<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"
	xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
>

<channel>
	<title>Teens for Liberty</title>
	<atom:link href="http://teensforliberty.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://teensforliberty.com</link>
	<description>Restoring Liberty to America&#039;s Future</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:23:38 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" />
	<!-- podcast_generator="podPress/8.8" -->
		<copyright>&#xA9; </copyright>
		<managingEditor>calvin.lyman@teensforliberty.com ()</managingEditor>
		<webMaster>calvin.lyman@teensforliberty.com()</webMaster>
		<category></category>
		<itunes:keywords></itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary></itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author></itunes:author>
		<itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/>
		<itunes:owner>
			<itunes:name></itunes:name>
			<itunes:email>calvin.lyman@teensforliberty.com</itunes:email>
		</itunes:owner>
		<itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
		<itunes:image href="http://teensforliberty.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress_large.jpg" />
		<image>
			<url>http://teensforliberty.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg</url>
			<title>Teens for Liberty</title>
			<link>http://teensforliberty.com</link>
			<width>144</width>
			<height>144</height>
		</image>
		<item>
		<title>A Fearful Government, or a Fearful Nation?</title>
		<link>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/03/09/a-fearful-government-or-a-fearful-nation/</link>
		<comments>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/03/09/a-fearful-government-or-a-fearful-nation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel P</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teensforliberty.com/2010/03/09/a-fearful-government-or-a-fearful-nation/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today on Glenn Beck’s program he had an interview with former senator Eric Massa after he resigned from his seat yesterday.  His resignation comes right AFTER he voted “no” for health care.  His reason for resigning was because,” He used inappropriate language, and groped a male staffer.  Nothing sexual.”  He also said that his resignation [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today on Glenn Beck’s program he had an interview with former senator Eric Massa after he resigned from his seat yesterday.  His resignation comes right AFTER he voted “no” for health care.  His reason for resigning was because,” He used inappropriate language, and groped a male staffer.  Nothing sexual.”  He also said that his resignation was an indirect consequence from voting no on health care reform.   Massa takes full responsibility for his actions and claims that he was in the wrong.  During Beck’s interview, Beck said that he wasted his viewer’s time.  But I don’t think so whatsoever Mr. Beck.</p>
<p>This interview might not have given Beck the information he wanted, but it did give us hope.  A progressive, liberal congressman came out with his mistakes openly and apologized.  He said he did it!!  He didn’t refute these statements nor did he offer any personal attacks against anyone else.  This shows us that America is still the America we all know and love, for a little longer at least.</p>
<p>Now my question is, why did Massa resign?  Over some offensive language? Or is there something else?  Is there something behind the bigger picture?  My personal belief is yes.  Even after Massa’s resignation the accusations are flying left and right!  Why?  Rahm Emanuel you got what you wanted.  Leave the poor guy alone.  Or did he?  I don’t think he did.  I think there is a way bigger picture that we are missing.</p>
<p>Rule number five in Saul Alinsky’s book <em>Rules For Radicals</em> states ,” Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. It’s hard to counterattack ridicule, and it infuriates the opposition, which then reacts to your advantage.”  This is exactly what the White House is doing.  Even after Massa resigned (He is no longer their problem, no longer a vote they have to worry about) they are attacking him from every angle they can get.  This is scary.  What has our government changed to?  Its simple, a group of radicals that will stop at nothing to get their way.  This isn’t a conspiracy; this is right in front of our eyes!  They are following Alinsky’s book to an absolute tee.  If you start paying closer attention to our governments actions, and compare them to <em>Rules For Radicals</em> you will start to notice shocking similarities!</p>
<p>What has happened this passed week is just a warning from the Administration to everyone else who opposes them.  They will take their opposition and put them in a shredder.  We can’t stand for this.  This is something our founding fathers knew would destroy our country.  In fact Thomas Jefferson knew the significance of this:</p>
<p>” When the people fear their <span style="text-decoration: underline;">government</span>, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.&#8221;<br />
-Thomas Jefferson</p>
<p>America let’s take our country back.  Beck may not have gotten all the dirt he wanted from this interview but, we learned what our government is currently like.  We need to start taking action. NOW.  Call your congressman, join a tea party, just do something!</p>
<a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fteensforliberty.com%2F2010%2F03%2F09%2Fa-fearful-government-or-a-fearful-nation%2F&amp;linkname=A%20Fearful%20Government%2C%20or%20a%20Fearful%20Nation%3F"><img src="http://teensforliberty.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_120_16.png" width="120" height="16" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a>]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/03/09/a-fearful-government-or-a-fearful-nation/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Funny presidential bloopers</title>
		<link>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/03/08/funny-presidential-bloopers/</link>
