School officials in prayer case could get jail time: Two Florida school administrators were due to appear in federal court Thursday to face contempt charges for saying a prayer at a school luncheon.
It took civil disobedience to end segregation in the US. I must point out that the State, as well as the ACLU, takes the opposite stand when it comes to sexuality. The State injects it's self into the personal lives and beliefs of students when it mandates the teaching of sexual curriculum.
When the State justifies the oppression of one group of people under the guise of protecting the rights of another, justice and equality are threatened.
The Establishment Clause states: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
It is clear that the “free exercise therof” is being “prohibited”. The teacher should not teach his or her religion during class unless the class is an elective focused on that topic. But to say that the mere presence of religious expression on public school property is equal to the State establishing a religion is ridiculous.
All the arguments that one can give to support prohibiting someone from practicing their religion at school can be applied to rooting for you favorite football team. When a school holds a pep rally, I would feel compelled to support the school team. But what if I liked a rival team. Maybe I should call on the ACLU to end all pep rallies?
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