Saturday, May 27th, 2006
Today’s Blogmarks
Munford grads go in prayer
27 May 2006 at 3:18am
Snip: Most of the audience stood, bowing their heads. Then, most of the 286 graduating seniors pulled out laminated bookmarks and folded up pieces of paper that they had been given earlier and began reciting “The Lord’s Prayer.” Students said beforehand that they knew that the moment of silence would be their chance to speak. Once those in the audience realized what the students were doing, they broke into wild cheering as the silence in the football stadium was broken by the verses of the prayer.
()() Chalk another one up for students rights and a victory over the ACLU.
3 Comments
May 28th, 2006 at 09:46
“And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men….when thou prayest, enter into thy closet and when thou has shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret”
Matthew 6:5-6
Now, I know Jason will say that I dont have faith, so I lack the magic decoder ring to the bible, but it seems clear to me that engaging in pep rallies for Jesus is clearly condemned in this and many other parts of the bible.
Funny thing is, had Muslims prayed or people had booed this violation of federal court decisions, the people here would be outraged and proclaiming how persecuted Christians are.
As for this being a victory over the ACLU, again, I already debunked the myth of the ACLU being anti-Christian, so do find a new boogeyman.
May 28th, 2006 at 11:29
The ACLU’s support for free religious expression is inconsistent at best, so let’s just leave it at that.
May 28th, 2006 at 11:36
The History “expert” is only quoting half of the passage to the congregation. In Matthew 6:1-5 Jesus is talking about the Saducees and Pharisees who had people play trumpets and then pray loudly before they put their monetary offering in the box outside the Temple.
The students at Munford did exactly what the Lord commanded them to do in Matthew 6:7-15.