		<comments>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/03/08/funny-presidential-bloopers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel P</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teensforliberty.com/2010/03/08/funny-presidential-bloopers/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><object width="384" height="313"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/20Kp8Kma9eM&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/20Kp8Kma9eM&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="384" height="313" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>
<a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fteensforliberty.com%2F2010%2F03%2F08%2Ffunny-presidential-bloopers%2F&amp;linkname=Funny%20presidential%20bloopers"><img src="http://teensforliberty.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_120_16.png" width="120" height="16" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a>]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/03/08/funny-presidential-bloopers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A Nation Under God</title>
		<link>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/03/03/a-nation-under-god/</link>
		<comments>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/03/03/a-nation-under-god/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:57:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel P</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apologetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biblical discussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Political Opinion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teensforliberty.com/2010/03/03/a-nation-under-god/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We are a nation under God.  If this is taken away from us,we are no longer a nation of morals.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> </p>
<p>&#8220;I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands,<strong> one nation, under God,</strong> indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.&#8221; </p>
<p>    The original Pledge of Allegiance was written by Francis Bellamy.  He wrote The Pledge for a popular children&#8217;s magazine <em>The Youth&#8217;s Companion</em> as part of the National Public-School Celebration of Columbus Day.   It originally read like this,&#8221; I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.&#8221;   It stayed this way for 66 years until a man named Louis A. Bowman saw the need to add &#8220;under God&#8221; to the pledge.  He knew that a nation that lacked God was a nation heading for troubled waters.   Louis knew that it was not the United States government that governed America;  it was God himself who set our laws into place and more importantly hardwired morals and absolute truths into us. </p>
<p>             You see a government isn’t here to necessarily<em> make</em> new rules, just enforce them.  The reason is simple, God has already given us our rules that we need to live by!  These rules were molded into us when we were created as humans.  And if that’s not enough has God flat out told us how we need to live our life’s.  It’s called the Ten Commandments!  If Americans actually picked up and read their bibles they would know this!  So that leaves us with this question:  what would happen if God is taken <em>out </em>of our country?   The answer is a simple one: all hell would break loose!  After all, what is a nation without morals? </p>
<p>          Let&#8217;s imagine use our imaginations for a second.  Imagine you are on a cruise of the Atlantic ocean.  While on your cruise, you are going to stop at ten completely separated and isolated islands.  In fact they have no communication between other islands or the rest of civilization.  When you stop at the first one you start to notice something: their pnly laws are those of their morals.  Its illegal to steal, cheat ,lie, kill ect&#8230;  After island one you go to number two.  After getting off you begin to see an eerie resemblance to the first island you visited.  They have the same basic laws!  After number two you go to three and notice the same thing, 3 to 4,4 to 5, and on you notice the exact same thing.  Now why is this? God is the reason.  He put these truths into them.    If they are taken out, there would be no differential between good and bad!  Black and white becomes an endless gray.   A murderer would be looked at the same as a hero;  Hitler would be at the same level as George Washington.  Could you imagine?  Without morals people could murder their neighbor, steal a car, bake cookies for their kids, buy a present for their spouse, all this in a days work!!  They wouldn’t know that they did anything wrong at all! </p>
<p>       America need to realize that we are governed by God and that He is the one who makes our rules and laws.  As Americans it is our reasonability to pick up our Bibles and realize what right and wrong is.  And not only will our morals be clearly defined, we will find Life.  Life that only Jesus Christ our Savior can offer.  Life that was paid for through the murder of an innocent Man.  </p>
<p>~ John 3:16</p>
<a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fteensforliberty.com%2F2010%2F03%2F03%2Fa-nation-under-god%2F&amp;linkname=A%20Nation%20Under%20God"><img src="http://teensforliberty.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_120_16.png" width="120" height="16" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a>]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/03/03/a-nation-under-god/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Swing Vote Congressman in the Fight for Obama Care</title>
		<link>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/03/02/swing-vote-congressman-in-the-fight-for-obama-care/</link>
		<comments>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/03/02/swing-vote-congressman-in-the-fight-for-obama-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teensforliberty.com/2010/03/02/swing-vote-congressman-in-the-fight-for-obama-care/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that she has the votes to pass Obama Care. It is true that Obama Care will easily pass the Senate, but the House is another story. Last time they tried to pass Obama Care in the House, Pelosi came up with 220 votes in the House, (215 Representatives voted against it).  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that she has the votes to pass Obama Care. It is true that Obama Care will easily pass the Senate, but the House is another story. Last time they tried to pass Obama Care in the House, Pelosi came up with 220 votes in the House, (215 Representatives voted against it).  This leaves no margin for error on Pelosi&#8217;s part. Below is a list of swing vote Congressman that I urge you to call and ask to vote against Obama Care.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>PHONE NUMBERS FOR SWING VOTE CONGRESSMEN:</strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><strong><br />
</strong></strong></span></span></p>
<table border="1" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="top">PLEASE CALL!</td>
<td valign="top">DC OFFICE</td>
<td valign="top">LOCAL OFFICE</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Harry Mitchell</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-2190</td>
<td valign="top">(480) 946-2411</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Gabrielle Giffords</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-2542</td>
<td valign="top">(520) 881-3588</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Ann Kirkpatrick</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-2315</td>
<td valign="top">(928) 226-6914</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Jerry McNerney</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-1947</td>
<td valign="top">925-833-0643</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">John Salazar</td>
<td valign="top">202-225-4761</td>
<td valign="top">970-245-7107</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Jim Hines</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-5541</td>
<td valign="top">(866) 453-0028</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Alan Grayson</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-2176</td>
<td valign="top">(407) 841-1757</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Bill Foster</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-2976</td>
<td valign="top">630-406-1145</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Baron Hill</td>
<td valign="top">202 225 5315</td>
<td valign="top">812 288 3999</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Mark Schauer</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-6276</td>
<td valign="top">(517) 780-9075</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Gary Peters</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-5802</td>
<td valign="top">(248) 273-4227</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Dina Titus</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-3252</td>
<td valign="top">702-256-DINA (3462)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Carol Shea-Porter</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-5456</td>
<td valign="top">(603) 743-4813</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Tim Bishop</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-3826</td>
<td valign="top">(631) 696-6500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">John Hall</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-5441</td>
<td valign="top">(845) 225-3641 x49371</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Bill Owens</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-4611</td>
<td valign="top">(315) 782-3150</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Mike Arcuri</td>
<td valign="top">(202)225-3665</td>
<td valign="top">(315)793-8146</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Dan Maffei</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-3701</td>
<td valign="top">(315) 423-5657</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Earl Pomneroy</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-2611</td>
<td valign="top">(701) 224-0355</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Steven Driehaus</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-2216</td>
<td valign="top">(513) 684-2723</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Mary Jo Kilroy</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-2015</td>
<td valign="top">(614) 294-2196</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Zach Space</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-6265</td>
<td valign="top">(330) 364-4300</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Kathy Dahlkemper</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-5406</td>
<td valign="top">(814) 456-2038</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Patrick Murphy</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-4276</td>
<td valign="top">(215) 826-1963</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Christopher Carney</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-3731</td>
<td valign="top">(570) 585-9988</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Paul Kanjorski</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-6511</td>
<td valign="top">(570) 825-2200</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">John Spratt</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-5501</td>
<td valign="top">(803)327-1114</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Tom Perriello</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-4711</td>
<td valign="top">(276) 656-2291</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Alan Mollohan</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-4172</td>
<td valign="top">(304) 623-4422</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Nick Rahall</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-3452</td>
<td valign="top">(304) 252-5000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Steve Kagen</td>
<td valign="top">(202) 225-5665</td>
