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A New Jersey Christian activist will mount an unusual effort this week to carry religion into the nation's public schools.

Rather than lobbying the government to require school prayer or battling against the teaching of evolution, Bob Pawson is asking students to bring Bibles to school for the week.

And he doesn't want Scripture sitting in lockers or backpacks.

Pawson, a conservative evangelical and Trenton, N.J., public school teacher, said students should use relevant Bible passages to complete assignments and contribute to classroom discussions. His Scripture in Schools Project also calls on students to leave religious tracts at "strategic places throughout school," such as in library books, desks and lockers.

"The only people keeping Bibles out of America's public schools are us Christians!" Pawson wrote on his Web site, bringyourbible.com. "Let's just bring them in. Millions of us. Tote 'em and quote 'em!"

Pawson has scheduled the project to coincide with a nationwide See You at the Pole event in which students will gather for prayer at their schools' flagpoles before classes begin. Organized by evangelicals, the annual gathering will take place Wednesday and is expected to attract several million participants nationwide.

However, it appears few northern New Jersey students will heed Pawson's call, despite his efforts to publicize the event through Christian media circles.

Pawson knew of just several local kids - all members of Emmanuel Christian Fellowship in Hackensack, N.J. - planning to take their Bibles to school.

One student said he plans to read his holy book during study halls and avoid aggressively promoting his faith.
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) ? A Bayou La Batre woman has admitted smuggling drugs to her husband, an inmate at the Escambia County jail, by stuffing pills into their baby?s diaper.

The admission was made in a plea agrement by Mandy Lynn Mareno, whose husband pleaded guilty in Mobile?s federal court Wednesday to possessing or trying to possess prison contraband, conspiracy to provide contraband in prison and retaliating against a witness.

Mandy Lynn Mareno pleaded guilty earlier this month to drug charges. In her plea agreement, she admitted she hid the drugs such as Xanax and methadone in her baby?s diaper because the guards didn?t search the child on previous visits.

Prosecutors said she also admitted that she tried to smuggle methadone and marijuana to her husband and another inmate by mailing packages bearing the return addresses of lawyers? offices, believing that guards at the jail wouldn?t look at communications between an attorney and client.

Her husband, James Edward Mareno, 25, is to be sentenced in January on the federal charges.
"My friends consider me a cool Christian, because I don't ram my faith down people's throats," said Adam Van Clief, a senior at North Bergen High School.

Another student said she, too, will take a low-key approach because she knows no other evangelicals at her school.

"It's going to be a little awkward, because I have a lot of friends who aren't Christian," said Angelica Camacho-Malone, a sophomore at North Arlington High School. "But I'm hoping I can just let them know about the Bible and show them that it isn't as boring as it may seem to them."

Meanwhile, Barry Lynn, the executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State said he had concerns about Pawson's plan, though he also noted that there's nothing unconstitutional about students bringing Bibles to school.

Lynn said he was disturbed that Pawson's Web site asks students to distribute tracts and suggests that pastors should go to schools with their Bibles and clerical garb.

"You can bring a Bible to school," Lynn said in an interview. "But this seems to be a case of pushing the envelope, and in some areas, he pushes it right off a cliff."

Pawson, who said he started the event a decade ago, said the purpose isn't to proselytize or convert students, but to share the wealth of literature, history and theology in the Bible.

Still, he said he relishes the idea of students quoting Genesis in science class to contest the theory of evolution - which many evangelicals say contradicts the biblical account of creation.

"We aren't looking to spark controversy," Pawson said. "But if the class discussion is on how life started ... then a kid who believes in creation can back up his viewpoint."

Lynn, however, said there's a fine line between legitimate classroom discussion and theological indoctrination.

He said a lecture on the works of William Shakespeare - which contain many biblical allusions - would be an appropriate place to discuss Scripture.

But he said some conservative religious groups have begun training students to aggressively challenge science teachers on evolution.

"I think in those cases it's appropriate for the teacher to say, 'This is a science class; we are not discussing religion,' and tell the student to sit down," Lynn said. "Students don't get to rewrite the curriculum just because they feel like it."

The Hackensack church, meanwhile, kicked off both the Scripture in Schools Project and the See You at the Pole event with a rally Friday evening replete with Christian rock bands and sermons by the pastor.

Mandy Leverett, the youth pastor, said it's important for students to bring their faith to school, because it sets a good example for others.

"To introduce young people to the Lord, a lot of
It's the premiere of VH1 newest reality show, America's Most Smartest Model. This show is designed to make you feel better about yourself. Ridiculously good looking people will be shown for the idiots that they are. Sixteen models (half men and half women) will answer trivia questions posed by Ben Stein. Let the mockery of hot models begin!

Ben Stein promises to prove that models are dumber than a box of rocks. Mary Alice Stephenson, a modeling guru, serves as host and says the competition is real, even if the show's title is a joke. She talks about Stein's many great accomplishments, then one model is awed because it's the dude from Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The grand prize? $100,000.

Two models are getting kicked off right away. The models must strut the runway and explain their modeling and academic credentials. The Russian Andre gets off to a good start, forgetting Mary Alice's name. He's rocking the jacket with no shirt and goes on about all the languages he speaks, one for every pack in his abs. Slavco is next, and Andre mocks his choice to wear lip gloss. Slavco was previously on Kept with Jerry Hall, another VH1 reality show where he competed to be the boy toy of the aged supermodel, so the judges suspect he just wants to be a TV star.

