Loading ...President George W. Bush praises God at Arkansas public high school
flockwoodI saw former president George W. Bush speak today at El Dorado High School in El Dorado, Arkansas.
He spoke of visiting AIDS/HIV orphans in Rwanda who had lost both parents to the disease. They had been taken in by a Christian charitable group and given renewed hope.
“God is good,” Bush says he told the orphans — and they shouted back — “All the time.”
If orphans in Africa can say “God is good — all the time”, how in the world can Americans say anything less, Bush told the crowd. By the end 43 was saying “God is good” and the El Dorado students were answering him: “All the time.”
April 23rd, 2010 at 10:22 pm
Conservatives are starting to realize they don’t have to submit to the liberal rules.
April 24th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
As opposed to the past, when they submitted to them? I mean, here’s a guy in George W. who lied, stole an election, started an unnecessary war, made a good faith attempt to destroy our government and our way of life, and has appointed Supreme Court justices who will ruin our legal system for 30 years to come. When did he ever submit to the liberal rules, or any other conservative fat on corporate money and the power that it brings? As usual, the only losers are the people.
April 24th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
“Liberal rules” means that the government shouldn’t force kids to sit through an assembly where officials tell them what religious beliefs were acceptable. Other countries did that but not us. We believed in freedom. Ah, those were the days.
April 24th, 2010 at 8:46 pm
Uniqueness of first amendment is reflected when public school students had opportunity to express their religious feeling that God is good all the time, no matter what circumstances prevail, in this case AIDS/HIV orphans. Separation of Church and State is out of question, government is not dictating though obvious response is “all the time”, but here it is spontaneous reply from the student.
April 25th, 2010 at 11:53 am
Julian, I don’t imagine they made up that “all the time” thing on the spot; I’m sure that was a phrase that someone taught them at some point. I hope it wasn’t someone being paid by the government, but given current politics, it probably was.
April 26th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
“I’m sure that was a phrase (God is good all the time) that someone taught them at some point. I hope it wasn’t someone being paid by the government, but given current politics, it probably was.”
Caleb, without teaching during span of life, every single person would turn into a man like Tarzan in the jungle. It is sad but true that many people including media are prejudiced about Christian for their religious freedom of expression by bringing law of separation of Church and State. Religious expression is not illegal for government people, in public property for building good spirit. Isn’t it?
April 27th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Julian, my reading of the Constitution is rather like your reading of the Bible: It doesn’t contain any exceptions, even one for “building good spirit.”
April 28th, 2010 at 11:57 pm
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion”
Looks like we’re good. Congress has still not established a religion.
April 29th, 2010 at 7:16 am
Justin, I realize that over simplicity is your stock in trade, but I suspect that even you know that the Courts have construed the First Amendment to apply to all actions of the government, not merely direct actions of Congress. That’s why, for example, that the President, bypassing Congress, can’t simply declare a national religion.
April 30th, 2010 at 12:21 am
Sounds like a problem with the over-reaching courts, not with the ex-President’s actions.
Your assignment is to write the following phrase on the chalkboard 100 times or until it sinks in:
“Judicial review is NOT CONSTITUTIONAL”
April 30th, 2010 at 6:37 pm
Justin and Julian,
You only think this is a good thing, because the religious statement expressed at the pep rally mirrors your own religious beliefs. If someone began leading the children in a chant of “Hail, Satan!” or “God is an excuse!” or “Barack Obama is God’s gift to America!” or anything else you personally disagreed with, you wouldn’t want your kid to have to sit through it. Don’t make ours. The public school should be an escape from such distractions.
May 1st, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Justin, I’m not sure what law school you went to, but if they teach that judicial review is not constitutional, write them and get your money back. It’s been the law since Marbury v. Madison, and I hate to break it to you, but we’re not going back.