is against personal freedom.
Posted on 06/06/2009 3:47:09 AM PDT by Man50D
Members of the graduating class of 2009 at Florida's Pace High School have expressed their objections to ACLU restrictions on statements of religious faith at their school by rising up en masse at their ceremony and reciting the Lord's Prayer.
The incident happened just days ago, but has been virtually ignored by media outlets throughout the region, according to officials with Liberty Counsel, a legal team representing Principal Frank Lay and teacher Michelle Winkler in their battle with the ACLU, which had complained that faculty and teachers were talking about their beliefs.
Nearly 400 graduating seniors at Pace, a Santa Rosa County school, stood up at their graduation, according to Mathew Staver, president of Liberty Counsel.
Parents, family and friends joined in the recitation, and applauded the students when they were finished, Staver told WND.
"Many of the students also painted crosses on their graduation caps to make a statement of faith," the organization reported.
"Neither students nor teachers shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate," said Staver, who also is dean of Liberty University School of Law. "The students at Pace High School refused to remain silent and were not about to be bullied by the ACLU.
"Schools are not religion-free zones, and any attempt to make them so is unconstitutional," he said.
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is against personal freedom.
Bulls-eye! I’ve been saying for years that we need to adopt the enemy’s tactics and fight fire with fire.
Remain silent no longer!
Congratulations to these young students for learning one of the most important lessons in life: Do not back down from intimidation tactics.
JoMa
“The ACLU is against personal freedom.”
The ACLU is against Christianity.
The battle lines are being drawn.
I quit watching teeheevee so-called "news" back in the early 80s -- even then it was already worthless garbage.
I dont care about the dual posting just wanted people to see the other thread!
It is bragging time for PHS, thanks for posting.
Take that ACLU! The prayer was student-led, the ACLU can bellyache all they want, but there is already precedent against them.
It is the ACLU who is interfering with the rights of the many over the rights of the few (or the one).
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