Posted on 03/13/2015 10:06:59 AM PDT by Academiadotorg
Texas is known for a lot of things — but pushovers aren’t one of them. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) learned that the hard way when it picked a fight with White Oak High School. Using its small-town playbook, the atheist activists fired off a warning to the district complaining about a principal that reads a scripture as part of his morning announcements. tony perkins frc
Dan Noll’s “Thoughts of the Day” had never been controversial before, so when a student recorded the audio and sent it to the Left’s attack dogs, it caused quite a stir. But if FFRF thought a little letter would scare Superintendent Michael Gilbert, they had another thing coming. In a response that should bring a smile to the face of every Christian conservative in America, Gilbert took it to the Left’s bullies with this fiery response.
“Let me be clear, this is an attempt to draw us into a contest of words for the sole purpose of giving the FFRF a large amount of free press/recognition that they and their very few members (1,200 in Texas) do not deserve. This group and others like it, are wanting us to provide them with negative quotes to use in the promotion of their agenda. We can and will make the adjustments needed to ensure our students experience a morally sound, positive character based education. There are a multitude of options to provide our students, faculty and staff the opportunity to express their First Amendment Rights as provided for in the United States Constitution. Let me also be clear that we have not (in my opinion) violated anyone’s rights and/or subjected anyone to undue stress. Bible studies and scriptures are allowed in schools.”
Then, with perfect pitch, he wished the Foundation well. “I’m sorry you feel (this) way,” he said. “I will be praying for you and your staff daily.” At a time when most educators are tripping over themselves to do the Left’s bidding, Michael Gilbert’s courage is exactly what the doctor ordered. Our ten-gallon hats go off to the Superintendent for teaching these liberals a lesson in religious liberty!
Tony Perkins heads the Family Research Council. This article is excerpted from the Washington Update that he compiles for the FRC.
Principal? Principle?
both!
Haha, I’m familiar with White Oak. They’re not going to get much traction up in that part of the state.
But, best of luck to them in their, sure-to-be-entertaining, endeavors.
God bless Texas.
Little play on words there by the author of the headline...
It’s Tecksus
Mind yer manners there, cowboy.
As Chris Stamper put it on Facebook: “School?” “Matter of principal? LOL punsters.
It is the principal’s whim of the moment, not any deeply held belief.
Texas and California reveal the contrast between a state that was merely a social liberal/moderate republican state, and Texas, which has always been conservative (although not republican).
As the left declared war on America, Texas’s social conservatism has proven to be difficult for the left to overcome, while California’s republican social liberals, were brushed aside within just a few years.
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