Posted on 05/25/2016 6:48:47 AM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
The 70-year tradition of singing the Lord's Prayer during a high school graduation was nearly eliminated by the nation's largest atheist group. The valedictorian chose to deliver it anyway.
Traditionally, the Lord's Prayer was sung by East Liverpool's choir and was considered a significant part of their graduation ceremony.
When the Freedom Foundation for Separation of Church and State claimed East Liverpool school's tradition was a violation, school administrators chose to oblige their wishes, cancelling the song, avoiding a legal battle.
Larry Walton, school board president said the decision not to fight against the atheist group was a basic matter of economics.
"We said, 'Okay, we just won't do it anymore.' It was a decision made because we don't have a lot of money and we'd rather hire teachers than pay lawyers," Walton said. "It's a war we can't win."
However, the graduating class of 2016 wanted to honor the school's tradition. They did not back down.
Class Valedictorian Jonathan Montgomery took the stage and led the class in reciting the Lord's Prayer. The defiant move was met with a standing ovation for the graduates who stood up for their school.
It is reported that Walton is looking to have a nondenominational graduation ceremony in 2017.
There is no Constitutional issue.
The school is not required to have no religious traditions.
The First Amendment prevents Congress from instituting a national religion.
states are free to do as they wish, and that translates down to county,city and boards of education.
But you cannto win against these fascists unless you FIGHT.
Kudos to the valedictorian who had more courage than all of the administrators sitting on their tenured asses on stage.
Why not just ignore the lawsuit, refuse to respond, and refuse to abide by any judgments? Is a judge really going to fine a school district? Let them. Get politicians, Sheriffs and the governor involved to defy it.
When exactly did the Baccalaureate fall by the wayside? I know there were only private Baccalaureates, done by churches, when my child graduated high school around 10 years ago.
This was a High School.
It's the colleges they go to that perform the lobotomy and they become snowflakes.
Did he leave off the last part?
Re: “Christian arrogance isn’t any better than anybody else’s arrogance.”
Standing up to atheistic intimidation is not “Christian arrogance” - it is the courage of the Lion of Judah. Christian arrogance would be someone flaunting self-righteous superiority over others because they think their righteousness originates with themselves and not God’s mercy.
Yup. God can win it, for sure.
Ohio Ping!
The 70-year tradition of singing the Lord’s Prayer during a high school graduation was nearly eliminated by the nation’s largest atheist group.
Traditionally, the Lord’s Prayer was sung by East Liverpool’s choir and was considered a significant part of their graduation ceremony.
Class Valedictorian Jonathan Montgomery took the stage and led the class in reciting the Lord’s Prayer.
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From wikipedia
East Liverpool is a city in Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,195 at the time of the 2010 census. It is located along the Ohio River and borders the states of Pennsylvania and West Virginia
EVERY TIME the muztards try to introduce islame into schools we must start a lawsuit over “separation of church and state”
Bankrupt the ba$-turds right back.
Onward Christian soldiers.
You need to take a look in the mirror pal. You have a history in your postings of displaying “Christian Arrogance” that you charge others with. You need to remove the log from your own eye first.
Bravo to this young man!
You know the country is in deep doo doo when a news article makes a big deal out of someone praying.
Pathetic.
I was not talking about the young man. I am talking about the response telling this worker-of-Caesar to fight to do it in the name of Caesar.
To be bold about what the BIBLE says to do is not arrogance. You might cast the log out of YOUR eye first.
You got that right. Hi Tech Redneck directs most of its pious postings to criticize Christians instead of defending them. It’s been its MO since day one.
btt
Christian Anarchy: We pray where and when we dern well please.
And seething, based on the looks on their faces.....
LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Standing up to the demands of godless liberals is no *Christian arrogance*.
rusty is correct in post 26 about what *Christian arrogance* is and it’s not what you claim it to be.
Bravo to anyone who does not roll over and play dead to the enemy. If enough people engaged in that kind of civil disobedience, they couldn’t do anything about it. If people refused to pay fines, refused to convict, etc, they can’t put the whole country in jail.
The only reason their threats work is that because of fear people cave and give in to their demands.
Jury nullification worked well with the slave trade. It can work in these cases.
I was pleased to find out it was US high school students giving an upraised finger to the USG!
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