District pulls plug on speech

Review Journal ^ | June 17, 2006 | Antonio Planas

[MNJohnnie]

So much for the 1st Amendment if you are Christian I guess. I thought it was HER speech to give. Guess not.

[FormerACLUmember]

Ann Coulter has SO nailed the secular "Godless" official religion of left. No heresy allowed; no free speech; no mention of the word "God" in public.

[FormerACLUmember]

[L98Fiero]

"They said McComb's speech amounted to proselytizing and that her commentary could have been perceived as school-sponsored."

No one is safe, then. This is how freedom ends.

[Paperdoll]

PING

[robertpaulsen]

When the valedictorian (or any other student speaker) is introduced, I don't understand why the introduction can't conclude with a disclaimer that the contents of the speech is not school sponsored. Problem solved.

They do that with TV and radio editorials all the time. Everyone understands.

[AzNASCARfan]

you mean the ACLU wont advocate for Christians??
Only against us huh... Big surprise!

[L98Fiero]

Wow, I just noticed it but I have those same three crosses in my house leading up the stair-well. (See pic at link).

[BenLurkin]

Is the unedited text of her speech available anywhere?

[Tired of Taxes]

I'm guessing the microphone wouldn't be cut off if the student stood there declaring herself homosexual and praising all the virtues of secular humanism.

[Screamname]

This ACLU is a trip. She can`t talk, but these psycho Professors can, and do it everyday. Who was that Professor last week who was bashing everything about the white race, the US, and bashing Jews? I didn`t see the ACLU pulling no plug on that guy.

[Williams]

This has gotten truly bizzare. You have school districts believing it violates the US Constitution for an individual student speaker to make reference to their own religious beliefs. That just cannot be true, if it were we are living in China now, not the USA. And someone must stop schools from pulling the plug on individual comments about Christ or any other religion. IMHO the federal government ought to investigate this as a civil rights violation.

[MNJohnnie]

Curious what the response would of been if they pull the plug on a "Gay Pride" event. So much for "Celebrating Diversity". One of the most obnoxious things about the Modern Political Left, their rabid hypocrisy.

[Tirian]

Luckily, the Commissars of Free Speech were there to protect everyone from this dangerous counterrevolutionary. Uncontrollable theism might have broken out! (/sarcasm off)

[khnyny]

Brittany McComb will be on Hannity and Colmes tonight and they will show video of the muzzled commencement speech.

I always thought that a valedictorian asked to speak, explaining in their own words what contributed to their success would not be censored. The school and admin is soliciting their opinions, whether they adhere to the same beliefs or not. This story is ridiculous and really is a prime example of the rampant discrimination which is targeting people of faith every day in this country, thanks in large part to the communistic ACLU.

[RasterMaster]

If the LIEberal DUmocrats are for "separation of church & state", then why are their rallies ALWAYS held at a black church?

[jjones9853]

I do disagree with Miss McComb's statement "People aren't stupid". Examples to support my argument would be Allen Lichtenstein and Bill Hoffman.

[MNJohnnie]

Luckily, the Commissars of Free Speech were there to protect everyone from this dangerous counterrevolutionary. Uncontrollable theism might have broken out! (/sarcasm off)

Blimy! I didn't expect the Secular Inquisition!

If this was not so sad it would be funny. Everything the Leftist CLAIM is why they hate "Religious Right" does is only actually being done BY them to any person of faith they can get their hands on. The rabid hypocrisy on the part of the Political Left here is stunning

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