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来自主题: Belief版 - Myth and Fact (11)
MYTH: The Supreme Court has declared that Secular Humanism is a religion, and
Secular Humanism is the established religion of the public schools.
In a footnote to the Supreme Court's 1961 Torcaso v. Watkins decision, Justice
Hugo Black wrote, "Among religions in this country which do not teach what
would generally be considered a belief in the existence of God is Buddhism,
Taoism, Ethical Culture, Secular Humanism, and others." The Torcaso case dealt
with religious tests for public office; it ha
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SB
Torcaso v. Watkins

civil
any
belief
oath
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Details here:
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/church-state/decisions.html
Illinois ex rel. McCollum v. Board of Education of School District, 333 U.S.
203 (1948)
Court finds religious instruction in public schools a violation of the
establishment clause and therefore unconstitutional.
Burstyn v. Wilson, 72 S. Ct. 777 (1952)
Government may not censor a motion picture because it is offensive to
religious beliefs.
Torcaso v. Watkins, 367 U.S. 488 (1961)
Court holds that the state of Maryland
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Ben Kalka的上诉书,作为人文主义者他要在监狱里享受信仰待遇。
http://openjurist.org/215/f3d/90/ben-kalka-v-kathleen-hawk-et-al
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Ben Kalka was a federal prisoner. After his conviction in 1991, he was
incarcerated in seven different Federal Correctional Institutions ("FCIs").
Kalka claims to be a long-time member of the American Humanism Association (
"AHA"). He alleges that at six of the prisons, he attempted to form "
humanist groups within the chapels of the prisons they maintain," Complaint
at 12, but with one exceptio... 阅读全帖
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【 以下文字转载自 TrustInJesus 讨论区 】
发信人: someinfo1 (someinfo), 信区: TrustInJesus
标 题: 今世報應:與神為友,邦國蒙福; 我加一句: 與神為敌,邦国衰微
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Nov 6 20:36:30 2012, 美东)
看到下面文章, 真是與神為友,邦國蒙福; 我再加一句: 與神為敌,邦国衰微
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今世報應
巴爾敦(David Barton)
國家元首,當信報應
美國脫離英國獨立後,開國功臣立刻設立州政府。在州憲法上(當時只十三州)開列擔
任政府公職的人當具備甚麼條件,以下為達拉華州的憲法(其他與此相似)︰
「當選為參眾兩院議員者,或獲委任公職、要職者,一律須發表如下宣言︰
『我相信天父,相信神的獨生子耶穌基督,我信聖靈,三位一體的真神。神永遠值得稱
頌。我信新、舊約聖經是神的默示。』」
先賢們作此要求的原因,後來在討論憲法的會議上,說得十分明白。就是擔任公職者,
必須知道他在任期間的所作所為,不僅是向選民負責,就可以了事,他還要向神交帳。
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来自主题: _BibleStudy版 - 探索美國道德日趨敗落因由
注: 网上看到以下文章:
探索美國道德日趨敗落因由
蓋世立(Norman Geisler)
《時代週刊》曾轉載加州富樂敦(Fullerton)警署與加州教育部合作研究,將本州一
九四零年代和八零年代的中學紀律問題,列表比對如下︰
四零年代 八零年代
談話 吸毒
嚼口香糖 酗酒
吵鬧 懷孕
在走廊內奔跑 自殺
排隊不守次序 強姦
衣冠不整 搶劫
不將紙屑投入廢物箱 毆打
盜竊
縱火
爆炸
學校的紀律問題是家庭與社會道德日趨墮落的反映。要明瞭這個墮落趨勢的來龍去脈,
應該縱觀由美國立國至今的教育演變過程。
美國建國三大信念
美國獨立宣言第一句即開宗明義宣佈︰「人受造平等,造物主賦予人類生命、自由,及
追求幸福等不容剝奪之權利,此皆自明之真理。」
這句話可以歸納出美國立國的三大... 阅读全帖
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