Society & Culture - 27 July 2007

This is a statement that was read over the PA system at the football game at Roane County High School, Kingston, Tennessee by school Principal Jody McLoud, on September 1, 2000. I thought it was worth sharing with the world, and hope you will forward it to all your friends. It clearly shows just how far this country has gone in the wrong direction.


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It has always been the custom at Roane County High School football games to say a prayer and play the National Anthem to honor God and Country.
Due to a recent ruling by the Supreme Court, I am told that saying a prayer is a violation of Federal Case Law.

As I understand the law at this time, I can use this public facility to approve of sexual perversion and call it an alternate lifestyle, and if someone is offended, that's OK.

I can use it to condone sexual promiscuity by dispensing condoms and calling it safe sex. If someone is offended, that's OK.

I can even use this public facility to present the merits of killing an unborn baby as a viable means of birth control. If someone is offended, it’s no problem.

I can designate a school day as earth day and involve students in activities to religiously worship and praise the goddess, mother earth, and call it ecology.

I can use literature, videos and presentations in the classroom that depict people with strong, traditional, Christian convictions as simple minded and ignorant and call it enlightenment.

However, if anyone uses this facility to honor God and ask Him to bless this event with safety and good sportsmanship, Federal Case Law is violated.

This appears to be inconsistent at best, and at worst, diabolical.

Apparently, we are to be tolerant of everything and anyone except God and His Commandments.

Nevertheless, as a school principal, I frequently ask staff and students to abide by rules that they do not necessarily agree. For me to do otherwise would be inconsistent at best, and at worst, hypocritical. I suffer from that affliction enough unintentionally. I certainly do not need to add an intentional transgression.

For this reason, I shall render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and refrain from praying at this time. However, if you feel inspired to honor, praise and thank God, and ask Him in the name of Jesus to bless this event, please feel free to do so. As far as I know, that's not against the law — yet.


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AND . . . one by one, the people in the stands bowed their heads, held hands with one another, and began to pray. They prayed in the stands. They prayed in the team huddles. They pray at the concession stand. And they prayed in the announcer's box. The only place they didn't pray was in the Supreme Court of the United State's of America - the seat of "justice" in the one nation under God.
Somehow, Kingston, Tennessee, remembered what so many have forgotten . . . we are given the Freedom OF Religion, not the Freedom FROM Religion.

Praise God that His remnant remains!

2007-07-27 11:46:37 · 17 answers · asked by imhungryfonda 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Our modern science textbooks still teach our children that matter began as "simple cells" and evolved into more complex cellular structures. With the advent of microbiology, we now know that there is no such thing as a simple cell. Scientist Michael Denton puts it this way, "Although the tiniest bacterial cells are incredibly small, each is in effect a veritable micro-miniaturized factory containing thousands of exquisitely designed pieces of intricate molecular machinery, made up of 100,000,000,000 atoms, far more complicated than any machine built by man and absolutely without parallel in the nonliving world." This 'simple cell' turns out to be a miniaturized city of unparalleled complexity and adaptive design, including automated assembly plants and processing units featuring robot machines (protein molecules with as many as 3,000 atoms each in three-dimensional configurations) manufacturing hundreds of thousands of specific types of products. all by chance? All without a designer?

2007-07-27 11:43:56 · 18 answers · asked by ? 5 in Religion & Spirituality

It seems like the Bible glorifies submissive behavior especially to the ruling government. Does this sheeple mentality apply if the ruling establishment is fundamentally corrupt and ruthless. Should we just lie down and let them have their way and wait for the G-man to intervene? Or should we stand up for our beliefs and our freedom by participating in civil disobedience? It seems like the Israelites/Early Christians were always enslaved and or persecuted. It's not that I condone violence or lawlessness. Just seems like God would want us to solve some of our own problems and assert our right to live free.

