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Jon in DCMay 29th, 2009 - 9:25 am
This is nothing less than insane. While a school official cannot in their official capacity lead prayer there is no justifiable circumstance for denying a student their 1st ammendment right. It is time for students to begin suing schools and the ACLU themselves for violation of their civil rights. Enough cash judgments against these @$$holes and maybe we can put them out of business for good.
man_bear_pigMay 29th, 2009 - 9:36 am
Why does the ACLU care about what a bunch kids may say? Are they afraid the public school brainwash job may be wearing a bit thin?
God forbid they would have an opinion about something they don’t approve of and actually have the nerve to speak in public.
Does anyone care what an 18 year old student may or may not say? They’re youngsters with no life experience, who have yet to try to enter the job market and pay taxes. Watch their opinions change in a few more years.
How much money did this ACLU suit cost the district to defend against?
Let the kids ramble on, and giggle on the stage. They’ll go back to sexting and sharing photo’s of their boobs within minutes after throwing their hats in the air — but most will be 18 and at least it will be legal.
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Sean R.May 29th, 2009 - 10:36 am
Jon in Doc, I couldn’t agree with you anymore bro, this girl that graduated from that college should hire a lawyer from the “Thomas More Law Center” and file a class-action lawsuit against the ACLU for violating her 1st Amendment rights and also her civil-rights as well. Last I checked to all the godforsaken vermin the ACLU, THIS IS STILL THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and we all have the right to express our viewpoints, etc. I hope the bums in the ACLU have some wine and cheese with what I wrote!
Liberalism is a Mental Disorder!!!!!
Liberals Are ParasitesMay 29th, 2009 - 11:42 am
Piss on the ACLU.
Wrong venue!May 29th, 2009 - 12:26 pm
Religion belongs at home or in houses of worship not in school unless that school is private. Sorry, folks, those are the rules. If this girl wants to “share her faith”, let her do it somewhere more appropriate. This is a public institution and a lot of students don’t want to hear how faith affected her life or study habits. Talk about something else or don’t talk.
man_bear_pigMay 29th, 2009 - 12:41 pm
Wrong Venue!
How exactly are you personally harmed if someone says a prayer or speaks of religion, be it muslim, christian, budist chant, ect.
What happens to you personally? Does it burn your skin? Do you break out in hives?
What’s all this “tolerance” and “diversity” crap if you can’t just sit respectfully for a moment. I’m sure you won’t be suddenly converted, and I doubt she’ll as you for money.
Man up and grow a pair. You are a silly little weenie.
Wrong venue!May 29th, 2009 - 12:47 pm
Sorry folks, I was dropped on my head as a baby, so I don’t think right.
Wrong venue!May 29th, 2009 - 1:40 pm
Maybe I don’t want to listen to some little twit prattle on about Jesus and how He affected her life. How would you feel if an Atheist got up and ridiculed religion and those who believe in God stating that he never needed such nonsense and spent his time on Sunday studying (that’s why he got good grades) and not slobbering over idols? This knife cuts both ways.
man_bear_pigMay 29th, 2009 - 2:10 pm
Wrong Venue!
Ridiculing a religion with malicious intent is much different then expressing one, or none.
Profane and obscene language, racist comments shouldn’t be allowed either — again, malicious intent.
An atheist can talk about that too without being malicious. Who the hell cares? Personally, I don’t subscribe to Sky Gods, but if I did, I’d pick the Roman ones just because they had “personality”.
Again, does you no harm, does not do harm to others, costs you nothing.
It’s a friggin graduation speech presented by an 18 year old. So what if she’s a prat. I can’t stand listening to Hillary. If she were giving the address, I’d just deal with it but I don’t need a friggin lawyer.
In this case the ACLU has tax money stolen from local property taxes to defend against this crap.
Grow a pair.
OtherMay 29th, 2009 - 2:23 pm
Thats what you get for letting the ACLU in. Once involved they oversee and dictate to all decisons a board would make.,
Sorry for the students to have had their beliefs categorized as the same as vulgar and racist statements, but maybe the school will wake up!
Wrong venue!May 29th, 2009 - 3:36 pm
The problem here is the continuing Christian need to proselytize and convert. What has religion got to do with her education anyway? What this girl wants to do is advertise for Jesus and that is the objection. Jews, Muslims, and others with different religions (including Atheists) should not have to listen to it.
Got a pair.
JCMay 29th, 2009 - 7:16 pm
The path to anguish (after I return) will be paved with the skulls of those who have no faith and the ACLU.
DarrellMay 30th, 2009 - 4:36 am
Wrong venue!
What, not very bright are you! Same old, same old. Just singing from the liberal masters songbook.
Who said you can’t proselytize & convert? Rest assured, that’s what the public schools do in science (evolution), ethics (secular humanism) classes, etc.. Jews & muslims have the right to do just the same. Handle it!
