehow, somewhere along the way, faith stopped being used to bring us together and started being used to drive us apart. It got hijacked. Part of it’s because of the so-called leaders of the Christian Right, who’ve been all too eager to exploit what divides us,” he said.
Asked last year to clarify his remarks, Obama repeated them to the Christian Broadcast Network:
“I think that the right might worry a bit more about the dangers of sectarianism. Whatever we once were, we’re no longer just a Christian nation; we are also a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation, a Buddhist nation, a Hindu nation, and a nation of nonbelievers,” Obama wrote in an e-mail to CBN News senior national correspondent David Brody.
“We should acknowledge this and realize that when we’re formulating policies from the state house to the Senate floor to the White House, we’ve got to work to translate our reasoning into values that are accessible to every one of our citizens, not just members of our own faith community,” wrote Obama.
Obama claims we are not just a Christian nation but also a Muslim nation, a Hindu nation, and a non-believing nation. This shows a disturbing lack of judgement and knowledge on the part of Barack Obama. It’s true that the population of our country is made up of all sorts of people with different religious beliefs. Our nation itself, however, was founded on Christian principles and that foundation must remain in place.
Barack Obama clearly identifies that he is not just talking about the population of America and the various beliefs that exist. He is talking about the American government itself as he identifies that laws should be made based on all of these various beliefs. This is multi-cultural madness and an attempt to destroy the very foundation of our republic!
I believe American Democracy demands a Creator. I also know the evidence for our Christian heritage is everywhere you look! Whether it’s found on our monuments, our currency, in our pledge of allegiance, or the recorded words of our founders and other historical documents it’s very obvious to all.
In God we trust. The inscription on our money does not read, “in a god we trust.” One nation under God. Our pledge of allegiance does not say, “one nation under the gods.” So who is this God? He is the God of the Bible.
“It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not by religionists but by Christians, not on religions but on the gospel of Jesus Christ.” -Patrick Henry
This fact must be taken into account by our leaders in Washington! Senator Barack Obama would instead give the tenants of Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Paganism, Atheism, and other world religions equal considerations when governing our nation. That should bother everyone who loves America and is well versed in the history and traditions of this blessed nation.
Barack Obama has built his whole campaign around the idea of hope and change. Unfortunately he continues to surround himself with racists. His spiritual mentor, his friends and associates, and many of his supporters have all been in the news for race baiting, or outright racist comments!
Senator Obama himself has referred to his own grandmother as a “typical white woman” who was scared of black men. This is the politics of fear, racism, and an era of the past. So why is it that Barack Obama continues to allow it to take center stage in his campaign? Now he’s again bringing attention to it by claiming he will be the victim of racism by Republicans! This is more of the audacity of division! How dare he accuse Republicans of being racist!? He’s the one who keeps bringing race up!
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama said on Friday he expects Republicans to highlight the fact that he is black as part of an effort to make voters afraid of him.
“It is going to be very difficult for Republicans to run on their stewardship of the economy or their outstanding foreign policy,” Obama told a fundraiser in Jacksonville, Florida. “We know what kind of campaign they’re going to run. They’re going to try to make you afraid.
“They’re going to try to make you afraid of me. He’s young and inexperienced and he’s got a funny name. And did I mention he’s black?”
He said he was also set for Republicans to say “he’s got a feisty wife,” in trying to attack his wife Michelle.
“We know the strategy because they’ve already shown their cards. Ultimately I think the American people recognize that old stuff hasn’t moved us forward. That old stuff just divides us,” he said.
This is not the politics of change and hope. This is the same political game played by folks like Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and other racist African Americans. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: One of the reasons I can’t vote for Barack Obama is because I am against racism!
The following is an article from the Associated Press about the current push by President Bush to drill for more oil in America and the response by the Democrat controlled Congress. I’ve injected my commentary throughout. Enjoy!
What is a social conservative to do this November? The McCain conundrum that will be faced by millions of conservative Evangelicals, Catholics, and Jews this November has no solution in sight.
If you’re pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, pro-family values, and anti-judicial activism it appears you don’t have a presidential candidate to vote for this fall. At least not one you can feel safe about.
John McCain has displayed lukewarm positions on many of the important moral issues facing our country which has left many social conservatives with a sick feeling in their stomach. For an example of what I’m talking about just read this recent blurb from Politico.com…
McCain meets with Hillary backers at HQ
Ben Smith has good detail on a post-conference call powwow between McCain and some Hillary backers yesterday:
“He stayed for a good almost half hour afterwards shaking hands, listening to our concerns, talking to us,” said PUMA founder Will Bower, who said he thought many of the people there would vote for McCain.
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina stayed to mingle with the crowd, whose members also included Clinton backer Harriet Christian, made momentarily famous on YouTube for getting ejected from the Rules & Bylaws press area.
Bower said he’d liked McCain’s answer on judges, in which he “pointed out that he supported Bill Clinton with both Ginsberg and Breyer.”
Another person who was present, but asked not to be named to avoid conflict with fellow Democrats, said he’d pressed a McCain staffer on McCain’s position on same-sex marriage.
The staffer “said it was the same as [John] Kerry’s position,” he said.
If this report is true, John McCain is in for some real trouble. This will not escape the attention of the conservative base of the GOP which will hurt his chances in November. Many conservative voters may exercise their right to abstain from voting for a presidential candidate.*
If John McCain wants these votes, he needs to address this report and either deny it or apologize for it. This is serious business at this point. McCain risks alienating the base of the political party he is currently identifying himself with. Is the McCain campaign listening??
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*In case you’re wondering why I don’t plug the libertarian candidate, Bob Barr, it’s because he does not line up with the values of social conservatives either. Like so many libertarians, some of his policies about smaller government are dead on. Others are just plain wacky.
Libertarians, for instance, advocate legalizing marijuana and prostitution, they stand against preemptive military strikes to prevent terrorism, and fail to recognize the need for a federal marriage amendment to protect the institution of marriage from radical activism which circumvents the will of the people. There are other examples of where they break from conservative principles, those are just the ones that come to mind.
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, a potential McCain VP choice, has a golden opportunity to show his quality as a conservative and as a Christian. Jindal can do this by signing into law a bill which would allow for public school teachers to discuss multiple theories of origin. The bill, which was passed overwhelmingly by the Louisiana state legislature, now sits on the desk of the Governor.
This law would help break the monopoly Darwinian Evolution has enjoyed in many schools across the country. It also opens the door for multiple views on other unproven theories such as global warming. In keeping with conservative principles, the bill does not mandate from the state level that these subjects be explored from multiple angles, but allows for it if a local school board approves it. This keeps the control of classroom content in the hands of parents and communities.
Governor Jindal recently talked about his views on Intelligent Design on Face the Nation.
The full text of the Louisiana bill can be found here. If you have time to read it, I’d recommend it. It’s not very long and it’s pretty interesting. I guess I find it interesting because it sounds like such common sense. One would just assume that teachers and schools already allow for open discussion and analysis of these unproven theories. Unfortunately, evolutionists and environmentalists have had a stranglehold on what our children are taught. Why not open up the teaching to other common American points of view?
I can already hear some people screaming that this is a violation of church and state. That’s simply not the case though. The language in the bill is very careful to point to the fact that no specific religion should be endorsed and that no specific view on these unproven theories be held as the authority. I think this is great. It’s what the founding fathers had in mind when they wrote the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment. We must stop the establishment of Darwinian Evolution and Man Made Global Warming as the official state religion!
