Last week's lawsuit by an senior against the school district for a prayer at graduation has stirred up a lot of debate.
, and we thought it was time to ask you for your opinion.
So vote in the poll and tell us below whether you think prayer is appropriate in a public school setting or at graduation.
Would this be better or worse?
Turning the tables is the easiest way to expose the hypocrisy of people who think a Christian prayer in a public school is "harmless" or is a "right" because the majority says it is.
Now, the student body DID vote on having the prayer. Then it gets into whether you think the 1st and 14th amendment of the constitution protects a person FROM religion. The supreme court has consistently said yes they do for the last 50 years or so.
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Think on this. I know Wiccans. Druids, Buddists, Muslims and even one SATANIST that teaches in the public schools. these people have a right to their beliefs but I do not want them leading MY children in prayer. And if we had prayer in school, they would have a right to do so. The second reason NOT TO HAVE PUBLIC PRAYER?!? In the "Sermon on the Mount" Jesus is asked, "how should we pray?" PLEASE NOTE Jesus does not tell them how to pray first, he gives them a warning, Let us turn to Matt. Chapter 6: 5 thru 8 “ 5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. As a Bible believing Christian who can READ and wants to live as much like JESUS as I can, if I need to pray in public, i do it quietly and to myself... so as not to be thought a hypocrite or a (re)publican by God.
Are you going to say Christ was unclear about what he wanted us to do?!?
The majority don't get the authority to violate the rights of minorities. Sorry, you fail at understanding constitutional rights.
would be interesting to hear this explained by one who advocates prayer in schools...especially one who interprets the Bible literally... BTW organized religions did/do much to destroy the tenets of Christianity and religions in general...ie, love thy neighbor as thyself...do unto others... the crusades, the inquisition, pogroms, salem witch trials, prayer in schools, gay marriage, etcetc... OK so prayer in schools not on par with the inquisition...but if tenets of most religions were followed there would be no dissension over prayer in schools or on gay marriages...ie, Christians would realize how they would feel if haley gave a Sikh prayer at their graduation...
oh/my the old N-word 'go back to africa 'argument...it's still around...tho it adds nothing to any discussion. 'we are a christian nation...in words only. NOT in deeds...'all hat and no cattle,' as they say in TX...we are hypocrites...who support failed, un-christian, greed is good, principles of the 1%-ers...
The ACLU stands for the opposite of what you believe it does. It was set up and continues to to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country. While the go into court to oppose the government sponsorship of religion (such as placing a cross above everyone's tombstone in a public cemetery) they also go into court to oppose governments infringement on the freedom of religion (such as defending a Christian's right to have a cross on their own tombstone). They have a long history of defending groups such as the Jehovah's Witnesses, for example.
it was taken in jest, and gave me the opportunity to run off at the mouth... the south bahston line would be good if i could switch accents... also use i'm from south america...
this has nothing to do with Jesus' instruction re prayer...but maybe a good lesson here (matthew)...eg; 'Wherefore, if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to sin, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into everlasting fire.' feel sure those who take the Bible literally will follow this instruction...the muslims (at least in saudi) do cut off the hand of a thief...