<td valign="top">(920) 437-1954</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fteensforliberty.com%2F2010%2F03%2F02%2Fswing-vote-congressman-in-the-fight-for-obama-care%2F&amp;linkname=Swing%20Vote%20Congressman%20in%20the%20Fight%20for%20Obama%20Care"><img src="http://teensforliberty.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_120_16.png" width="120" height="16" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a>]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/03/02/swing-vote-congressman-in-the-fight-for-obama-care/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Promo Video</title>
		<link>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/03/02/promo-video/</link>
		<comments>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/03/02/promo-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teensforliberty.com/2010/03/02/promo-video/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Daniel has come up with another promo video for the website! Here it is:

]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Daniel has come up with another promo video for the website! Here it is:</p>
<p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="320" height="265" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3jvtl-5wypU&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="265" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3jvtl-5wypU&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>
<a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fteensforliberty.com%2F2010%2F03%2F02%2Fpromo-video%2F&amp;linkname=Promo%20Video"><img src="http://teensforliberty.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_120_16.png" width="120" height="16" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a>]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/03/02/promo-video/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>How to Retake America&#8217;s Future</title>
		<link>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/03/01/how-to-retake-america/</link>
		<comments>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/03/01/how-to-retake-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teensforliberty.com/?p=455</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have spent most of my time on this website showing you how much the present generations of progressive bureaucrats have fundamentally transformed our government from its founding . From massive spending bills that propel our country forward into debt that future generations will have to deal with, to a wall of separation taking religion [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have spent most of my time on this website showing you how much the present generations of progressive bureaucrats have fundamentally transformed our government from its founding . From massive spending bills that propel our country forward into debt that future generations will have to deal with, to a wall of separation taking religion out of political procedure; the progressive majority in Congress, spearheaded by our last few President&#8217;s, have led our country away from the constitutional principles that our nation upheld when we first began.</p>
<p>In the next few months, I am going to start providing you with a strategy to take back the country from the hands of the radicals that we have allowed to overrun it. This means seeking out the candidates across the country that would be most likely to uphold conservative values in the offices that they run for, as well as rejecting those candidates that tell voters they will champion conservative values in office, but whose voting records do not agree.</p>
<p>In today&#8217;s post, I want to focus on the first step in this battle for the retaking of America: The ousting of the progressives from their seat of power. The Republican Party as well as the Democratic Party have both been overrun by progressives, and it is our responsibility as Americans to see that these progressives are thrown out of office and replaced with representatives who will actually <em>represent</em> the American people and their conservative values.</p>
<p>The Republican Party is our best bet of regaining control in Congress. Sure they have fallen away from the ideals that they originally stood for( i.e. the preservation of our Republic, thus the name), but the corruption in that party is far less widespread than that of the Democratic Party. In the coming wave of elections nationwide, we Americans must vote out as many corrupt representatives of that Party in Congress as possible, and replace those representatives with men and women who will hold to constitutional values throughout their time in office. for years we have allowed ourselves to be tricked by &#8220;Republicans&#8221; who are really against Republican ideals completely! far too many Republican candidates say that they will cut taxes, reduce the size of government, and stop wasteful spending, but then when they are elected, they go back on their word and start playing politics. This time we must not allow them to do so.  In this last year or so we have seen a massive uprising of individuals who are waking up to the reality that America is not the same as it used to be. It is my personal opinion that our country is at a cross roads. We have a huge opportunity to change our situation, but we cannot stop until the job is finished. The livelihood of our predecessors is at stake, and they will look back at this moment as a pivotal point in this nation&#8217;s history. But it is up to us to make sure that it pivots in the right direction.</p>
<p>-Calvin</p>
<a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fteensforliberty.com%2F2010%2F03%2F01%2Fhow-to-retake-america%2F&amp;linkname=How%20to%20Retake%20America%26%238217%3Bs%20Future"><img src="http://teensforliberty.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_120_16.png" width="120" height="16" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a>]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/03/01/how-to-retake-america/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Obama Care Doesn&#8217;t Help Young Adults (Video from The Heritage Foundation)</title>
		<link>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/02/18/obama-care-doesnt-help-young-adultsvideo-from-heritage-foundation/</link>
