SCHOOL PRAYER - Outlawed 10 years ago...

Someone sent me one of those emails stating if I wasn't ashamed of the Gospel, then I should forward it. I'm doing one better, I'll repost this for all to see, friends and foes alike. This is a matter of public record and was read outloud in Congress on September 20, 2000 by Zach Wamp of Tennessee.

Sometimes the fact that our laws can be changed to appease a very small contingency of squeeky wheels while treading on the majority of us just about turns my stomach. I used to be an atheist and I don't ever recall feeling any the lesser when in a public place, being asked to bow my head to their God. It is when I feel this way that I am reminded by the Holy Spirit that I am not warring against flesh and blood who stand against my beliefs but am wrestling with the powers of darkness.Well darkness cannot debate nor negotiate with light. Light will always chase the dark away. Please help us pray and declare that these crazy laws in our country will be overturned and rejected someday soon.

The following is the contents of the email, which I investigated and found much corroboration from Snopes.com, Congressional records and Knoxville News-Sentinel, Sept. 28th, 2000.

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I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT A HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL CAN SEE THE PROBLEM, BUT OUR SOCIETY CANNOT.

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.

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.

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 prayed 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!

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God Bless each and every one whose eyes gaze upon this post. EVERYONE.