Re: #Outrageous Attacks on Supporters of Church-State Separation: Death Threats, Murdered Pets, and Vandalized Property

[Buncy]

You could bring Christianity back into the schools, as Judge Moore
and
Fob James did in Alabama. Here's a true story about it:

The Willises moved to Troy, Alabama after meeting each other and
falling in love while they served Uncle Sam overseas. They put up a
double-wide and had a child, which made four children, all Jews
nurtured in the Jewish faith.

When Prime Minister Rabin was assassinated, two of the youngsters wore
their yarmulkes to school. The "Christian" kids beat one of them
almost senseless, and the other one's yarmulke was thrown in the
dumpster, where he had to crawl over rotted food to retrieve it.

While the children were in their bunks asleep their mother, who had
been raised a Jew on a Kentucky farm, washed swastikas out of her
children's clothes. The Willis children were forbidden to wear the
Star of David to school because the principal said it was a
"prohibited gang symbol." The "Christian" children contantly taunted
them and called them "dirty Jews."

One child's teacher forced him to write an essay titled, "Why Jesus
Loves Me." When another Willis child didn't bow his head for
Christian prayers at a school recital, the teacher shoved his head
down for him, as Mrs. Willis watched.

Mrs. Willis complained repeatedly at school about the harassment, but
the principal suggested the Willises move away. As time went on he
told her that "If y'all would just convert to Christianity, we
wouldn't be having these problems, now would we?" The Willises can't
leave Troy, Alabama. They don't have the money. They decided not to
try to move the double-wide to Kentucky; it would cost almost $6,000.

The Supreme Court ruled in _Engle v. Vitale_ (1962) that
school-sponsored prayers violated the separation clause of the First
Amendment, yet in 1998, Alabama believes _Engle v. Vitale_ does not
apply in that state. So said Fob James. And the Willis children who
have little choice being Jews must suffer for it. One of the boys
wanted to grow up to become a Rabbi, but he has changed his mind. He
doesn't do all that well in school any more. Many Alabamans don't.
One out of three is functionally illiterate.
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"The 'establishment of religion' clause of the First Amendment means
at least this: Neither a state nor the Federal Government can set up a
church. Neither can pass laws which aid one religion, aid all
religions or prefer one religion over another. Neither can force nor
influence a person to go to or to remain away from church against his
will or force him to profess a belief or disbelief in any religion. No
person can be punished for entertaining or professing religious
beliefs or disbeliefs, for church attendance or non-attendance. No tax
in any amount, large or small, can be levied to support any religious
activities or institutions, whatever they may be called, or whatever
form they may adopt to teach or practice religion. Neither a state nor
the Federal Government can, openly or secretly, participate in the
affairs of any religious organizations or groups and vice versa. In
the words of Jefferson, the clause against establishment of religion
by law was intended to erect 'a wall of separation between Church and
State.'"
Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black in Everson vs. Board of Education,
330 U.S. 1, 15-16.