The following was written by a 15 year old young man. Presumably he is in a public school. Worth reflecting on.
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Read this one from a 15 year
old.
Lord's
Prayer
By a 15-year-old
school kid who got an A+ for this entry (TOTALLY
AWESOME)!
The Lord's Prayer is
not allowed in most U.S. Public schools any
more.
A kid in Minnesota
wrote the following NEW School
Prayer:-
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Now I sit me down in
school
Where praying is
against the
rule
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
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Blaine