		<comments>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/02/18/obama-care-doesnt-help-young-adultsvideo-from-heritage-foundation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teensforliberty.com/2010/02/18/obama-care-doesnt-help-young-adultsvideo-from-heritage-foundation/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The following is a video from the Heritage Foundation regarding Obama Care&#8217;s impact on young adults:



]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The following is a video from the Heritage Foundation regarding Obama Care&#8217;s impact on young adults:</p>
<p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="428" height="347" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tkgXvOowfac" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="428" height="347" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tkgXvOowfac" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>
<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" />
<input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" />
<a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fteensforliberty.com%2F2010%2F02%2F18%2Fobama-care-doesnt-help-young-adultsvideo-from-heritage-foundation%2F&amp;linkname=Obama%20Care%20Doesn%26%238217%3Bt%20Help%20Young%20Adults%20%28Video%20from%20The%20Heritage%20Foundation%29"><img src="http://teensforliberty.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_120_16.png" width="120" height="16" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a>]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/02/18/obama-care-doesnt-help-young-adultsvideo-from-heritage-foundation/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>FOLLOWUP:  The Public Schools Declining</title>
		<link>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/02/12/followup-the-public-schools-declining/</link>
		<comments>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/02/12/followup-the-public-schools-declining/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel P</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teensforliberty.com/2010/02/12/followup-the-public-schools-declining/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Follow Up: The Public Schools Declining
Hey guys this video just goes along with my post a few days ago
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCTYWdywUNQ'>Follow Up: The Public Schools Declining</a></p>
<p>Hey guys this video just goes along with my post a few days ago</p>
<a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fteensforliberty.com%2F2010%2F02%2F12%2Ffollowup-the-public-schools-declining%2F&amp;linkname=FOLLOWUP%3A%20%20The%20Public%20Schools%20Declining"><img src="http://teensforliberty.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_120_16.png" width="120" height="16" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a>]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/02/12/followup-the-public-schools-declining/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Public Schools Declining</title>
		<link>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/02/08/the-public-schools-declining/</link>
		<comments>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/02/08/the-public-schools-declining/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel P</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Political Opinion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teensforliberty.com/2010/02/08/the-public-schools-declining/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the year 1961 the American public school system was a safe heaven for children around the nation. Parents would send their children to school knowing they would never have to worry about them. But when the new year rolled around, the public school system was about to change in a dramatic way.
“Almighty God, we [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the year 1961 the American public school system was a safe heaven for children around the nation. Parents would send their children to school knowing they would never have to worry about them. But when the new year rolled around, the public school system was about to change in a dramatic way.</p>
<p>“Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers, and our country.” These were the simple words that children said everyday after entering their school house. This prayer was the foundation of our school system. It kept the children fearing our one true God.</p>
<p>Yet in 1962 a supreme court examined this 22 word prayer and declared it illegal to recite any longer in public schools. This was just the start of the total decline of our public schools. This court case was the first of its kind, one that eliminated prayer in schools, but as we fast forward through history we will see that it most definitely was not the last.</p>
<p>-Just one year later the court case Abington School District v. Schempp found bible reading over the intercom illegal.</p>
<p>-<a href="http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/free_speech/epperson.html"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Epperson v. Arkansas</span></span></em></a>, 89 S. Ct. 266 (1968): State statue banning teaching of evolution is unconstitutional. A state cannot alter any element in a course of study in order to promote a religious point of view. A state&#8217;s attempt to hide behind a nonreligious motivation will not be given credence unless that state can show a secular reason as the foundation for its actions.</p>
<p>-<a href="http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1970/1970_89"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Lemon v. Kurtzman</span></span></em></a>, 91 S. Ct. 2105 (1971)</p>
<p>Established the three part test for determining if an action of government violates First Amendment&#8217;s separation of church and state:<br />
1) the government action must have a secular purpose;<br />
2) its primary purpose must not be to inhibit or to advance religion;<br />
3) there must be no excessive entanglement between government and religion.</p>
<p>-<a href="http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1980/1980_80_321"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Stone v. Graham</span></span></em></a>, 449 U.S. 39 (1980)</p>
