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Show TEMPLAR TRUMPET, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1999 PAGE 12 ILLEGAL TO SALUTE THE FLAG? nesses, with children in the states public schools, filed suit in federal district court to prevent the enforcement of the boards ruling that all students be required to salute the flag. They argued that the boards verdict violated their st and 14th amendment rights to the 1 constitution states, Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. If Jehovahs Wit- nesses truly believe that saluting a flag is the worship of a graven image we would side one hundred percent with them; "We believe that when we fall short on such issues as this we Fifty stars, thirteen stripes, and an oak pole. Why do we shun its existence? This symbol of the millions of men and women who have died to guarantee our freedom, is not getting a shred of respect. Thinking back to our elementary school days, every morning every student would stand and pay tribute to this patriotic sym bol. Why has this tradition ceased? In a landmark Supreme Court case, West Virginia Board of Education vs. Barnette, the issue brought about was should students be forced to recite the pledge of allegiance in public schools. Walter Barnette, and a number of other Jehovahs Wit are selling the futures of America's students." free exercise of their religious beliefs. To obey the rule they said, would be to violate the doctrine forbidding the worship of any graven images. The first amendment of the however, we feel that this is not worship of a graven image, but a sign of respect to our coun- schools to force their students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. We think this is a travesty in all aspects and is one of the main reasons that we are seeing a decline of patriotism in this generation. We believe that when we fall short on such issues as this, we are selling the futures of America's students. The public education systems job is to prepare it's students for a in which they can be happy and healthy citizens of this country. The school system does an adequate job of instilling this into its students, but we feel that they fail miserably when it comes to promoting patriotism. try. Selection taken from pg.649 in William A. In wake of this Supreme Court case, it is unlawful for McClenaghan, American Government textbook. m SUDBffilGt If you answered yes to both quizzes than you can stop reading now, but if you replied no to the second one, I highly suggest you continue. Every time you get into a car, truck or any other type of automobile, you are putting your life and the lives of everyone else on the road in danger. Although By: Anna Osmond Pop Quiz: You are diagnosed with a terminal illness and told you are going to die. The doctors tell you that you can take two seconds out of your life and do something that doesnt cost any money, hardly takes any work, and if you do, your life can be saved. Would you do it? If you answered yes, read on and take the next quiz. you may consider yourself to be the very most skilled and safe driver there is, doesnt mean that you will never get in an accident. You need to remember that at anytime, something could go wrong. A deer could dart out in front of you, a car may try to pass and not have enough time, some other driver on the same road could be drunk or driving reckless. In any of these instances the possible accident Do you put wouldnt be your fault; your seatbelt on every time you get into a car? however, just because youre not the one at fault doesnt Pop Quiz 2: mean that you wont get hurt. lanes. If you have ever trailed a tractor for the Seatbelts dont always keep you from getting injured, but they do prevent you from being thrown out of the vehicle, and they do save lives. If youre still reading, lift one of your arms up. Good. Now put it down. Was that so hard? Every time you get into a car simply lift one of your arms up, grab the seatbelt and buckle it in. I cant think of any reason why you or anyone else cant buckle up every time. Its not that difficult There isnt anything more stubborn or ignorant than refusing to fasten your seatbelt Next time you get into a vehicle, buckle up! Two seconds and very little energy doesnt seem like a lot, but that just may be what it takes to save your life. If I had a terminal illness, Id do the whatever doctor prescribes. Wouldnt you? seven miles from Manti to Ephraim (or visa versa) you know what I am talking about. Its horrendous, even enough to make people want to travel on the back roads. Another thing to By: Jacob Ostler This article concerns you if: 1 . You drive in the MantiEphraim area, 2. You are ever planning to drive in the aforementioned area. Specifically, Im talking about the stretch of highway between these two cities, known as Highway 89. It has a serious problem which needs to be discussed. The problem is the lack of two consider is that according to the Census Buereu 76.4 of people over the age of 1 6 traveled by car to work. These same people didnt carpool, thus creating more congestion. That was in 1 990, 1 can t imagine how much that figure has risen rt today. Couple this with coming in and we could have a serious traffic Wal-Ma- problem. Contact a member of UDOT to voice your concerns and the problem may get fixed. |