2007-07-27 11:43:21 · 12 answers · asked by mazeman25 3 in Religion & Spirituality

One of the corrections that showed up on my evaluation said that I made the mistake of asking for seconds. The evaluation said that it was impolite to ask for more food, because that is telling the hostess that she did not provide enough food for you.

While I have never thought about this before, I was wondering if this was true. Is it INDEED impolite to ask for more food when attending a dinner party? Is it perceived as greedy, or perhaps that not enough was provided to you?

What do you all think? I shall bear the responses in mind for future dinner parties.

2007-07-27 11:42:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

and is that entirely fair?

2007-07-27 11:42:05 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Recently I read an discussion on Y!A's about how Atheism can be "spiritual" or how Atheism can be "religious." I agree with such assessments as spiritual "can be" seen as "mystical" and there is something very "mystical" to life, via Quantum Physics and a religion is a philosophy lived and practiced, i.e. an Atheist could be a Buddhist, since Buddhism states that man create gods, constructs that confine them and all there is really is us. But to be fair the objective of Buddhism is the same as every other belief that exist as the core knows it of a particular movement; Gnosticism for Christianity, Sufism for Islam, Jewish Mysticism for Judaism,etc, which objective is to transcend into a inner state of knowing into a higher reality of ones being and harmony, both within and without.

So what occurs to an "spiritual" Atheist when they become acquainted with such a inner reality that transcends material existence to a reality where symmetry can only be found?

Peace

2007-07-27 11:41:56 · 12 answers · asked by Automaton 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-27 11:40:53 · 3 answers · asked by Linzy S 1 in Etiquette

Free from biases, judgments, hatred, criticisms, prejudices and all those things that cloud our sight? Are you free from beliefs or thought patterns that limit you and imprison you? Are most of your limitations self-imposed?

2007-07-27 11:38:55 · 33 answers · asked by CosmicKiss 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I mean, today I got my hair cut and it was a friend of my moms that did it.

It looks HORRIBLE.

I wanted to flat-out tell her to shave my head and get me a wig cause it was so bad, but it was in the barber shop and I didn't want to cry and fuss about it so I smiled and told her it was fine.

Then I got home and put a hat on and have refused to take it off since.

Next time how can I tell her I don't like the haircut without being rude?

2007-07-27 11:38:02 · 16 answers · asked by xGreyscalexRainbowx 1 in Etiquette

Do you really think that you are that important in the universe?

2007-07-27 11:37:54 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i'm tired of turning the tv on to see commercials showing a girl in a skimpy outfit advertising a hamburger. i'm disgusted by commercials that show women chasing after men and pouring chocolate on themselves just to advertise a body spray. i think its rediculous how kia, the car company, shows a couple who needed 'spice' in their love life and claim now that they can 'go forever' now that they have this car, indirectly suggesting sex. and calvin klein ads, advertising jeans, showing a naked woman only covered by a mans hands. and now DQ? showing a freakin ice cream cone and ice cream wanting to have sex, and saying 'they were made for each other'. it's absolutely rediculous that this is the norm for society now. no, i'm not conservative and i'm a normal person. dont tell me that i need to get over it, because that just tells me that they've got you thinking that its normal.

2007-07-27 11:37:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

My best friend of 37 years just passed, she was 53. She called herself an atheist because she couldn't understand why the Christian God would let her go through the horror of being abused by her step-father.

In my mind's eye she is in the Summerland waiting for me and her husband. He is having a wake in Georgia and then he will come up here (Kentucky) to bring her ashes so we can bury them here on the property in the Fall.

I want to plan a local memorial/wake and I would like to know what others think would be appropriate?

If you have something nasty to say or your want this advantage to spread your Christian anger or righteousness just remember, I am a Witch and you are supposed to afraid of us! And believe me the pain I am feeling can be shared.

Thanks to all for your good thoughts in advance.

2007-07-27 11:36:45 · 15 answers · asked by humanrayc 4 in Religion & Spirituality

7 means perfection, 13 means rebellion, 6 means imperfection, 40 means a trial etc, but i'm curious to know about the number 11.

