[HANASHIR:9858] Re: mom and dad

[Rabbi Richard Schachet <lvrabbi...>]

No prayers-- no teaching religion-- yes teaching ABOUT religion.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Eric Simon 
  To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org 
  Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 5:51 AM
  Subject: [HANASHIR:9855] Re: mom and dad


  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

      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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