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The proposed initiative Reforendum for the public schools of Idaho is to re-introduce the Bible to the public classroom as History, Literature and Art. Signatures that are collected must fulfill the requirement of the law; which includes being on legal size paper with an authorized 'title' that must be provided by the Attorney General's office. When the requirements have been met, the initiative will be made available.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND SUPPORT. PREPARE TO MAKE YOURSELVES AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTING SIGNATURES at post offices, county buildings, community events, county fairs, school carnivals and etc.

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AN INITIATIVE ALLOWING SCHOOL BOARDS TO PERMIT THE BIBLE TO BE STUDIED AS LITERATURE AND FOR ITS INFLUENCE ON HISTORY.

AN INITIATIVE RECOGNIZING THE 1963 DECLARATION OF THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT IN THE CASE ABINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT V. SCHEMPP, THAT THE BIBLE IS WORTH STUDYING FOR ITS LITERARY QUALITIES AND ITS INFLUENCE ON HISTORY. RECOGNIZING FURTHER THAT THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT HAS AFFIRMED THAT TEACHING THE BIBLE OR RELIGION OBJECTIVELY AS PART OF A SECULAR PROGRAM OF EDUCATION, IS PERMITTED UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.

DECLARING IT LAWFUL FOR ANY LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD IN IDAHO TO ALLOW THE APPROVAL AND OFFERING OF AN ELECTIVE BIBLE COURSE IN ITS PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

REQUIRING THAT, IN ORDER TO PROMOTE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND CULTURAL LITERACY AND, AT THE SAME TIME, FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE CONSTITUTIONS, ELECTIVE BIBLE CURRICULA, AT ALL TIMES, BE PRESENTED OBJECTIVELY AND SECULARLY AND THAT SECTARIAN OR DENOMINATIONAL DOCTRINE NEVER BE ENDORSED OR PROMOTED.

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May God bless our efforts.

States Vote for Bible Curriculum
The Bible course curriculum has been voted into 475 school districts (over 1,900 high schools) in 38 states. 93% of school boards that have been approached with this to date, have voted to implement it. It is not just in the Bible belt, but it has been voted into school districts from Alaska and California, straight across the board to Pennsylvania and Florida. Over 210,000 students have already taken our course nationwide.

More Good News
In addition to the states listed above, 25 states are using 'The Bible and It's Influence' course of study. So, of course some states are using both of these great courses of study and the Bible is the main textbook. These are elective courses and either course can be used. In most cases, that is a choice made by the school district. In the state of Idaho, five key people who opposed our Bible in the Public School Project, are no longer in positions of authority. So, more doors are opening that allow us to move forward. There is, however, much more work that needs to be done.

Texas Allows Bible Curriculum

Texas passes law to teach Bible in public schools and re-gain academic freedom.

From World Net Daily - February 18, 2009
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=73821

BRAVE NEW SCHOOLS
Texas to teachers: Bible will be taught
Plan requires instruction in both Old and New Testaments
Posted: August 29, 2008

By Bob Unruh
� 2009 WorldNetDaily

The Bible history and literature will be taught in Texas public schools

The Bible's history and literature will be required to be taught in public schools in Texas under a new law that has been clarified by the state attorney general to mean exactly what it says.

"This is a huge victory for the people of Texas and, I think, for people across the country for academic freedom," said Jonathan Saenz, a lawyer for Liberty Legal. "There are 1,300 references to the Bible in the works of Shakespeare alone. Over 60 percent of the allusions studied in [advanced placement] English come from the Bible. Students are going to be better academically and culturally when they hear about the Bible."

The decision is a result of work by the state legislature as well as an opinion from Greg Abbott, the state's attorney general, in a letter to Education Commissioner Robert Scott. House Bill 1287 was approved by state lawmakers in the spring of 2008, and it was signed into law by Gov. Rick Perry. It states all school districts must offer the course as an elective at the high school level by the 2009-2010 school year.

Rep. Warren Chisum, R-Pampa, the author of the plan, said if 15 or more students express interest in the course, districts must provide it.

"A lot of schools don't know they can have the course, and this bill notifies them that the Supreme Court ruled school districts can offer it," Chisum said earlier in advocating for the plan. "School districts should know they can offer the course because it better prepares students for college literature and history classes."

Kevin Franck, of the People for the American Way, told the San Antonio newspaper his group isn't necessarily opposed to the plan, but will be watching its implementation.

And Chisum said the legislature specifically addressed the Bible, not the Quran or any other religious writing, because "the Bible as a text � has historical and literary value."

"It can't go off into other religious philosophies because then it would be teaching religion, when the course is meant to teach literature," he said.

Saenz told WND the actual curriculum � whether schools use only the Bible or another text � is left up to the local school district boards.

"Students more and more have been demanding the courses," he said. "The problem has been that school districts have been threatened [by activists] for offering the courses.

"Now they've got the state board of education's clear guidelines, and support from the attorney general," he said.

He said his organization has been involved in the adoption of the law from its beginning. Counting members of both houses in the legislature, the vote in Texas was 167-3 for the plan.

Liberty Legal, a group committed to defending religious freedoms and First Amendment rights, had been asked to submit a brief on the issue of requiring schools to teach the Bible.

Saenz told WND the requirement allows such education to be either in a regular class or a separate class.

He noted that in one school district close to Dallas, already 160 students have signed up for the class.

Among the subjects that must now be taught in Texas are English, math, science, social students, health, physical education, fine arts, economics, technology and "religious literature, including the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) and New Testament."

