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Randy Weber: We have taken the Bible and God out of school. We are so smart. We have replaced Him with armed police officers…

On the recordDecember 9, 2020
We have taken the Bible and God out of school. We are so smart. We have replaced Him with armed police officers, drug-sniffing dogs, and metal detectors. We have kicked Biblical training and principles out of schools. And now, we have broken families, absentee fathers, single moms struggling, and disrespect like we have never seen before. So much for what Jesus teaches us in the Bible: Love others as you love yourself. Or do unto others as you would have them do unto you, a/ k/a, the Golden Rule. Today's moral-less culture's motto seems to be, do unto others and then split, but not before you get a selfie and put it on Facebook. Disrespect is rampant--witnessing the rioting in the cities recently, the burning of the American flag. The courts decided in their infinite wisdom that flag burning is a protected form of speech. All I ask of those who are going to burn the flag, wrap themselves in it first. Mr. Speaker, courts have decided that you can't pray in schools, you can't pray at football games. We wouldn't want to invoke God's blessings on our gatherings. So much for the commandments in the Bible: Love, respect, duty, commitment, et cetera. Our country has gotten away from Biblical principles. Marriages have been destroyed, drugs are rampant, killing of unborn children. So much the order of the day, that now the abortion crowd wants to kill people after they have botched an abortion. Mr. Speaker, think of it.…
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Randy Weber
Republican · Texas
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Dec 9, 2020

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