Powerful policy that should be set in our schools.

 A friend just sent this to me. Thank you, Jim Barrus, this is what should be the rule, not the exception to it in our schools.

Joseph W Beverly
THIS GUY SHOULD RUN FOR PRESIDENT OF THE United States of AMERICA !!!!!!!

New High School Principal-------THIS IS GREAT!America has lost its decency, manners, politeness................soon without quick changes character !

Listen to the young people, F-this, F-that, and nary anyone will step up and correct them- even with wife and kids in tow!

FINALLY - - Someone in the teaching profession had the courage to set the standards so badly needed NOW.

New High School Principal

We watched high school principal Dennis Prager of Colorado, along with Sara Palin and Tom Brokaw on TV a couple of weeks ago....what a dynamic, down to earth speaker. Even though Palin and Brokaw were also guest speakers they did little but nod and agree with him. This is the guy that should be running for President in2016!A Speech Every American High School Principal Should Give.
By Dennis Prager.

To the students and faculty of our high school:

I am your new principal, and honored to be so.
There is no greater calling than to teach young people.

I would like to apprise you of some important changes coming to our school. I am making these changes because I am convinced that most of the ideas that have dominated public education in America have worked against you, against your teachers and against our country.

First , this school will no longer honor race or ethnicity.
I could not care less if your racial makeup is black, brown, red, yellow or white. I could not care less if your origins are African, Latin American, Asian or European, or if your ancestors arrived here on the Mayflower or on slave ships. The only identity I care about, the only one this school will recognize, is your individual identity -- your character, your scholarship, your humanity. And the only national identity this school will care about is American.

This is an American public school, and American public schools were created to make better Americans. If you wish to affirm an ethnic, racial or religious identity through school, you will have to go elsewhere. We will end all ethnicity, race and non-American nationality-based celebrations. They undermine the motto of America, one of its three central values – e pluribus Unum, "from many, one." And this school will be guided by America 's values. This includes all after-school clubs. I will not authorize clubs that divide students based on any identities. This includes race, language, religion, sexual orientation or whatever else may become in vogue in a society divided by political correctness.

Your clubs will be based on interests and passions, not blood, ethnic, racial or other physically defined ties. Those clubs just cultivate narcissism -- an unhealthy preoccupation with the self -- while the purpose of education is to get you to think beyond yourself. So we will have clubs that transport you to the wonders and glories of art, music, astronomy, languages you do not already speak, carpentry and more. If the only extracurricular activities you can imagine being interested in are those based on ethnic, racial or sexual identity, that means that little outside of yourself really interests you.

Second, I am uninterested in whether English is your native language. My only interest in terms of language is that you leave this school speaking and writing English as fluently as possible. The English language has united America 's citizens for over 200 years, and it will unite us at this school. It is one of the indispensable reasons this country of immigrants has always come to be one country. And if you leave this school without excellent English language skills, I would be remiss in my duty to ensure that you will be prepared to successfully compete in the American job market. We will learn other languages here -- it is deplorable that most Americans only speak English -- but if you want classes taught in your native language rather than in English, this is not your school.

Third , because I regard learning as a sacred endeavor, everything in this school will reflect learning's elevated status. This means, among other things, that you and your teachers will dress accordingly. Many people in our society dress more formally for Hollywood events than for church or school. These people have their priorities backward. Therefore, there will be a formal dress code at this school.

Fourth, no obscene language will be tolerated anywhere on this school's property -- whether in class, in the hallways or at athletic events. If you can't speak without using the f -word, you can't speak. By obscene language I mean the words banned by the Federal Communications Commission, plus epithets such as "Nigger," even when used by one black student to address another black, or "bitch," even when addressed by a girl to a girlfriend. It is my intent that by the time you leave this school, you will be among the few your age to instinctively distinguish between the elevated and the degraded, the holy and the obscene.

Fifth, we will end all self-esteem programs. In this school, self-esteem will be attained in only one way -- the way people attained it until decided otherwise a generation ago -- by earning it. One immediate consequence is that there will be one valedictorian, not eight.

Sixth, and last, I am reorienting the school toward academics and away from politics and propaganda. No more time will be devoted to scaring you about smoking and caffeine, or terrifying you about sexual harassment or global warming. No more semesters will be devoted to condom wearing and teaching you to regard sexual relations as only or primarily a health issue. There will be no more attempts to convince you that you are a victim because you are not white, or not male, or not heterosexual or not Christian. We will have failed if any one of you graduates this school and does not consider him or herself inordinately fortunate -- to be alive and to be an American.

Now, please stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of our country. As many of you do not know the words, your teachers will hand them out to you.

Mormon Q&A

I am a Mormon. I have been for most my life and have served as a missionary as well as an Elder in the Melchizedek priesthood. I would say that I know what I am talking about when I answer the following common questions. Please, if anyone wishes to know something not talked about here, please post a reply and I will eagerly answer to the best of my ability.