2007-07-27 11:35:25 · 10 answers · asked by guruwallace 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-27 11:35:22 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

PLEASE!? I want to hug someone.

2007-07-27 11:34:36 · 31 answers · asked by DEPRESSED™ 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Wanted a little twist there...=0)

2007-07-27 11:33:15 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-27 11:32:28 · 7 answers · asked by hog b 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Any examples in the Bible that GOD has ever forced HIS will on people or nations ?

( please cite chapter and verse and not vague references )

2007-07-27 11:31:52 · 22 answers · asked by dave777 4 in Religion & Spirituality

why are there so many questions where christians ask why everyone hates them, and they throw in little racest comments?! i dont get it!! not many people hate them, but some of these questions are insulting, and rude.

2007-07-27 11:30:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Jeez, I came across this read and honestly it's pretty heavy. it does NOT make room for evolution of mankind from apes, i'll never believe that, rather an evolution of the souls of mankind. It's a long read so i'll post the link and parts of the passages. Later i'll get really baked and read it all again and let it glean over the threads of the finite mind and see what chord it strikes.
The Master paused and closed his eyes. After about 30 seconds his eyes fluttered open and said, "The three three's. The Mystery of the three three's will explain it." He shifted deeper into the grass growing under the tree. "Three primary religions teach reincarnation, they are Hinduism, Taoism and Buddhism. Three primary religions teach of a resurrection, they are Judaism, Christianity and Sufism. And three more religions are a blend of one of the two mentioned. You can call them blended religions. Zen is a blend of Buddhism and Taoism, The Sihks are a blend of Hinduism and Sufism.

2007-07-27 11:30:42 · 5 answers · asked by pissdownsatansback 4 in Religion & Spirituality

will it really change anything if I ask him to cut me some slack?

2007-07-27 11:30:23 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-27 11:29:18 · 20 answers · asked by mic 2 in Religion & Spirituality

If mid-east countries are run by extremists who misinterpret Islam, as is often pointed out, does that mean the majority of Muslims in these countries are oppressed and secretly wish to overthrow their govt?

2007-07-27 11:28:51 · 5 answers · asked by Prof Fruitcake 6 in Religion & Spirituality

What if everything you know to be true at the moment is a lie?
That would suck would it not?
But what if what awaits you is better than what you had once believed?

2007-07-27 11:28:23 · 19 answers · asked by Myaloo 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-27 11:28:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-27 11:26:45 · 24 answers · asked by Automaton 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-27 11:24:21 · 14 answers · asked by mic 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I feel I havent seen him in forever!!!

I miss his corndog filled questions! =[

2007-07-27 11:23:02 · 8 answers · asked by † God's Kitty † 2 in Religion & Spirituality

There are some people who have written in this Forum, that The Quran is not from GOD, and that Mohamed stole from the Bible and Torah. I strongly disagree. No human can and ever will write a literary masterpiece like the Quran. It is written in such a beautiful poetic form that the master poets of the time the Quran was revealed were stunned. Many scientific discoveries confirm what the Quran revealed 1400 years ago.
something also caught my eye when i was reading the Quran .The Atomic number of Iron is 26 and Atomic weight 56. Is it a coincidence that iron is mentioned in verse 25 chapter 57? or the Story of the Ant in the Quran 27:16-19
where the Ants are described as having a leader and have a means of communication with a strict social order. Well the bible says the opposite -Proverb 6:6-8 . so how can the Quran be a copy when it has proved itself with science and disagrees with one of the books it has allegedly been copied from?

2007-07-27 11:19:52 · 25 answers · asked by sehran3 2 in Religion & Spirituality

How many things did Diana Princess of Wales do to help the needy? To Help Humanity? How much Love Did She Share?

2007-07-27 11:19:16 · 19 answers · asked by conspiracy_secrets_coverups 3 in Royalty