Oh that’s right, you have no n#ts & can’t handle it. LOL
Culture WarriorMay 30th, 2009 - 5:06 am
Mr. “Venue” doesn’t seem to understand the intent of our Constitution, and the ACLU certainly doesn’t. The First Amendment, if you read it, deals with Congress–the federal government. By saying that a student (or teacher) cannot express their religious views is, in effect, saying that they are Congress. This is idiotic. In fact, a court once ruled that when a student speaks, he/she effectively becomes a representative of the government. How insane is that? (The ruling was overturned by a higher court).
The First Amendment simply means that Congress cannot establish a federal religion. Even then, the earliest founders, such as the first Supreme Court Justice–John Jay–declared that we are a Christian nation. Benjamin Rush, the first founder to call for a public school system, supported prayer and the Bible in schools. George Washington said anyone who attempts to keep religion out of the schools he would not hesitate to call a traitor to his country.
It’s just a shame that so many people don’t understand the Christian nature of our history, or seem to care. At least these kids are taking a stand, even if they did attend what were likely very revisionist history classes in a public school. Common sense alaways wins out. It makes me feel better about my generation to see young people standing defiant against the revisionists. Chew on that for a while, ACLUnatics!
Conservative in DaytonMay 31st, 2009 - 2:07 am
Wrong Venue! gives atheism no credibility. Let’s begin praying for him immediately and possibly his salvation will be complete before it is too late.
Is it not ironic how these people dump on how Christians tramatize there brain yet it was by far Christians who started this free nation and gave them the ability to rant and rave to begin with. Why not move to a country that hates Christians instead of ruining freedom for everyone else. There are plenty of them. Oh, I forgot, its all about YOU. You want the freedom we have provided but can’t stand the ones who died providing it.You have to listen to someone thank the God that provided that freedom. To bad for YOU. You won’t laugh off the people who believe in a higher power,cut them down all you can, but cannot just let them have there way because you know in your heart they may be right. And if they are right it means you are going to Hell. And that thought bothers you. It is not what these kids are saying, it is who they are saying it too that bothers your kind. And it should. I don’t like listening to all these athiests brain wash my children, but I take the time to give them both sides and let them decide for themselves. You think you will be free when you are only given one side of a story like in China and if you do not like it, tough. That is where your kind is taking us.Stop and think about what you want, the way it is going you might just get it.
[...] A local Fox station had reported that students enjoyed a baccalaureate at a nearby church before the… Class President Kaitlynn Floyd said then class members were grateful for the opportunity to attend that event. [...]
[...] A local Fox station had reported that students enjoyed a baccalaureate at a nearby church before the… Class President Kaitlynn Floyd said then class members were grateful for the opportunity to attend that event. [...]
[...] A local Fox station had reported that students enjoyed a baccalaureate at a nearby church before the… Class President Kaitlynn Floyd said then class members were grateful for the opportunity to attend that event. [...]
[...] A local Fox station had reported that students enjoyed a baccalaureate at a nearby church before the… Class President Kaitlynn Floyd said then class members were grateful for the opportunity to attend that event. [...]
SuperSarge229June 7th, 2009 - 2:59 pm
“Congress shall make now law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.â€
Someone help me out here. Where the he11 does it say kids can’t pray in school?
Looks to me like the ACLU has the government “prohibiting the free exercise thereof”.
Communist Bass-Tords!
BIDEN ‘09!
NOW MORE THAN EVER!
SuperSarge229June 7th, 2009 - 3:01 pm
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.â€
No law, not “now law.” Maybe that’s where the ACLU got so confused!
[...] A local Fox station had reported that students enjoyed a baccalaureate at a nearby church before the… Class President Kaitlynn Floyd said then class members were grateful for the opportunity to attend that event. [...]
“Religion belongs at home or in houses of worship not in school unless that school is private. Sorry, folks, those are the rules”
That’s what the Communist say! Sorry guys/gals those are not the rules. The founding fathers gave us a 1st amendment and it has NOT been changed.
George Washington, “What students would learn in American schools above all is the religion of Jesus Christ.â€
Justice William O. Douglas, once wrote that forbidding public worship discriminates in favor of “those who believe in no religion over those who do believe.”
The Establishment Clause did not require government neutrality between religion and irreligion, nor did it prohibit the Federal Government from providing nondiscriminatory aid to religion. There is simply no historical foundation for the proposition that the Framers intended to build a “wall of separation” that was constitutionalized in Everson vs. Board of Education… ……Justice William Rhenquist
artmJune 19th, 2009 - 10:19 am
if you don’t want to hear these kids pray, or mention Jesus, Get up and leave.
you talk about rights, what about my rights, my right to give God Glory for his goodness.
stand up church, if the world doesn’t like it, that’s just to bad.
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