<p>Court finds posting of the Ten Commandments in schools unconstitutional.</p>
<p>-<a href="http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_83_812"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Wallace v. Jaffree</span></span></em></a>, 105 S. Ct. 2479 (1985)</p>
<p>State&#8217;s moment of silence at public school statute is unconstitutional where legislative record reveals that motivation for statute was the encouragement of prayer. Court majority silent on whether &#8220;pure&#8221; moment of silence scheme, with no bias in favor of prayer or any other mental process, would be constitutional.</p>
<p>-<a href="http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_85_1513"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Edwards v. Aquillard</span></span></em></a>, 107 S. Ct. 2573 (1987)</p>
<p>Unconstitutional for state to require teaching of &#8220;creation science&#8221; in all instances in which evolution is taught. Statute had a clear religious motivation.</p>
<p>-<a href="http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1991/1991_90_1014"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Lee v. Weisman</span></span></em></a>, 112 S. Ct. 2649 (1992)</p>
<p>Unconstitutional for a school district to provide any clergy to perform nondenominational prayer at elementary or secondary school graduation. It involves government sponsorship of worship.</p>
<p>-<a href="http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1992/1992_91_948"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Church of Lukumi Babalu Ave., Inc. v. Hialeah</span></span></em></a>, 113 S. Ct. 2217 (1993)</p>
<p>City&#8217;s ban on killing animals for religious sacrifices, while allowing sport killing and hunting, was unconstitutional discrimination against the Santeria religion.</p>
<p>These lawsuits thrive off of one thing: separation of church and state.</p>
<p>The people who back this lawsuits claim that religion in schools and public places are unconstitutional and need to be removed from schools. But there is one thing they conveniently seem to overlook: nowhere in the constitution is separation of church and state found! You can look all you want, but you will never find it! The phrase can actually be found in a LETTER written by Thomas Jefferson FIFTEEN YEARS after the constitution was written. The letter was addressed to the Danbury Baptist Association comforting them that they could continue worshiping as they would. Jefferson said that worship was not a “favor” to them granted by the state, rather it was a right that the state couldn’t infringe upon . ( BECK 287)</p>
<p>In Jefferson’s letter he says that the STATE should stay out of the CHURCH. Not the other way around. Most of our founding fathers were religious men. They recognized the need to fear a God and they saw that God was the one who created them. They based their beliefs off the bible, which they read and studied everyday so that in turn, they could build a nation on God’s principles. A nation that rose above the rest of the world. A nation of freedom and liberty, and most of all, a nation that feared God with all of their hearts.</p>
<p>As I wrap up, here are a few statistics since the prayer has been out of school:</p>
<p>1962:                                            1990:</p>
<p># of unmarried couples .44(million)                               2.8(million)</p>
<p>Living together:</p>
<p>#of violent crimes in</p>
<p>Schools:                                .25(million)                              1.7(Million)</p>
<p>Pre-marital sex:                     22%                                           70%</p>
<p>Birth rate for unwed Girls(per 1,000)                        13                                         37</p>
<p>Look at the numbers, and look at the facts. The absence of prayer in schools has led to a violent, unmoral nation.</p>
<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" />
<input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" />
<a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fteensforliberty.com%2F2010%2F02%2F08%2Fthe-public-schools-declining%2F&amp;linkname=The%20Public%20Schools%20Declining"><img src="http://teensforliberty.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_120_16.png" width="120" height="16" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a>]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/02/08/the-public-schools-declining/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Teens for Liberty T-Shirts</title>
		<link>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/02/05/teens-for-liberty-t-shirts/</link>
		<comments>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/02/05/teens-for-liberty-t-shirts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Calvin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://teensforliberty.com/2010/02/05/teens-for-liberty-t-shirts/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Within the next couple of weeks we will have Teens for Liberty T-shirts available on the site. These will be $19.99. I will post an alert when we get them in, so if you are signed up to receive posts through e-mail, you will know right away when we do. God bless!
-Calvin


]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Within the next couple of weeks we will have Teens for Liberty T-shirts available on the site. These will be $19.99. I will post an alert when we get them in, so if you are signed up to receive posts through e-mail, you will know right away when we do. God bless!</p>
<p>-Calvin</p>
<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" />
<input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" />
<a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fteensforliberty.com%2F2010%2F02%2F05%2Fteens-for-liberty-t-shirts%2F&amp;linkname=Teens%20for%20Liberty%20T-Shirts"><img src="http://teensforliberty.com/wp-content/plugins/add-to-any/share_save_120_16.png" width="120" height="16" alt="Share/Bookmark"/></a>]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://teensforliberty.com/2010/02/05/teens-for-liberty-t-shirts/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