Q. Oh, Russ, you are LDS.... How many wives do you have?
A. One.... we only marry one wife. And, we are more likely than any other religion to remain married to that special lady.
As for the Polygamists in AZ and UT... They are not Mormons by our definition. They actually are more like Pentecostals that read the Book of Mormon.
To have more than one wife in our faith is forbidden and brings excommunication. That said, yes we did practice polygamy in the mid 1800's. The one fact no one else seems to want to point out about that is that it was not only legal and practiced throughout the bible, it was practiced by many from all faiths until made illegal in the 1890's. At that time, we stopped the practice since its purpose in preservation of our faith while those of other faiths hunted us like animals was served.

Q. Hey, what about drinking? Why don't you guys drink alcohol or coffee?
A. Do you really have to ask? We don't do illegal drugs, either. Everything can be done in moderation without harm. But, in this day and age, who really does anything in moderation? We stay far from such things because even moderately intoxicated, it is a barrier between us and our families as well as our God. Coffee and tea literally tan the body from the inside out as well as cause havoc with metabolic systems. Smoking requires no answer.

Q. Ok, but I heard you weren't Christians.
A. I heard that too. Then I opened my Bible and guess what? It talks about Christ. I opened my Book of Mormon and guess what? It talks about Christ. I opened my Doctrine and Covenants, again, it talks about Christ. Then I opened my Hymn book..... We sing hymns about.... CHRIST. In fact, we are called the Church of Jesus Christ (as was the original church that we claim to be) Of Latter Day Saints (Meaning the original church restored through a prophet.)
This irritates me. We believe all followers of Christ carry truth and potential. But, you want to find out how ignorant someone is, wait for them to say the CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST are not Christians.

Q. I'd like to talk to those nice young men I see doing missionary work but don't want them to force me to join.
A. TALK TO THEM. They are taught to be respectful and that if are to receive the gospel and join, it will be on your terms and only when the time is right. They will teach you something simple that is so missing in the world today. You are a son or daughter of God and therefore, worth respect from yourself and others.

Q. OK, what about those temples.... what goes on there?
A. That is something really special. We believe that all who have lived are deserving of a chance to receive the gospel and all the opportunities in Our fathers kingdom. The Zulu warrior that lived over a hundred years ago and never saw anyone outside their world let alone hear that Christ lived is just as much a child of God and just a valued as we are. The work done in the temple is for the dead to allow them the same opportunity and baptism.

Q. Well, what about black people? Do they have the priesthood? I heard they didn't for a long time. that's just wrong!
A. Our brothers and sisters of color are just that, our brothers and sisters. One of the first men Joseph Smith ordained to the Melchizedek priesthood was a freed slave. Something happened several years later where the saints asked Brigham Young when they arrived in Utah whether the slaves they brought should have the priesthood. He brought the matter to God but received no answer, much like the way a father allows a child to work a question out when they should really know the answer in the first place. That period of silence lasted for over one hundred years until in 1977, God felt the saints were ready for the answer. That answer was.. "DUH! What did you think I was doing when I told Joseph to ordain his friend!"
The worthy men of all races who waited were always entitled to the priesthood. It is a shameful lesson we live with just as throughout time, God has had to let his children work out the obvious. For this reason, also, we came to respect and love our members of color on a level not shared with any other faith. We had to work for it. It took one hundred years of all saints crying out to show our love for each other and convince our Heavenly father we were ready after asking such a dumb question. The test was not whether they were worthy. Mormons quickly abolished slavery among our brethren and were always at the front for recognition of equal rights. The test was whether those who asked this question were worthy of our black brethren. We are a diverse people who love and cherish each other as a family. But, I can say that I look upon my brothers and sisters with different skin hues with a bit more appreciation because I know that they followed the prophet even when they may not have felt as appreciated. In the end, though, considering the deep persecution of the saints in the 1800's, this may have spared the many lives of those who also had to deal with racial persecution. A Mormon Elder who was black would almost certainly been a target for the haters. That may just be my own speculation. But, I am grateful for these brethren who's deep faith and stories inspire my own progress.

Q. What about "alternative" lifestyles?
A. There are no children of our Heavenly Father who he does not love and cherish as much as any other. Sex outside marriage is wrong. No room for argument on that. Marriage is man to woman. That said, loving someone is nit a sin and never has been. But, acting upon that love in certain ways is most defiantly sinful and wrong. Just as if you love your friends wife, you keep it to yourself because she is married and it hurts a family to share that. Otherwise, isn't it great that someone so wonderful can exist that can be so loved? The same for gays. It is great to love someone. But, the sin happens when the act outside marriage happens. And, marriage is man and woman. That is not going to change. The natural order of all things surrounds the family. Man-woman-child-cute kitten and/or dog. There is an important place for all Gods children and those of alternate needs are blessed when they put their own needs aside to serve God.

OK, I hope I have answered some questions for some. I know that our Lord lives and am grateful to share these things with you. I know the Church of Jesus Christ LDS to be the true church of God and invite more questions. I Share these things in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, Amen.

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