As Jose C. Coronado stated in his letter to the editor (“Fight for class prayer”) on April 3, why isn’t there any momentum for us, the general public, to fight and defeat the federal government’s mandate that prohibits
unforced in-class prayer in our public school system?
In a twist of irony, a school club known as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes is allowed to hold its after-school meetings in a public school facility without anyone’s objections and I have no problem with it at all. For those who speak out for the separation of church and state, just keep in mind that the name of that organization has that “C” word in it, no pun intended.
As for the idea of an elective Bible study course that many students out there want to bring into their classrooms, why won’t that same idea be brought to consideration at a public school board meeting?
The personal decisions for those who choose to exercise their right to practice Christianity in public schools should be left to the states to take up that issue via the 10th Amendment, which is known as the states’ rights amendment in the U.S. Constitution.
This is an issue that is best left in the hands of state legislatures instead of the federal government because the latter’s intervention on individual Christian freedom in public schools has been taking place since our country was founded more than 245 years ago. I say it’s time to put a stop to this unnecessary intrusion from big government once and for all.
May God continue to bless this great nation and its Constitution.
Roberto Lopez
McAllen
Unregulated
THC is risky
Under current laws, products that contain Delta 9/THC (at least over .03% concentration) are federally illegal across the nation. So why is it you can see signs advertising the sale of such product?
Under current regulations “hemp”-derived Delta 8 is legal for sale. Through extraction processes, marijuana distributors are allowed to bring THC to the Texas market legally. But just because it’s legal doesn’t mean it’s safe.
Delta 8 exists naturally within the plant, but it isn’t a lot. To curb this, manufacturers use a multitude of different chemicals to synthetically convert other parts of the plant into Delta 8.
As legal marijuana is very new to the country, laws are currently very loose or nonexistent, which potentially could allow unsafe methods of extraction to be used. Although typically branded as THC/Delta9 diet, THC today has tripled in potency since 1994. While marijuana has historically been shown to not be habit-forming, this new uptick in potency means we cannot rely on past studies as the stronger the marijuana, the more likely one is to get addicted.
The PreventionResourceCenter, a program of Behavioral Health Solutions of South Texas, serves as the central data collection repository for Region 11. PRC wants to help inform the community about current substance use trends happening around them.
To find out more about the prevention work being conducted in your community, download the latest Regional Needs Assessment at our website, www.prc11.org/data. If you are interested in becoming a part of this project and would like to learn more, please contact me at 787-7111 ext. 243, or Daniel Rodriguez, program coordinator, at 787-7111 ext. 238.
Jarod Munoz
PreventionResourceCenter
Region 11
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