Subject: Pledge, "under God", WWJD? |
Bible Note: Greetings Parable! First of all, if the Supreme Court decides that the congress acted unconsitutionally by insert 'under God', then congress will have to address their act. However, that decision has no bearing whatsoever on what I cannot or cannot personally say. This has been my point all along. You seem to have been saying in your posts that Christians would have to adust their personal conduct to be in obedience to the Supreme Court. But, my point was that the Supreme Court has no ability to make law, so their decision does not impact my personal conduct. Secondly, I have personally never coerced anyone to say 'under God' with me! :-) Have there been teachers who have? Perhaps! But, your original question was not whether or not 'under God' should be in the consititution, but how Christians should respond if the Supreme Court rules it unconstitutional to insert the phrase into the pledge. ;-) Finally, I respectfully submit that you are dead wrong regarding the persecution. In the instance regarding the Bible, the class was told to put our typewritters aways and quietly read whatever we wanted. I pulled my Bible out and proceeded to quitely read. I was pulled outside of the classroom and told that I was violating the Law by having a Bible in school. In another instance, I had cleared the topic of a major paper and speech prior to doing it with the teacher. After I received my paper back, it has an A (which was crossed out), a B (which was crossed out), a C (which was crossed out), and a D as my final letter grade. I asked the teacher about it and discovered that she did not like what I had said, even though it had been previously cleared by her. You have seen how I interact with people on this forum. I can honestly say that I have never been distruptive in my life. I always try to obey the rules and be respectful. Yet, I was indeed persecuted because of my faith. I agree that we have far more freedom as Christians here than we would anywhere else in the world. However, the winds are changing. We had better be prepared! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |