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| Californians4ReligiousFreedom.org P.O. Box 59147 Norwalk, California 90650 562-863-7783 |
| Mrs. Evelyn Bradley Chairperson of Californians4ReligiousFreedom.org |
| A MESSAGE FROM EVELYN BRADLEY Chairperson of Californians4ReligiousFreedom.org I believe I felt the way most southern Californians felt when I heard about the drive to remove the cross from the LA County Seal, I was upset and offended. I think the effort by the ACLU to remove the cross is very misguided. I believe in the separation of church and state. However, unlike the ACLU, I do not believe the separation of church and state is a divorce decree between God and the American people. I believe that all Americans have a right to practice the religion of their choice. In addition, I respect the rights of those Americans who have little or no interest in religion as well. However, I believe that our courts and groups like the ACLU have tortured the American principle of the separation of church and state into a meaning that the framers of our Constitution never intended. Rather than protect the freedom of religion, groups like the ACLU have used the U. S. Constitution to promote an attitude of intolerance toward religion. Their latest effort to remove the cross is an example of their attitude of hostility toward the spiritual heritage of our nation and state. What the cross on the LA County Seal means to me. I do not believe the designers of the LA County Seal intended to promote one religion over another one. I believe they intended merely to honor the spiritual heritage of California. They intended to honor the contributions made by the Spanish missionaries to California and her history. Sadly, groups like the ACLU will not accept this view. Consequently, they are prepared to divide our community and impose their misguided views on the rest of us. To my knowledge, no one has ever been converted to Christianity because of the cross on the LA Seal. In addition, no one has accused the county government of Los Angeles of being a Christian government. What Should We Do. I believe we should amend the Constitution of the State of California to allow the state and all local governments to have religious symbols like a cross on government seals and public property. There are other communities in California with religious symbols on their seals like LA County. We need to protect these symbols as well. Also, I believe the amendment should allow religious texts like the Ten Commandments to be displayed on public property such as a court house providing such display is for educational, historical or secular purposes. I believe symbols from any religion should be allowed to be displayed on public property. An amendment to the California Constitution will require the approval of the voters of the entire state. In order to amend the state constitution, I will need to propose an initiative. This is in progress now. [See below for the current proposed initiative.] I will need to collect a minimum of 600,000 signatures to get the initiative on the ballot in 2006. If you believe like me, that the Seal of Los Angeles County is fine the way it is, then please help me. Please volunteer to collect signatures so that the people of California can be heard on this issue. If we don't act now and protect our heritage, extremeist groups like the ACLU will rob it from us and from future generations of Americans. Please contact us today. Thank you very much. |
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| The Seal of Los Angeles County |
| CONTACT INFORMATION: P.O. Box 59147 Norwalk, CA 90650 562-863-7783 Email address: ca4rf@aol.com |
| OUR PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF CALIFORNIA FINAL EDITION FINAL EDITION FINAL EDITION AN AMENDMENT TO PROTECT THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF GOD, RELIGIOUS TEXTS AND RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY SEC. 32. (a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the State shall not prohibit the display of religious texts, such as the Ten Commandments, or the symbols of any religion on public property for educational, historical, or secular purposes. (2) The State may, pursuant to general and content-neutral criteria, regulate the time, place, and manner of displaying religious texts or the symbols of any religion on public property in the same manner that regulation is applied to political or other expression on public property. (b) The display of religious texts or symbols on public property shall not be interpreted to indicate any support, approval, or sanction by the State of the contents of the display or the promotion or establishment by the State of, or its preference for, any religion or religious belief. (c) For the purposes of this section, "State" includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the State itself, any city, county, city and county, special district, and any other political subdivision or governmental instrumentality of or within the State. (d) This section does not apply to the display of religious texts or symbols on public school property. For the purposes of this section, "public school property" does not include property of the California State University, the University of California or a community college district. (e) This section is self-executing. If any part or parts of this section are found to be in conflict with federal law or the United States Constitution, the section shall be implemented to the maximum extent that federal law and the United States Constitution permit. Any provision held invalid shall be severable from the remaining portions of this section. |
| To read about the history of the LA County Seal click below. |
| To read a bio of our Chairperson Evelyn Bradley, click below. |
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| The Constitutional Convention of 1849 adopted the Great Seal of the State of California. The seal was designed by Major R. S. Garnett of the United States Army, and proposed by Caleb Lyon, a clerk of the convention. The Roman goddess of wisdom, Minerva, has at her feet a grizzly bear and clusters of grapes representing wildlife and agriculture richness. A miner works near the busy Sacramento River, below the Sierra Nevada peaks. The Greek word "Eureka" meaning "I have found it", probably refers to the miner's discovery of gold. Near the upper edge of the seal are 31 stars representing the number of states with California's anticipated admission. Just as Minerva sprung full-grown from the head of Jupiter, California became a state on September 9, 1850, without having to go through a territorial stage. |
| The ACLU Discriminates For reasons that are not clear, the ACLU is not offended by symbols of the Roman religion or gods on public property. They only discriminate against some religions. |
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| There are 58 counties in the state of California. We are looking for project managers to oversee the collection of signatures for each county in the state. Currently, all positions are open. If you wish to volunteer but not be a project manager for a county, you can volunteer to be a captain in your local princint or just volunteer for your block, church, school or whatever you want. We are grateful for any help you can offer. The 58 counties in California are below: |
| ALAMEDA OPEN ALPINE OPEN AMADOR OPEN BUTTE OPEN CALAVERAS OPEN COLUSA OPEN CONTRA COSTA OPEN DEL NORTE OPEN EL DORADO OPEN FRESNO OPEN GLENN OPEN HUMBOLDT OPEN IMPERIAL OPEN INYO OPEN KERN OPEN KINGS OPEN LAKE OPEN LASSEN OPEN LOS ANGELES OPEN MADERA OPEN MARIN OPEN MARIPOSA OPEN MENDOCINO OPEN MERCED OPEN MODOC OPEN MONO OPEN MONTERY OPEN NAPA OPEN NEVADA OPEN |
| ORANGE OPEN PLACER OPEN PLUMAS OPEN RIVERSIDE OPEN SACRAMENTO OPEN SAN BENITO OPEN SAN BERNARDINO OPEN SAN DIEGO MYSTIE BOLLAERT 4240 Trieste Dr. Carlsbad, CA 92008 760-720-0838 SAN FRANCISCO OPEN SAN JOAQUIN OPEN SAN LUIS OBISPO OPEN SAN MATEO OPEN SANTA BARBARA OPEN SANTA CLARA OPEN SANTA CRUZ OPEN SHASTA OPEN SIERRA OPEN SISKIYOU OPEN SOLANO OPEN SONOMA OPEN STANIS LAUS OPEN SUTTER OPEN TEHAMA OPEN TRINITY OPEN TULARE OPEN TUOLUMNE OPEN VENTURA OPEN YOLO OPEN YUBA OPEN |
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| WOULD THOMAS JEFFERSON DISPLAY THE TEN COMMANDMENTS? |
| The Great Seal of the State of California |
| Our attorney David W. New has written an article with the above title. If you would like to read his article click below. For Part 1: For Part 2: |
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| Would you like to understand how the Ten Commandments became the foundation for American law and government? Read David New's booklet and you will: "The Ten Commandments for Beginners" |
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