There's a lot to get as everyone is introduced. Many models talk about their college experience. Some graduated, and one is going for a PhD in psychology. Ben is impressed. The highlights include the Argentinian himbo Gaston, a dolt nicknamed Blonde Rachel, a dude named Pickel who has ADHD, and VJ, who claims his parents aren't native Americans because they were born in California. Mary Alice calls (the only one who's done nude modeling), Slavco and Jamie (who is orange) to the center. Ben supports Mandy Lynn's web design abilities. The other two are eliminated.

The models get to move in to their posh home with pocket dictionaries to prepare them for tomorrow's spelling bee competition. Andre is rooming with three girls, and when they ask if he snores, he says no, but he masturbates. Classy. The bathroom doors all have locks opened by trivia questions, which drives the models crazy. Andre and Gaston struggle to open the fridge with the year America celebrated its bicentennial times 100. The two foreigners have no clue.

Later in the hot tub, there's a debate about who is more respectable, models or actors. Andre sings the praises models, going off on how they're basically supermen who are better than everyone else, and he's insane. Other people try talking about how modeling is easy as pie and they got lucky because they're so good looking. Andre nearly pops a blood vessel. He's a throwback to Rocky IV, and his thoughts on his fellow American models are best summed up by these four words: "I must break you."

The male models rag on Gaston for not studying. I doubt whether he can even read English. Inside, the girls rag on Mandy Lynn for having nothing but hoochie clothes. At the competition, Ben Stein lays down the word "bifurcated" to make them feel like idiots. Challenge one is the Edge, and winning results in an advantage for the Callback, the second modeling challenge that gives the contestant immunity to the next round.

The first round is super easy, so they spell words like "blue" and "bikini." Andre misspells "retardant" by making it "-ent,"which is an acceptable mistake in my mind. Gaston gets "nincompoop," and Ben Stein awesomely talks down to him. He spells it "nincamboob." Pickel inverts the "i" and "y" at the end of "electrolysis." Victoria is way off on "emaciated," and still doesn't seem to understand what the word was.

The next round features designer names, and takes a bunch of models down. The best is Blonde Rachel going out by spelling "Tommy Hilfinger." It gets down to Jesse and Daniel, who are both really impressing Ben Stein. Jesse correctly spells "psoriasis" while Daniel takes on "phosphorescence" and "Bacchanalian." Heck, even I'm impressed, as some of those words could probably take out those twitchy freak kids from the official Scripps-Howard National Spelling Bee. Jesse has to spell "Dionysian" to stay in it. He gets all messed up with "Dianicean." Good job, Daniel. He gets the Edge envelope, which tells him to learn some types of dinosaurs.

Gaston is disgustingly hitting on women poorly, asking two chicks to rub their boobs together, then begging another to do porn. The Callback is a fashion show on the runway. Some of the models have no walking experience, so they get some pointers. Andre tries intimidating the others. Mandy Lynn is always a little sexpot, and Jesse is mocking her. He's like the raging queen of the show, always making some catty comment about everyone else.

Before they begin walking, each model will be given a category and asked to name as many things in that category while walking. VJ gets U.S. states. He's solid on the runway and gets a bunch of states, then goes with Memphis, Indianapolis and Seattle. Victoria gets non-U.S, cities, and is very thrown off, only naming a couple, mostly in Italy. Her walk was too much of a stroll and not impressive. Gaston has to name things that smell bad. After armpits, farts and socks, he goes for "dirty penis." His walk sucked too, and when he goes backstage, he tells the other models not to say "dirty penis." I think that's pretty good advice for any situation.

Mandy Lynn has to name things that are round. She says "balls, cherries, balloons, tires," then repeats those over and over again. They call her out for looking like a porn star again. Mary Alice is obsessed with dying her hair and removing all the make-up. We get a quick montage of some more, and Blonde Rachel is again the highlight, when her category is types of trees, and she goes for "umbrella tree." Ben Stein calls her out, but the editors prove that an "umbrella tree" actually exists. Oh snap, she schooled Ben Stein! And me, for that matter.

Brett gets elements of the periodic table, and he does kind of well until he gets to "metal." Still, the judges praise his walk as one of the best. Daniel uses the Edge and gets a lot of dinosaurs, but his outfit and walk are awful. Pickel isn't too good, and they question if he wants to be an actor. He stammers with his ADHD, but eventually says no. Andre gets things in the sky, and after "sun, moon, stars," he's done. It really messes up his walk. He says he has lots of runway experience, but the judges hate it, and he gets offended by these idiot judges.

The winner is Brett, of course. It's all in the scarf. Later two of the models will be purged. Jesse is all catty about Mary Alice commenting on how he's a little overweight, and he is gonna go off if he's eliminated. Mary Alice picks on Jesse's weight again. Then she calls down the bottom three: Gaston, Mandy Lynn and Victoria. Ben Stein lays out a bunch of big words about how Gaston and Victoria are now vestigial bones. Mary Alice informs them they're purged.

Mary Alice doesn't think Mandy Lynn is America's Most Smartest Model, but she thinks of her as a pet project. Ben Stein just likes her rack, according to Andre Deborah A. Cruz to April M. Cruz Brewer and Kristi L. Cruz of Laceyville, Pa., for property in Tuscarora township for $1.
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