Texas High School Agrees to Stop Banning Muslim Students' Prayers

Agape Press ^ | 1/31/06 | Jim Brown

[wagglebee]

As long as Christian and Jewish students are allowed to play, I'm all for this. What I would like to know, is why they didn't allow prayer decades ago, before all of the jihadists showed up.

[Dallas59]

Let em pray, but don't let the praying interfere with non mulsim students.

[peyton randolph]

Richardson is going to hell in a handbasket. This is the same location as the Holy Land Foundation, that terrorist front closed down by the FBI post-9/11.

[trubluolyguy]

Well there goes church and state right there. If I had a kid goingto that school that was a strong believer, I would insist that he or she pray to Jesus, out loud, in class.

[Steveone]

This does not seem fair to Christians who have been discriminated against for years all the becket or whatever is doing is creating animosity!

[peyton randolph]

If I had a kid goingto that school that was a strong believer, I would insist that he or she pray to Jesus, out loud, in class.

In English, Spanish, or Arabic? RISD is rapidly deteriorating into the next DISD.

[joesnuffy]

Wonder what the muslim kids are praying for?.....

Islam does not mean peace
Islam means 'submission'

[infidel29]

This does not seem fair to Christians who have been discriminated against for years all the becket or whatever is doing is creating animosity!

Liberals are behind the so called "religious tolerance" here.

QUINN'S FRIST LAW: Liberalism always generates the exact opposite of it's stated intent.

[wagglebee]

All this time I thought it meant "kill the infidels and die in the process so you can go to 'paradise' which is actually whorehouse with an open bar."

[Polybius]

He says many school administrators have the idea from the American Civil Liberties Union or from somebody else "that the 'wall of separation of church and state' means no religious expression.....

The First Amendment says absolutely nothing about a so-called "wall of separation" but it does say "shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof".

Prohibiting voluntary prayer in school violates the Establishment Clause by establishing atheism as the official State religious doctrine and also violates the Free Exercise Clause.

[Eva]

Well, so now I guess prayer will be returned to the schools for Christians and Jews. I guess they won't be able to ban the baccalaureate services or graduation speeches that mention religion. What a switch.

[sono]

Where is the American Criminal Liberties Union in this matter, yelling "Separation of Church and State?" This decision returns the Manger and the Menorah to the Public Schools, the Ten Commandments back inside the courthouse, and Keeps God in the Pledge. I can't wait for Michael Newdow's response.

[Steveone]

Thanks for the reply!

[Clintonfatigued]

I'll bet that the ACLU stays out of this one.

[taxesareforever]

Well, so now I guess prayer will be returned to the schools for Christians and Jews. I guess they won't be able to ban the baccalaureate services or graduation speeches that mention religion.

Yeah, right.

[wagglebee]

As far as the ACLU is concerned, the only "religions" are Judaism and Christianity, everything else is a "special interest group" that deserves special protection and consideration.

[Drew68]

I would insist that he or she pray to Jesus, out loud, in class.

B-b-b-but that would offend Muslims!!!

[trubluolyguy]

Imagine that. ;o)

[Alouette]

Now the Muslims are going to demand a special prayer room, and once they get their prayer room, prayers to Allah have been made there, it is a mosque, and no infidels may enter.

[wagglebee]

I'm sure they can round up an old "porta-potty."