Message #10909

[goldenearring]

To one extreme one from another:  It never ceases to amaze me that two people can look at the same situation and see almost opposite things happening.



Granted, Falwell has his platform well established but, God bless him, he:  a) believes he is doing the right thing and b) regardless of how any of us feel about him he is still a man of God and I think we get out there on mighty thin ice when we debate his virtues and shortcomings.  If he weren't so outspoken, would people think out their own thoughts and feelings about certain topics, or would they just remain apathetic?



Maybe I need to research the ACLU more, but I always seem to hear mainly about the really stupid stuff they spend their time on, like defending a first grade kid who was excluded from going on a field trip to see the Vikings.  (details blurry with the passing of time, but here is what I remember)  The entire class was asked to wear purple and or gold, or they woudn't be able to go on the trip, and he (with encouragement from his dad) decided to wear his Green Bay Packers jersey because he didn't "believe in the Vikings" or something like that.  The teacher was put in the awkward situation of having to back up what he said, and the dad enlisted the aid of the ACLU.  My view of the ACLU is that they love nothing better to undermine authority, especially God's authority (as I described above).  Great lesson to the kid that no matter whose direction he is under, if he doesn't agree with it, he should take it to court . . . ?  I don't think so.  I don't think the ACLU did a thing to promote respect of teachers in this case.  I think maybe the kid could have just stayed home that day to show how he "didn't believe in the Vikings."  For the record, I don't believe in the Vikings either, and I've lived in Minnesota all my life.  LOL