"A school district must, of course, offer instruction in the subject matter � 'as required curriculum,'" said the attorney general's opinion, confirming for state education officials the legislature's intent. "The Legislature did not mandate that this curriculum instruction be provided in independent courses.'

One group, the Greensboro, N.C.-based National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools, promotes its curriculum as the only one that uses the Bible as its primary textbook. Supporters include the conservative American Family Association, Eagle Forum and Plano-based Liberty Legal.

Council President Elizabeth Ridenour said the group's material already is being used in 54 Texas school districts. There also are other curriculums that use their own textbooks.

Words of Wisdom

One of our country's forefathers had a lot of insite into the perils which lied ahead for our country. The following are but four of his wise warnings:

• It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people�s minds.



• A general dissolution of the principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy�. While the people are virtuous they cannot be subdued; but once they lose their virtue, they will be ready to surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader�. If virtue and knowledge are diffused among the people, they will never be enslaved. This will be their great security.



• It is a very great mistake to imagine that the object of loyalty is the authority and interest of one individual man, however dignified by the applause or enriched by the success of popular actions.



• If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.


May our Memorial Day bring more than good company and food for us.

�What we see depends mainly upon what we look for.� -- John Lubbock

FAITH OF OUR FATHERS

Whaddya mean, 'America is not a Christian nation'?
Congressmen challenge Obama assertion by drafting 'spiritual heritage' legislation

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=98369

Public Law 108-477 mandates schools
celebrate Constitution Day on September 17th.

National Center for Constitutional Studies
37777 W. Juniper Rd.
Malta, Idaho 83342
Phone: (208) 645-2625

The motion picture, A More Perfect Union, has been officially recognized by the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constituution, who sited the film as being "of exceptional merit" and has given its seal of approval. It is being used by thousands of schools across the nation and satisfies the requirements of the following Federal Law.

Public Law 108-477 states: "each educational institution that receives Federal Funds for a fiscal year shall hold an educational program on the United Staes Constitution on September 17 of such year for the students served by the educational institution."

A MORE PERFECT UNION: America Becomes a Nation, is the first comprehensive re-creation of those heated debates during the summer of 1787. Filmed on location at Independence Hall and other historical sites, it dramatically chronicles how America became a nation and those underlying principles that guard our freedoms today.

This teacher's edition includes the 2-hour movie, an overview, and five segments (or lessons). A Teacher's Guide book, providing background information and perspectives to help with classroom discussins and other learning activities, can be downloaded from www.nccs.net, along with other materials.

Send away for a packet which contains program curriculum for schools to celeebrate Constitution Day on September 17th as mandated by Public Las 108-17.

http://www.nccs.net

How Long Does the United States Have?

About the time our original thirteen states adopted their new constitution in 1787, Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years earlier:

A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government.

A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury.

From that moment on, the majority always vote for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship.

The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years.

During those 200 years, those nations always progressed through the following sequence:

1. From bondage to spiritual faith


2. From spiritual faith to great courage


3. From courage to liberty


4. From liberty to abundance


5. From abundance to complacency


6. From complacency to apathy


7. From apathy to dependence


8. From dependence back into bondage

Professor Joseph Olson of Hemline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, points out some interesting facts concerning the 2000 Presidential election:

Number of States won by:
Gore: 19
Bush: 29

Square miles of land won by:
Gore: 580,000
Bush: 2,427,000

Population of counties won by:
Gore: 127 million
Bush: 143 million

Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by:
Gore: 13.2
Bush: 2.1

Professor Olson adds: 'In aggregate, the map of the territory Bush won was mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens of this great country. Gore's territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in government-owned tenements and living off various forms of government welfare...'

Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the 'complacency and apathy' phase of Professor Tyler's definition of democracy, with some forty percent of the nation's population already having reached the 'governmental dependency' phase.

Join me in Signing The Israel Pledge

Hi To My Family and Friends,

Given that it seems Washington is not listening to anything "Christian" that has morals, values, or principles... we need to be much more proactive and by strength in numbers let our voice be heard. Here is something I do truly believe in... the protection of Isreal... because it's straight out of the Bible... and wanted to share it and the opportunity to speak out with you!

I just signed The Israel Pledge to send a message to our country, the media, and the people of Israel that thousands of Christians love Israel and stand with her in her fight for survival.

The leadership of Christians United for Israel is going to Washington, D.C. to hand-deliver The Israel Pledge to our newly elected leaders.

The more signatures we gather, the stronger the impact we will make. This is one case where numbers speak even louder than words.

Please join me in signing the Israel Pledge by clicking on the button below.

Thank you sooooo much for your consideration in this.

May God be with us in this "spiritual battle",
Jenn =)


http://www.cufi.org/site/PageNavigator/Israel_Pledge_EC?s_oo=ebYRy6pt4aReirwFGqBgeg..&s_tlid=146079

REFUSE NEW COINS

U.S.Government to Release New Dollar Coins

You guessed it, 'IN GOD WE TRUST' is gone!
If ever there was a reason to boycott something, this is it!

DO NOT ACCEPT THE NEW DOLLAR COINS AS CHANGE
Together we can force them out of circulation.
This simple action will make a strong statement.

Please help by refusing to accept the new dollar coins when they are handed to you.
I received one from the Post Office as change and I asked for a dollar bill instead.
The lady just smiled and said "Way to go."
Please help out ... Do you really want our country to ask God to be removed from being involved with our country?

Please tell others about this!