WRITTEN BY A 15 yr. Old SCHOOL KID IN ARIZONA:
Since the Pledge of Allegiance and The Lord's Prayer are not allowed in most public schools anymore because the word 'God' is mentioned, a kid in Arizona wrote what follows:
New School Prayer:
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
This was sent to me in an email and at some point along the way was tagged with one of those lines that try to guilt me into forwarding it. I promptly deleted the guilt and posted the story here. Is this really how we've let our society develop? Are we in the process of pushing God right out of everything public? One can only wonder where this will end. Come Lord Jesus.
Tom
2 comments:
Of course, the Lord's Prayer isn't allowed in a lot of churches of Christ, either! But that's another topic...
Out of curiosity, I checked on Snopes:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/newprayer.asp
People have been updating this prayer for at least 20 years now. I guess a lot of people feel it.
I'm one of those weird ones who would just as soon they didn't pray at school. I've seen lots of teachers that I didn't want teaching my kids about religion; I'll do that at home, thank you very much.
Still, I agree with the idea that society is misinterpreting "separation of church and state." Crazy stuff.
Grace and peace,
Tim
If we would have prayer, how'd we decide which one? By demographic, by heritage? You can pray all you want--I do--no one is stopping you. You just can't interrupt other students. Besides, get up early and pray before school with your parents. Our spirituality is no concern of the government.
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