11-30-2004, 08:23 PM
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Pissing in the cornflakes
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New School Prayer
Quote:
Now I sit me down in school
Where praying is against the rule.
For this great nation under God
Finds mention of Him very odd.
If Scripture now the class recites,
It violates the Bill of Rights.
And anytime my head I bow
Becomes a federal matter now.
Our hair can be purple, orange or green,
That's no offense; it's a freedom scene.
The law is specific, the law is precise.
Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.
For praying in a public hall
Might offend someone with no faith at all.
In silence alone we must meditate,
God's name is prohibited by the state.
We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks,
And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks.
They've outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible.
To quote the Good Book makes me liable.
We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen,
And the "unwed daddy,'' our Senior King.
It's "inappropriate'' to teach right from wrong,
We're taught that such "judgments'' do not belong.
We can get our condoms and birth controls,
Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles.
But the Ten Commandments are not allowed,
No word of God must reach this crowd.
It's scary here I must confess,
When chaos reigns the school's a mess.
So, Lord, this silent plea I make:
Should I be shot, my soul please take!
Amen.
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The principle who read this alloud is in trouble, here is a quote relating to it....
Quote:
According to AP, some parents complained to both Craft and Clarke County School Superintendent Lewis Holloway.
"Basically, I found the poem offensive, but even if I didn't, I still would believe it crossed the line between church and state,'' Ginger Smith, whose daughter is a junior at Cedar Shoals, told the news service.
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So would you call this a violation of church and state? My thought its that its obviously not a prayer but social commentary. The principle involves claims that’s the very reason he read it, to get the kids to think and discuss, but he is apologizing for it now.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/nation...0Prayer%20Poem
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