Posted on 03/18/2002 12:27:48 PM PST by OPS4
Fw: Football game announcement
This is a statement that was read over the PA system at the football game at Roane County High School, Kingston, Tennessee, by school Principal, Jody McLoud, on September 1, 2000. I thought it was worth sharing with the world and hope you will forward it to all your friends. It shows clearly just how far this country has gone in the wrong direction.
"It has always been the custom at Roane County High School football games, to say a prayer and play the National Anthem, to honor God and Country. Due to a recent ruling by the Supreme Court, I am told that saying a Prayer is a violation of Federal Case Law.
As I understand the law at this time, I can use this public facility to approve of sexual perversion and call it, "an alternate lifestyle," and if someone is offended, that's OK. I can use it to condone sexual promiscuity, by dispensing condoms and calling it, "safe sex." If someone is offended, that's OK. I can even use this public facility, to present the merits of killing an unborn baby, as a "viable means of birth control." If someone isoffended, no problem. I can designate a school day as, "Earth Day" and involve students in activities to worship religiously and praise the goddess, "Mother Earth," and call it "ecology."
I can use literature, videos and presentations in the classroom that depict people with strong, traditional Christian convictions as, "simple minded" and "ignorant" and call it, "enlighten-ment." However, if anyone uses this facility to honor God, and to ask Him to bless this event with safety and good sports-manship, then Federal Case Law is violated. This appears to be inconsistent at best, and at worst, diabolical. Apparently, we are to be tolerant of everything and anyone, except God and His Commandments.
Nevertheless, as a school principal, I frequently ask staff and students to abide by rules with which they do not necessarily agree. For me to do otherwise would be inconsistent at best, and at worst, hypocritical. I suffer from that affliction enough unintentionally. I certainly do not need to add an intentional transgression. For this reason, I shall "Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's," and refrain from praying at this time. However, if you feel inspired to honor, praise and thank God, and ask Him, in the name of Jesus, to bless this event, please feel free to do so. As far as I know, that's not against the law----yet."
One by one, the people in the stands bowed their heads, held hands with one another, and began to pray. They prayed in the stands. They prayed in the team huddles. They prayed at the concession stand, and they prayed in the announcer's box. The only place they didn't pray was in the Supreme Court of the United States of America - the seat of "justice" in the "one nation, under God."
Somehow, Kingston, Tennessee remembered what so many have forgotten. We are given the Freedom OF Religion, not the Freedom FROM Religion. Praise God that His remnant remains!
Celebrate Jesus in 2002! Jesus said, "If you are ashamed of Me, I will be ashamed of you before my Father."
Yes, I do Love God. He is my source of existence and Savior. He keeps me functioning each and every day. Without Him, I will be nothing, but with Him, I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me. Phillipians 4:13
When you can no longer defend your argument, what do you do?
Leave.
I'll say this nino, I've got to work too. But in the future, when I come on FR, I'm going to seek your pathetic little ignorant self out each time and expose your lack of brains and wisdom for all to see. If you can't defend yourself, don't bother coming here.
Check some o' 'Nilla's other posts; have come to a few conclusions.
1) My 15 month old daughter has a better grasp of logic.
2) He/ She/ It has a habit of engaging the right people in the wrong arguements.
'Nilla, if you are listening, keep it up. This is fun. But you may want to bone up on your Sung T'zu, and take a couple of psychology classes while you are at it. You walked into every trap set.
God Bless
YES!!! THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE SAYING.
You've got some major hang-ups with religion, buddy. That to here a slightest mention irritates you so bad is quite telling. And that its ONLY the public expression of religion is quite telling as well.
And this notion that no one can utter words that might "step on someone's toes"; you are 16, right?
When you start doing so, you can join us.
There is no Constitutional 'separation of church and state' PERIOD
There is nothing that prohibits a citizen from praying, chanting, genuflecting, or munching crackers while sipping wine in public. Or that prohibits a whole bunch of people from doing the same thing at the same time.
Proper decorum, however, might dictate that football games are not the place for communion services, but praying for victory, for health, for the promotion of competiton and sportsmanship is entirely proper.
How hard is it for you to tolerate something that over 50% of the crowd wants to do, lasts about a minute, and causes harm to no one?
and by your statement you are trying to limit those who differ from your point of view, but again I say you are a narrow minded moron who can't articulate anything but the your agenda.
I am not advocating a theoracy, or a fascist state rather a country that individuals have the choice not the absence of choice.
" I will fight against that to my dying day. AND THAT'S WHO THE HELL I AM!! Got it?"
Well sparky, I will bet you my dd214 gives me the right to call you on your lack of vision, and your anti-freedom AGENDA, and I would recommend that you stick your hands in a bucket of water, remove them and see how big a hole you leave in the water.
"Buuuuuuttt Mmmmmooommmmmm...." snifle, snifle
Yes, I am. Please illustrate for me the passage in the Constitution that indicates otherwise.
Remember, this is a LOCAL school district deciding what is right for THEM, as individuals apart from the Federal govt.
The first amendment is a limitation on the Federal govt. And even if it wasn't, I will still be a constant witness for my religion whether you or anyone else likes it or not. I'm all done with "tolerance". I've seen the result.
It's quite common to say "**s*s ****st" or "**d Damn" or some such . . .
But one never hears even in those cultures "Buddah Damn" or "Oh Buddah!!!" Or "Allah Damn" etc. etc. etc.
Evidently there's no big thrill in maligning, using in vain the counterfeit. An interesting "cultural" phenomenon.
Then properly exercise it and shut the hell up.
Can you imagine the hard time they are going to have with "Every knee shall bow; every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord of Lords, King of Kings."
[paraphrase from memory]
Don't forget your McNametag.
So you advocate that homosexuality is a genetic predisposition? Okay, for the sake of argument I'll accept that. Now answer me this: If a test were made available for expectant mothers to discover if their fetus were predisposed to homosexuality, should that mother be allowed to abort the fetus? If she does abort a homosexual fetus, is this a "hate crime?" If she is prevented from aborting the fetus, has her "right to choose" been infringed upon?
I'll be happy to wait for your answer.
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