2008 California Election Forum

Twenty-three Cal State schools have been instructed by a judge to remove free speech restrictions that have been used against Christian and conservative students.

Last month the judge said they are to be suspended until a lawsuit against the school is heard.

There are also lawsuits against discrimination for Christians and conservatives at San Diego State University and California State University, Long Beach.

"The leftist argument against religious America's 'injection of religion into politics' is merely a way of trying to keep only the secular and religious left in the political arena—and the religious right, primarily Evangelical Christians, out."—Dennis Prager

Throughout America, a saddening trend has grown to ban Christmas carols and concerts in our public schools during the Christmas—excuse me—"holiday season."

The "official reason" is that a Christmas song violates the "separation of church and state."

But this is false. No court should find it a problem. The Supreme Court has ruled that if there is no danger of a government-established religion, it's not a constitutional issue.

In California, we even have specific statues that allow teachers to use or reference religious material when it's educationally appropriate.

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Because of such high taxation, businesses and wealthy taxpayers are leaving California. This means fewer jobs, less innovation and less opportunity.

And it winds up hurting the poor and low-income citizens the most—but it also affects all of us. And the irony: increasing taxes drives business and people out of the state, which inevitably causes less tax revenue.

Around the world many of our Christian brothers and sisters are persecuted under dangerous governments.

Because of the assignation of Benazir Bhutto, chaos runs throughout Pakistan.

And the probable al-Qaeda involvement in the murder plays into the hands of the Islamic fascists.

Pakistan is probably the most dangerous threat to peace in the world today because of it's nuclear weapons. Pray they not fall into the wrong hands.

And in Kenya, a church was burned with people in it. In India, more than twelve churches have been torched.

Pray:

• For brothers and sisters in Christ facing increased persecution, bombed and burned churches and murdered believers.
• And that stability, democracy and freedom will be established in these turbulent countries.