Charles Haynes
Charles Haynes
Charles Eaton Hayneswas an American politician and physician...
broader christians hostile issue public schools
The broader issue is there are many U.S. conservative Christians who feel that public schools have become hostile to their faith.
generally private religious schools subject
Generally speaking, private and religious schools are not subject to the First Amendment.
academic closer country courses court legitimate pass school sunday
Some of the courses I've encountered around the country over 20 years would not pass muster in a court of law. They're closer to Sunday School than legitimate academic courses.
applicable federal issues keeping key support vote
O'Connor could be the key vote here. She would support keeping RFRA applicable to the federal government, which is one of the issues in that case.
agreement community deeply divided ground guard learning members officials public reach rights rules safe school schools students
Americans are deeply divided over homosexuality in our society. But if school officials and community members use the ground rules of the First Amendment, they can reach agreement on how public schools can guard the rights of all students in a safe learning environment.
area change decisions quite
I think change in this area could be quite dramatic. All the 5-4 decisions could go the other way.
courses kinds offered support
This is very unusual. In fact, it is unprecedented to have these kinds of courses offered with this kind of support from the state.
finding together ways work
This is not about compromising convictions. This is about finding ways to work and live together as American citizens.
school sunday
This is not a Sunday school course. I think the legislature didn't do its homework, didn't think about the ramifications of this.
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Today it's something about hallucinogenic tea, but tomorrow it could be something that Roman Catholics or Southern Baptists or a number of groups need some accommodation in relation to a federal law.
christian religious holiday
If the aim is to keep "Christ" in the shopping-mall Christmas or to ensure that pagan trees and mistletoe don't lose their Christian labels, then it might make sense to attack presidents and business owners who commit the "happy holiday" sin. But if the goal is to restore the religious meaning of the Christian holy day, then they are aiming at the wrong Target.
christian religious school
The concept of religious freedom is largely ignored in the curriculum of our nation's public schools.
christian religious native-american
The power of these recommendations is that they come from leaders representing a broad spectrum of religious conviction. At the table were people with Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Native American and humanist perspectives, as well as individuals from advocacy groups ranging from the American Civil Liberties Union to the American Center for Law and Justice.
fighting reality people
There really is confusion out there. Finding common ground sounds good. But the reality is, a lot of people on all sides have a stake in the fight.