[HANASHIR:9855] Re: mom and dad

[Eric Simon <erics...>]

At 03:57 PM 9/16/2001 -0700, Rabbi Richard Schachet wrote: 
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>  There should be complete separation of church and state.  God, or similiar words should not be in Public Schools.
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I guess we need to ban all money from public schools, too ("in G-d we trust" is inscribed on them).  And get rid of the Pledge of Allegiance, too.  Disallow teachers from saying "thank heavens".  How far do we take this?



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> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: <mailto:notfranz (at) total(dot)net>H & R Shubert 
> > To: <mailto:hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>Hanashir 
> > Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 3:26 PM
> > Subject: [HANASHIR:9842] mom and dad
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> >
> > After the holidays I will be returning to once-a-week preschool classroom teaching.  A favorite song among teachers and kids alike is Doug Cotler's touching Thank You God.  I have been warned (rightly) by the principal to avoid reference to moms in songs, since one unfortunate child lost his mom this year.  I don't want to stop singing the song and the kids who know me will wonder why I miss the last verse "Thank you for my mommy, thank you for my dad, they love me when I'm happy, they love me when I'm sad".  Any suggestions?
> >  Rachelle
> >   
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