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Footnote Links
Keeping the Faith in Public Schools
Gateways Bible Study Note: We put the links to sources here to ensure that you will have access to the references since web-related sources sometimes change addresses. If you find that a particular link no longer takes you to the correct source document, please notify us at info@gtbe.org. Research Note: To find the exact quotation in a lengthy document, press the control key (“Ctrl”) and the “F” key (for Find) at the same time. In the search box that appears on your screen, type a phrase from the quotation. The cursor will jump to that quote in the document. Topic 2: The Pledge of Allegiance Page 27, regarding the history of the Pledge of Allegiance http://bensguide.gpo.gov Page 31, quoting the U. S. National Archives http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/magna_carta/legacy.html Page 32, quoting Sir Edward Coke http://oll.libertyfund.org/index.php?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=911&layout=html Page 32, quoting “A Defense of Liberty Against Tyrants” http://www.constitution.org/vct/vindiciae3a.htm Page 32, quoting Sir William Blackstone http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/blackstone/introa.htm#2 Page 33, quoting John Locke (Two Treatises of Government, Chapter 2, Sections 4 and 6) http://www.class.uidaho.edu/mickelsen/texts/Locke%202nd/Locke%202nd%20II.htm Page 33, quoting Abraham Lincoln http://www.nps.gov/archive/liho/writer/equal.htm Page 36, to find your state’s academic standards http://edstandards.org/Standards.html Click on your state, or on the subject “Social Studies.” Find the reference to your state department of education’s academic content standards. Once you have found the standards (for Social Studies or Civics), you can do a word search to find any mention of the Pledge. Here’s how: simultaneously press the “Control” key and the letter “F” (for Find); then type in the words Pledge of Allegiance. Page 39, Pledge of Allegiance lesson. Download this one-page script for teaching what each phrase of the Pledge of Allegiance means. Topic 3: Students’ Religious Liberties Page 47, quoting the U.S. Department of Education guidelines http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/religionandschools/prayer_guidance.html Page 48, Religious Release Time education http://www.releasedtime.org/sitert/lawsdb/state.cfm Page 51, the history of the Liberty Bell http://www.nps.gov/inde/liberty-bell-center.htm Page 51, to download a copy of “Free to Speak” http://www.religiousfreedomday.com/images/free_to_speak.pdf Page 53, Fellowship and Christian Encouragement for Educators (FACE) www.prayingeducator.org Topic 4: Restoring Thanksgiving Page 61, George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/mgw:@field(DOCID+@lit(gw300388)) Page 63, samples of Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamations http://www.gtbe.org/news/index.php/1/24/21.html Page 64, Supreme Court case of Lynch v. Donnelly. http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=465&invol=668 Topic 5: Recognizing Christmas Page 78, Music Educators National Conference statement http://www.menc.org/about/view/sacred-music-in-schools Page 82, Diane Borja’s lesson plan http://www.gtbe.org/news/index.php/1/24/199.html Topic 6: Academic Standards & the Bible Page 89, CLICK HERE to download a one-page Bible Study Log where you can keep notes. Page 91, websites addressing worldview and origins issues (See page 93 links below) Page 93, You can download WWJT bookmarks for boys and for girls. For boys, CLICK HERE. For girls, CLICK HERE. Page 93, websites addressing worldview and origins issues Gateways to Better Education, www.gtbe.org The Truth Project, www.thetruthproject.org Summit Ministries, www.summit.org/resource The Discovery Institute, www.discovery.org Answers in Genesis, www.answersingenesis.org Apologetics, www.christiananswers.net Page 99, regarding the Accelerated Reader Program’s inclusion of the Bible http://www.renlearn.com/store/quiz_home.asp#quicksearch Click on “Quiz Search;” then type “Bible” in the title search. Page 101, CLICK HERE to download "School District Guidelines For The Use of Bible Stories in The Classroom." Page 104, to find your state’s academic standards http://edstandards.org/Standards.html Click on your state, or on the subject “Social Studies.” Find the reference to your state department of education’s academic content standards. Topic 8: Resurrecting Easter at School Page 131, to download a copy of “Teaching the Easter Story” http://www.gtbe.org/news/index.php/1/24/196.html Topic 9: Tolerance & Character Page 142, to download a copy of “Promoting Tolerance” http://www.gtbe.org/news/images/promoting_tolerance.pdf Page 147, CLICK HERE to download the "Model Policy Regarding Profanity and Abusive Language." Page 149, for research regarding youth and religion: A. http://www.youthandreligion.org/publications/docs/Alienation.pdf (see page 14, 3rd paragraph; and page 24 ) B. http://www.casacolumbia.org/absolutenm/articlefiles/380-2007%20Teen%20Survey%20XII.pdf (see page 24 the the report) C. http://www.gallup.com/poll/9583/How-Many-Teens-Stick-Around-After-Sermon.aspx
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