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Originally Posted by CoeburnCane
Do you believe that the gathering together of people of any religious group is a terrible thing then, or are you referring to actual memberships of denominations and etc?
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Originally Posted by CoeburnCane
Do you believe that the gathering together of people of any religious group is a terrible thing then, or are you referring to actual memberships of denominations and etc?
The majority in this area want to pray. Have prayed for years. Biggin you think the night should be about you? All these folks that believe in prayer should keep their mouths shut cause it hurts your feelings? I dunno it reminds me of when Raven was in WCW and he would do the what about Raven bit. "What about Biggin" Go buy a hot dog or something or something while they are praying.
That's not in anyway whatsoever what he's saying.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeJones
You just dont get it.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeJones
All these Christian folk that want to pray can pray til their knees are red, but SCHOOLS are not supposed to support any religion, Christianity or not.
I accept that in private parties and funerals and such, people are gonna pray, and that is 100% fine, great! But at a public function, a SCHOOL sanctioned function, Christian prayer is immoral, and against the constitution.
Do you not see what is wrong in that scenario? What if a kid on the other team was a practicing Muslim? Do you not see the problem in that? Do you not think the kid will feel unrightfully alienated because the SCHOOL deems it okay for Christians to lead a Christian prayer before a SCHOOL function?
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Originally Posted by Biggin
Oh I get it you said earlier people look at you funny. So it was about you.
Why cant the kid grab the mike face Mecca and do his thing? If he is a student and wants to say a prayer he should.
Why not leave all prayer to churchs or church functions?
You are absolutely right, the kid has every right to say a prayer, whenever he wants.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeJones
BUT A SCHOOL, A PUBLIC INSTITUTION, A TAX-FUNDED SCHOOL has NO right to have a sanctioned, denominational prayer.
Are you familiar with the Separation of Church and State?
In laments terms, it means that tax-funded places are not allowed to pick a religion, or sanction one religion to have a public prayer at the opening of a sporting event.
If NFL teams wanted to pray before the game, they have every right.
But not a tax-funded institution.
Wasnt the one at GC a student led prayer?
The school gave them the okay to do it, therefore sanctioned the prayer as part of the opening gestures for the game;Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeJones
If they would have done it off to the side, or anywhere but in the middle of the field as a part of the opening to the game, it would have been fine.
But the school DECIDED IT WAS OKAY for the student to lead a Christian-based prayer during the opening moments of the game, therefore the school is saying it supports the denominational prayer.
Now do you understand?
The school ok'd the game to and football is violent at times does that meen the school condones violence? I think folks just liek to find things to ***** about these day. We are gonna have tree huggers showing up saying they hear the trees cry when the paper rips as the teams run through them next.