{"id":16308,"date":"2016-08-18T13:37:58","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T18:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/coppelltexas-city-of\/"},"modified":"2016-08-18T13:37:58","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T18:37:58","slug":"coppelltexas-city-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/coppelltexas-city-of\/","title":{"rendered":"COPPELL,\nTEXAS, CITY OF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> (April 27, 1993), passed the following resolution:<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'>RESOLUTION No. 042793.1<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'>A RESOLUTION URGING THAT PRAYER BE RETURNED TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THAT CITIES ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS JOIN IN AN EFFORT TO REINSTATE PRAYER IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY PASSING SIMILAR RESOLUTIONS AND UNITING IN A GRASS ROOTS MOVEMENT FOR THAT PURPOSE.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'>WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States Article (1) states \u201cCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof \u2026 \u201d<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'>WHEREAS, our nation was founded upon the many different religious beliefs and ideals of settlers from other countries; and<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'>WHEREAS, our nation was founded on the freedom OF RELIGION and was not founded on the freedom FROM RELIGION; and<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'>WHEREAS, through time court decisions and certain interest groups have contributed to the deterioration of those religious beliefs and ideals to the extent that prayer has been banned from the public school system; and<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'>WHEREAS, public schools are in a unique position to influence and guide the lives of this nation\u2019s youth; and<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'>WHEREAS, the City Council strongly believes that reinstitution of prayer in the public schools will move this nation toward those religious ideals and beliefs upon which this nation was founded; and<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'>WHEREAS, the City Council urges all cities across this State to join in an effort to reinstate prayer in the public schools by passing similar resolutions and uniting in a \u201cgrass roots\u201d movement for that purpose;<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'>NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS:<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'>Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas strongly urges that prayer be returned to the public school systems of this nation and invites all cities across this State to join in an effort to reinstate prayer in the public schools by passing similar resolutions and uniting in a grass roots movement for that purpose.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'>DULY PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas on this the 27th day of April, 1993.<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'>THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'>By Mark Wolfe, Mayor<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'>ATTEST:<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'>Linda Grau, Assistant City Secretary<\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal'>b:Pub Sch Pra.Res.&#65279;4054&#65279;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(April 27, 1993), passed the following resolution: RESOLUTION No. 042793.1 A RESOLUTION URGING THAT PRAYER BE RETURNED TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THAT CITIES ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS JOIN IN AN EFFORT TO REINSTATE PRAYER IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY PASSING SIMILAR RESOLUTIONS AND UNITING IN A GRASS ROOTS MOVEMENT FOR THAT PURPOSE. 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