[Faith-talk] new school prayer

[Beth]

Take a look at this, guys.  My close friend sent me this one.

> >> A kid in Arizona wrote the attached
> >>
> >> NEW School prayer :
> >>
> >> 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