what do you think of this?

Question

Since the Pledge of Allegiance

and

The Lord's Prayer

are not allowed in most
public schools anymore

Because the word "God" is mentioned....

A kid in Arizona wrote the attached
NEW
School
prayer.

I liked it....


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 pleases take!

Amen

Answer 1

I like this very much.
May I have your permission to pass this on to my friends?
Thank you.
Peace.

Hey TD?????
Give up all of your cash and coins. Everytime you take them in to a school or public building you are carrying a prayer.
All the money says "In God We Trust" for a very good reason.

Answer 2

The poem is pretty good although it could use a little "tweaking"
I think there is a difference between "preaching religion" and "teaching religion" and people need to know the difference. I don't think people should be forced to pray in school, but what harm is a moment of silence so everyone can pray if they like. And anyone who doesn't like the words under God in the pledge of Allegience can just not say those two words when reciting the pledge. Never mentioning God in school is pretty hard when so many countries have their religion as the basis of their government. I think we need to learn about other religions in order to understand where these people are coming from.

Answer 3

Sounds pretty stupid and uninformed. It's clear a small child wrote it . Without an understanding of history (such as the "under God" part of the pledge of allegiance was added in 1954, and that the founding fathers were not all Christian), idiocy like this "prayer" will come out more and more. Our teachers need to do a better job and show the truth that, as was approved by Congress in 1796, "...the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion..."

Answer 4

Religion should be more tolerated, however I understand the reason behind abolishing prayer in school. Many students and their families may not be of the faith of which the prayer is being said. This disrespects members of other religions and athiests. As an Occultist I would be upset at any follower of the Occult path who forced his or her prayer on to others. I would expect the same from any other religion.

Hails,
Silence

Answer 5

I don't think much of it. If you want religion in your schooling go to a private school. There's suppose to be a seperation of Church and State, for the people who believe in different things all together. I go to a school where we have a strict dress code, no piercings other than a ladies ears, we have a moment of silence and a Bible club. I think this person should be close enough to God to know that if God wanted to be in every school, He would be. God allows himself to be taken out as a part of free will.

Answer 6

Wow, that's a good poem. It is said though that prayer isn't being taught to kids anymore, but God has a way of making himself known even if use humans don't chose to acknowledge him.

Answer 7

whats even more amazing is every courthouse has religous items in it. many courts make you pledge the flag before court starts. the supreme court has all in it everything it opposes in laws and cases. the constitution has seperation from church and state. the key word is state, not federal courts or supreme court. many states allow something and the government interfers from the very constituation it was written for.

Answer 8

I've read it before. It's cute, but it's very simplistic. I don't agree with the pledge or prayer in public school.

Answer 9

Got a point. I liked the poem. It makes ya think.

Answer 10

Kind of silly don't ya think? some rings true tho