because God bashing is as "in" with the PC Crowd as gay bashing is out.
What this country NEEDS is a Conservative/Libertarian Supreme Court that can get the judicial activism legislation tossed and everything beck to what was intended. Current policy completely ignores the second part of the Establishment Clause--"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;".
Allowing school prayer, public displays with religious themes, etc. in no way violates the prohibition of a state religion although disallowing them does indeed inhibit the free exercise of religion.
Well, it's not really sick hate I don't think, but figured the subject line would catch more attention ![]()
Officials boot 'God' from patriotic song
Lee Greenwood's inspiring Gulf War anthem prompts questions about 'legality of lyrics'
''God Bless the U.S.A.,'' a patriotic anthem made popular by singer Lee Greenwood during the 1991 Gulf War, ignited a war of words between some parents and officials when it was learned an upcoming school performance would substitute the words ''I love'' for 'God bless.''
The show's directors decided to substitute ''I love the U.S.A.'' during rehearsals for the performance at Pacifica High School in Ventura County, California, when someone on the committee suggested the word ''God'' might be a ''problem.''
... The show's sponsor, the Pleasant Valley Education Foundation, provides support for bands, speech programs and choruses. Because it's not officially affiliated with the district, committee members decided to check with school officials to make sure the word ''God'' would not violate laws separating church and state.
... Committee chairwoman Peggy Smith said words have been changed before in the show's three-year history.
''We didn't want a lawsuit," Smith told the Star. "It could lead to the demise of Cinemagic and arts programs ... because of one word."
Luckily, sanity has prevailed, and thanks to some angry parents and a rational school board, the song will be sung as written. I wonder if the ACLU will look into finding some Christian kid who is now traumatized after finding out that God is a bad word to sue the school anyway! No, I'm not suggesting this at all, but I do think this demonstrates where there is selective outrage over certain speech in the atmosphere of political correctness. And note what prompted the word change in the first place -- fear of a lawsuit -- kinda puts in perspective some of the other issues of the day. The teacher in the LA school is assumed to be a hateful, homophobic, Bible thumper because she feels discussions about a gay parent don't belong in her classroom. The hue and cry is for lawsuits and firings based on a single incident which, IMO, is just as much an overreaction as the punishment meeted out in that case.
Evie ![]()

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