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1 | Pledge, "under God", WWJD? | Bible general Archive 2 | New Creature | 106174 | ||
Parable you said; "No one here is persecuted for their faith." So from what you believe would you classify the following cases as individuals being persecuted for the faith? In Texas, a U.S. District judge decreed that any student uttering the word "Jesus" at his school's graduation would be arrested and locked up. "And make no mistake," announced Judge Samuel B. Kent, "the court is going to have a United States marshal in attendance at the graduation. If any student offends this court, that student will be summarily arrested and will face up to six months incarceration in the Galveston County Jail for contempt of court." In Missouri, when 4th-grader Raymond Raines bowed his head in prayer before his lunch in the cafeteria of Waring Elementary School in St. Louis, his teacher allegedly ordered him out of his seat, in full view of other students present, and sent him to the principal’s office. After his third such prayer "offense," little Raymond was segregated from his classmates, ridiculed for his religious beliefs, and given one week's detention. in Bowling Green, Kentucky in February 2002 the Logan County Public Library fired library employee Kimberly Draper, for wearing a cross pendant to work. Brenda Nichol, who works as an Instructional Assistant in the Penns Manor Area Elementary School in Clymer, PA. was suspended for one year without pay after refusing to remove a one-and-a-quarter inch cross pendant that she had been wearing on her necklace. Shalom New Creature |
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2 | Pledge, "under God", WWJD? | Bible general Archive 2 | Parable | 106181 | ||
I was hoping someone would challenge my statement and your response is quite excellent. Your examples show that when taken too far, by people who don't understand the law, legalism leads to abuse. This supports my view that many Americans really don't have a clue about how our system is supposed to work. Sadly, many Christians sometimes fall into that same habit. Cases which test us against our principles, like the "under God" case, will help strengthen our country, not weaken it. |
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