Posted on 06/22/2006 3:46:06 PM PDT by NYer
I have to disagree.
The fact that it was obvious to the audience why the mic was cut, and she continued her speech without most of the audience being able to hear her was quite a memorable event for those present.
It was a probably a more effective witness than it would have been if she had been allowed to make the speech without censorship, and certainly more so than handing off to the second string.
Christians have too often allowed ourselves to be silenced because we're told, often by those who know absolutely nothing about the Christian life, that it's the honorable/polite/Christian thing to do.
Jesus didn't hide when He needed to point out wrong doing, using terms like "vipers" and comparing people to a sarcophagus that is white on the outside but full of rotting, foul flesh on the inside.
It's a tactic that has worked all too well in keeping Christians "in their place" for far too long, IMO.
So which is it? Did she "lie" or did she "change her mind"? You have asserted both as possible explanations, and some how have developed a theory that the two are mutually inclusive.
Here's something to consider. Is it possible to "change your mind" without telling a "lie"?
I always find it amazing that Christianity-despising atheists always have this sudden conversion to Christian principles when they think it suits their argument. "But she LIED! Christians don't do that! Waaaaaahhhh!"
But she didn't lie. She tweaked the nose of the ACLU. I wish she had punched it and broken it.
Indeed, we can all raise a glass to this young lady!
May she one day be sitting on the US Supreme Court.
Not necessarily. Maybe she stays awake the whole time.
Thank you both for bring support to my position.
Again, Thank You
Bring = Bringing
I haven't seen any accounts (except for rumors like yours) that agreed to give the edited version. What I read, is that they told her to give the edited version, not that she agreed to it. And they told her if she strayed from their version of her speech, they would cut off her mic. Do you have a link to anything that verifies your account that she agreed to give the edited version?
So what is your position? Did she "lie" or did she "change her mind". You have refused to clarify.
Did she agree to give the edited version, or is that just a rumor? As far as I know, she was told to give the edited version, and was told that if she deviated from it, her mic would be cut. I haven't seen any indication that she ever said she was going to give the edited version. Have you?
In fact, it's a lie to assert someone told a lie if the accuser knows there is no evidence to support the accusation.
It's also slander.
I guess when you can't argue your case based on the facts, you have to make things up. She apparently didn't actually say what PeteB570 accuses her of saying, or he would be able to back it up.
Not necessarily. Maybe she stays awake the whole time.
I think so. But then, the older I get, the bigger "lier" I become.
"May she one day be sitting on the US Supreme Court."
She might make those "old men" pay more attention to things.
If I had a wireless keyboard and mouse, I could be an even bigger "lier."
"She lied. End of story. OK, one more time. She claims to be a good Christian but lied to the school officials. She lied."
Yup, you're right. It looks like she did lie.
You know, during WWII, some Christians sheltered Jewish children from the nazi's by claiming that they were Christian. The children were saved from the holocaust as a result. The Christians involved in this conpiracy LIED. And they also acted in violation of what were the "lawful" edicts of the nazi regime.
Sometimes we answer to a higher law. I suggest you read Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's treatise: "Letter from Birmingham Jail" if you want an eloquent discussion of just versus unjust laws.
Another post on one of the MANY threads about this topic said that in an interview on the Today Show the girl indicated that she did agree to give the edited speech but then "changed her mind" (Read: decided to lie) and give the original speech.
I was about to take your word for it, until you indicated that you don't the difference between changing your mind and lying. I'll hold out for a more believable response. A link would be nice.
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