Posted on 10/09/2013 10:42:45 AM PDT by xzins
Even though they were warned there could be trouble, a Kansas school board nevertheless voted to allow student-led prayers and even use of the school's public address system to do so.
At its meeting on September 23, the school board in Liberal voted unanimously (7-0) to allow student-led prayers at all school activities and to provide access to the school's public address system. According to the Leader & Times newspaper, the item was added “spontaneously” to the agenda near the end of that meeting.
“We do live in a democratic society, and I personally feel like our community would support that decision, regardless of the rest of the world,” said board member Nick Hatcher, who introduced the idea.
“I think that’s one of the greatest things we’ve ever done,” said fellow board member Tammy Sutherland-Abbott afterwards – who also commented that she supported the idea because she was tired of allowing the opinions of a few in America to dictate what “the rest of us” could do.
Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, tells OneNewsNow that the key issue to note about the board’s action is that the prayers will be initiated by students.
“What we have here is not the school speaking, but the school allowing the students to speak,” he explains. “So that, I think, is a critical difference here where the students are able to speak. If other students are able to use other venues to announce their clubs or to give inspirational quotes or messages, then these students should be allowed to do the same thing and to speak from a religious or a particular Christian viewpoint.”
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Aweome! Take your State back!
In a town called “Liberal”, no less.
Good on ya, KANSAS !!
Liberal is a hijacked word.
To refer to the left, I now use ‘progressive’.
Progressive, you know, like cancer?
And while we’re at it, let’s take our parks back, too
We need more to stand up
The town is named
LIBERAL!!!
Another reason for the Separation of School and State.
Yeah you students in Kansas!! You’re awesome.
I hope all 56 states will follow suit.
WOLVERINES !!!
A group of people actually did something right.
Now, some parent will sue and screw it up.
Alternative education will eventually make public education obsolete.
Too many choices.
The statists will react by outlawing the alternatives or losing to them.
A little bit of trivia: Liberal also hosts Dorthy’s home which doubles as a Wizard of Oz themed museum. My wife and I made a brief stop there on our honeymoon.
At some point we stand up and obey God or we don’t.
Then what will they do with us: back down or attack are their only 2 choices.
Exactly right, my FRiend. Given existing circumstances, any bets on the present chances?
If there is not a change in the population’s willingness to do exactly as told, then the state will declare public education the only valid certificate of education in the land.
Sadly, right again, I fear.
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