This is funny
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gridloreMore from alt.atheism. The stuff in italics is the original poster's poem.
>The New School Prayer
>
>Now I sit me down in school
>Where praying is against the rule
Now you sit and tell a lie
I wonder if it makes God cry
For praying isn't banned in schools:
It's *school-led* prayer that breaks the rules
>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.
It's stuff like this that makes me groan:
"The scripture that you mean's your own!"
I somehow doubt you'd feel the same
For scripture praising Krishna's name!
>Our hair can be purple, orange or green,
>That's no offense; it's a freedom scene.
Here you're correct, you speak as you ought:
"Judge not by appearance" is what Christ taught!
>The law is specific, the law is precise.
>Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.
Your lies are a pity, your lies are a shame
Moreso that you're lying in Jesus's name!
>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.
There's only one thing that I can say:
"Where did Jesus instruct you to pray?"
If the scriptures you wish to mind,
It wasn't in public, you soon will find
It's really ironic you praise his name,
But ignore his teachings just the same!
>The New School Prayer
>
>Now I sit me down in school
>Where praying is against the rule
Now you sit and tell a lie
I wonder if it makes God cry
For praying isn't banned in schools:
It's *school-led* prayer that breaks the rules
>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.
It's stuff like this that makes me groan:
"The scripture that you mean's your own!"
I somehow doubt you'd feel the same
For scripture praising Krishna's name!
>Our hair can be purple, orange or green,
>That's no offense; it's a freedom scene.
Here you're correct, you speak as you ought:
"Judge not by appearance" is what Christ taught!
>The law is specific, the law is precise.
>Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.
Your lies are a pity, your lies are a shame
Moreso that you're lying in Jesus's name!
>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.
There's only one thing that I can say:
"Where did Jesus instruct you to pray?"
If the scriptures you wish to mind,
It wasn't in public, you soon will find
It's really ironic you praise his name,
But ignore his teachings just the same!
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you know....
Date: 18 Feb 2004 18:11 (UTC)Re: you know....
Date: 18 Feb 2004 19:41 (UTC)Re: you know....
Date: 19 Feb 2004 04:42 (UTC)Absolutely funny
Date: 19 Feb 2004 08:37 (UTC)As a teacher I understand how you feel.
The only thing that ticks me off more than "Schools won't let us pray" is the statement that our nation is a Christian nation.
Being a History teacher I seem to remember my lessons that the first successful English colonies were in Virginia, founded by treasure hunters.
Strange, didn't realize that Jamestown was actually a religious settlement.
Oh wait, the Pilgrims came next, and they were religious, religous nuts. It was their brand of christianity or nothing. Ever hear that Puritans (Pilgrims' conservative cousins)used to cut the ears and noses off of quakers? They even bored holes in Quakers' tongues with red hot pieces of metal.
That sound REAL FREAKIN RELGIOUS/CHRISTIAN to me. These are the folks we look up to as the founders of our nation?
Not me. I prefer think of the treasure hunting gentleman of Jamestown as my founders. Drunken fools who had to be told "if you don't work, you won't eat". John smith was a task master, but at least he didn't hide behind God to get his job done.
Heck, New Amsterdam had free blacks, jews, christians, papists and all kinds of good stuff, but that wasn't English/American now was it.
TV
Re: Absolutely funny
Date: 20 Feb 2004 02:45 (UTC)It *specifically* states that the US is not a Christian nation.