Conference yukon::christian_v7

597.0. "HR6 rises again" by PAULKM::WEISS (Trade freedom for His security-GAIN both) Fri Sep 30 1994 14:32

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                       Contents of today's DCF Newsletter

                       I.    Prayer requests from:
                             1.  MTNAIR::SHANNON
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From:	MTNAIR::SHANNON "It's not easy being a parrent these days, but it is
a small price to pay to have someone around who understands computers. 
30-Sep-1994 1009" 30-SEP-1994 13:05:06.09
CC:	
Subj:	**URGENT** MESSAGE TO SEND OUT TO DCF

    We  are  home  schooling our children, and we belong to an organization
    that keeps very close tabs on what is  happening in Washington.  It was
    through  this  organization  that  we  were informed this morning  that
    Congress is attempting to pass HR6 again today.  First, trying to sneak
    it  through is not a very "democratic" process, but the worst  part  is
    that  it  has  some  ammendments  to  it that affect home schoolers and
    public schools  alike,  and should be disturbing to any Christian.  One
    addition states that home schoolers will be required to teach alternate
    lifestyles,  and  the  other  addition  is that PRIVATE prayer will  be
    banned  from  schools.    It  doesn't take a wizard to figure  out  the
    ramifications of these additions.
    
    If  you  are  a  registered voter, call your Congressman  and  Senators
    TODAY!  If  you  don't  know  how to contact them, FIND OUT!  Call them
    from work and charge it to your home phone - the few cents you will pay
    is nothing compared to the religious freedom that will be  lost  if HR6
    goes through.  When  calling,  be polite.  Simply state your name, that
    you are a registered voter,  and  that  you  do  not agree with the two
    additions  to  HR6  regarding  teaching alternate  livestyles  and  the
    banning of private prayer, and that you would like to see HR6 sent back
    to the committee.  They may or may not  ask  for your address (which is
    used as verification that you are a registered voter).
    
    It  doesn't  matter  if you are home schooling or not,  your  Christian
    convictions  MUST  be  heard  in  Washington, or Satan will continue to
    undermine this country and what it was built on.  
    
    Today  is the last day of session, and we need to saturate their switch
    boards so  that  they  get  the  message that we as Christians will not
    tolerate such things that undermine our freedom and Christion heritage!
    The last time they they tried to pass this bill, they were so inundated
    with phone calls they  closed  the  session  on  it.   We need to do it
    again!
    
    Scott Shannon
    MTNAIR::SHANNON
    Colorado Springs, CO
    
[Ed. note: This isn't really a prayer request (although prayer would be a 
good idea!! :-), but the setup for DCF is such that "Urgent" newsletters 
are only for prayer needs. So I'm treating this as a prayer request, as I 
agree with Scott about the urgency of this. - Richard]

    Subject: URGENT Business in DC.  Please forward widely!
    
        Dave--
    
        The house just voted yes on HR6 (see attached).
    
        Senators should now be called URGENTLY at 202-224-3121 (Capitol
        switchboard), per attached.  No time to chat.
    
        In Him,
        Elin
    

    Well, I've never called my senator before, much less to complain.  But
    I did on this one.  Thanks for letting us know about it.
    
    
    Donna

    
    
     Question....H.R. 6 is the House bill number (H.R. = House Resolution)
    
     Is there a number available for the Senate version of the bill ? It
    helps to know these things when calling.
    
     Ryan

        Hi, All.

	I called Cong. Swett's office last Friday afternoon concerning this
	matter. They assured me that it applies only to schools receiving
	federal funds, and that private and home-schools were specifically
	excluded from the provisions.

        They also said that the final version of the language in question
        would foster "neutrality" in government education's approach to
        "lifestyles", that neither hetero nor [the converse] lifestyles
        would even be portrayed in the government schools' texts.
        Obviously, this is  likely to be an extremely difficult tightrope
        to walk.

	Expect more outrageous and expensive litigation followed by more
	idiotic and expensive legislation.

	When it comes to school, there's no place like home.

	Peace,
		Tony
			

    .4
    
    You are correct... but even so, I just received the 980 page bill in
    the mail today and the references in .0 are incorrect at best.
    
    The Bill itself is surprisingly conservative in values.
    
    Haven't read all 980 pages, of course, but did check the section on
    Sex Education and Prayer.
    

�    Haven't read all 980 pages, of course, but did check the section on
�    Sex Education and Prayer.
    
Seems a funny combination to lump together in education.  Teaching them to
pray for a spouse? 

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