Posted on 06/05/2013 3:39:04 PM PDT by lowbridge
Roy Costner IV, a former public school student from South Carolina, stunned the audience at his high school graduation last weekend when he ripped up his previously-approved valedictorian speech, going on, instead, to speak about God — and then deliver the Lord’s prayer.
The act, which drew loud applause, was taken in opposition to the School District of Pickens County’s decision to axe prayers from graduation events, Christian News reports. Officials said that they had recently received complaints from atheist activists and church-state separatists, leading to the removal of invocations from all school events.
But that didn’t stop Costner.
The Liberty High School ceremony is already making its way into national headlines, as the valedictorian’s actions and the subsequent cheers this past Saturday were caught on video.
As he spoke, Costner went from merely mentioning “the Lord” to jumping right into the well-known prayer.
“Those that we look up to, they have helped carve and mold us into the young adults that we are today. I’m so glad that both of my parents led me to the Lord at a young age,” he said. “And I think most of you will understand when I say –”
And that’s when he commenced the popular invocation.
“Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name,” Costner continued. “Thy Kingdom come…”
Throughout the entirety of the prayer, cheers and clapping raged.
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So the Government gets to decide which gods exist?
Tell it.
Who said anything about the government deciding? Just asking anyone the question. Because there is no Allah, period. (How many Gods can there be? Only one)
To figure out if people were cheering for free speech, or merely for their own religion.
You asked it to be confrontational. Admit it. What you really meant is, someone's prayers to Allah must not only be allowed, but everyone MUST CHEER them! To do less is somehow censoring or "against the 1st Amendment."
It’s true. God speaks through us if we but allow it.
God bless him. Guess he’ll be sent to the gulag, though.
You’re right. How could I forget about Pope Hussein?
Many persons in the USA including foremost Obama and his enablers and Saudis would like to propagate the idea that Muslims were very much part of the Founders. It will be interesting to see how the 4th of July is celebrated by Muslims.
Typical libertarian. Do you know how to create a libertarian? Just take a conservative and remove all common sense.
This is how we take back our nation. If we all do what we know is right, it will become right again. No standing down, ever. Live free or die.
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