What do you think?

Question

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
Author unknown

I didn't write this... I just asked for your opinion, okay?!

Answer 1

Rubbish. The Christians couldnt have it any better.

Its the atheists that are the discriminated minority. The ignorant theists practically run the country. Look at the moron they've got in the white house.

Answer 2

Tell that to the wiccans expelled from school because of their beliefs.

http://www.skeptictank.org/hs/hexnuts1.htm

And the West Memphis Three, whom it appears were guilty of reading Stephen King dying their hair and listening to the 'wrong' kind of music.

http://www.wm3.org/splash.php

When was the last time you were burned at the stake for attending church?

And I suppose 'one nation under God' means nothing?

What about the Christian prayers said very publicly at the inauguration of the American president?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4176725.stm

or the national prayer day for victims of the trade center terrorism - which by the way is a wonderful idea and I have absolutely no arguments with. It is an example of the Christian faith being very much in the political arena and very public with no sanctions.

I think whatever is being said in that poem can be balanced out with another view point - although most of the poem is feelings ans I have attempted to provide a few facts with some subjective comments along the way.

Answer 3

It's pretty much a collection of anti-American lies. I assume the author is a member of the Taliban.

Lie #1: "It violates the Bill of Rights anytime my head I bow".
Bull. It is not against the law to pray in school, and I'll bet you can't find a single case in which the ACLU argued that it is.

The American Taliban want you to believe that liberals are trying to ban prayer in school, and they assume - correctly, in many cases, it seems - that you're too stupid to tell the difference between the fact that the government cannot endorse religion through official prayers and the right-wing fantasy that government is banning prayer. They're not at all the same thing, and if you don't know the difference, you're a sheep following anti-American propagandists.

Lie #2: The implication that the problems in schools can be solved by prayer.
More bull. That's obviously ridiculous. It's a childish magic assumption of people obviously too immature to participate in public policy-making. Most of the problems are largely the result of the fact that we have so many magical thinkers clogging up our systems with such nonsense.

Answer 4

While parts of it are fallacious, I found it very entertaining and pointful. It really hits home about many absurdities of modern culture.

Not being a religious person I don't agree with the overall implication that religion in the schools would solve any of these problems, though.

I'm really curious wether this came from a bible thumper or a satyrist like mad magazine or similar; especially after reading people's responses to this post/question.

thanx.

Answer 5

It rhythms. I am no judge of how good a poem is.

The complaints listed are mostly one-sided.

For examples:

Faith is not just a religious thing. I have faith that my friends will reach out to stop me falling.

Many states have not outlawed guns. And no state has outlawed Bible. I think the Christians already received plenty of special treatments.

Answer 6

Wow thats really something else alright, personally you can have bible clubs in schools its just not forcing religion on everyone and whats wrong with totem poles lol... the native americans didn't meet Jesus they believed in the creator we don't worship them I think fundamentalist stuff like this is the reason nothing is taught in schools.

Answer 7

Matthew 6:5-6

Answer 8

I think that some of the religious and spirituality affiliations that were mentioned (wicca for instance and totems (Native American beliefs), were here long before the Christian faith.....that's what I believe.........I think that people can and should be able to believe and practice as they wish too......but in a way it makes sense........if one religion isn't practiced, why should another one be......

Answer 9

Ummmm, pray at home and in Church. I don't want any religion forced down my sons throat. How about I make your children caste spells and worship the Moon Goddess? You wouldn't like that very much would you?

You keep your religion to yourself and I'll keep mine and we can all live together happy.

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And just so you know they don't teach any religion in school. Not Wicca, not Native American religions, not Hinduism, not Christianity. They teach that these religions exist, but they don't teach the specifics of these religions. Like I said, enjoy your faith and I will enjoy mine. But once you start saying that your faith is what should be shoved down mine and my sons throat, then there is a problem.

Answer 10

More ultra-conservative Christian whining because the rest of the world doesn't bend over backward to accomodate their world view.


Business as usual, although the rhyme itself is pretty neat.