Thursday, October 4, 2007

Constitutional Violations - Hello?

The installation of floor level sinks in various public facilities across The United States of America, a free country, that protects the freedom of it's people, to accommodate religious ceremonies was brought to my attention today.

I'm not exactly sure, but doesn't that cross a Constitutional boundary line? We aren't able to have any type of other religious paraphernalia for any other religion, why are we accommodating this particular population?

I am even more curious as to why there hasn't been more discussion about the topic. Or perhaps there has been and I have been busy. I am quite new to the whole blogging thing.

I don't think I would have thought much about it, except for years, there have been people throwing a hissy fit about the religion that this country was founded on until they had any and all reminders of it completely removed from the public eye. No one can say "Bless you" after a person sneezes without fear of being anti-tolerant. And now mainstream public facilities are making major renovations to accommodate a religious group. That is a violation of our, all of our Constitutional Rights. Or is it? Are these government buildings funded by taxpayer dollars? Or are these just employers who are accommodating their employees?

Just for debate purposes I always like to take a look at all different views.

I personally think the idea of bathing in public is ridiculous. Why can't they just use showers? Many truck stops and travel centers install showers and we don't really need to know what goes on in there. Why make it such an obvious accommodation to a select group of people? It's never been done before. Actually I thought it was policy not to accommodate any one particular religious group?

Private foot washing in bathrooms is not a custom that we are familiar with in America. It isn't that we are ignorant, it's just that there seems to be a much larger percentage of diverse religions than there was say 20 yrs ago. Foot washing has always existed in the Christian religion. Just not in public bathrooms. So has snake handling, but I don't think they would install cages to house off duty snakes.

Let's face it, this country is changing. Good, bad or ugly. And after all silence is acceptance. So many Christians stay silent, you know, so they don't not rock the boat. They refuse to stick together and stand up for what they believe in, so what can they expect? So many Christians don't even know what they are suppose to stand for, they fall for anything that sounds like it could be their religion, but they aren't really sure. (I should save that for another post)

The best you can do is know why you believe what you believe, don't be afraid to stand up for what you believe in and teach your children well. They will ultimately be the one's that have to suffer for the stupidity of the previous generations.

God help this country. As in, the God of Jacob, Isaac and Abraham.

College options for homeschoolers

I have been looking at the cost of college tuition for my oldest who is almost 12 yrs old. I can't believe how much the projected cost is suppose to be. We didn't even pay that much for our house. He better get busy and start studying for some AP courses.

I have heard of some dual credit high school /college programs. But, I don't personally know anyone who has experience with it.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.