I am not a religious person, but I have no problems with prayer at a graduation ceremony. Here are some whacked out comments.
ian807
9:52 AM on June 1, 2011
Or perhaps they would prefer not to have what they view as childish nonsense shoved down their throat during their son's graduation.
And how do you know they're confused? Perhaps they simply know what they can't know, and refuse to lie to themselves about it to make themselves more comfortable.
Liberalism is childish nonsense and religion to them.
FestiveJesus
8:07 AM on June 1, 2011
Religion is for the weak in character and mental capacity.
Atheism and Communism are a religion.
moderate_guy
9:22 AM on June 1, 2011
Fire the judge for applying the law?
What law does it say that prohibits prayer? By the way, he posts this driven again and again.
WhichWitch
11:40 PM on May 31, 2011
Ok, show of hands here. How many of you screaming for the "right" to pray would be behind this if a Muslim or Buddhist were giving the Invocation or a Wiccan or Hindu were giving the Benediction?
C'mon now, be honest. How many of you would support their right to give their prayers?
How many of you would support the school over the judge if a Muslim student were to offer prayers to Allah or if a Wiccan were to pray to the Goddess?
funkycold
11:29 PM on May 31, 2011
The Founding Fathers would obviously disagree (see U.S. Constitution): Defending the separation of church and State is never frivolous in these United States of America.
The Constitution does not have separation of church and state. It just cannot have state religion. What a moron!
moderate_guy
11:04 PM on May 31, 2011
The government is not to be involved in establishing religion. But instead to allow all faiths to pray amongst themselves all they want, but to not let any religion including the majority religion impose their prayer on others.
Thomas Jefferson was much more of an agnostic or deist than a fundamentalist christian, and he wrote the Consitution. Ever hear of the Wall of Separation Between Church and State? He first coined that when he was in the Virginia Assembly.
This guy is stuck on stupid. Moderate_Guy is most likely a leftist.
moderate_guy
11:03 PM on May 31, 2011
The judge was just following the law. Throw him out of office for following the law? Plus, he is appointed for life, and the only way he can be removed from the bench is to be impeached (or I guess assasinated by a Christian terrorist).
The establishment clause in the First Amendment of the Constitution prohibits the public school from leading prayer. The students are free to pray to themselves at graduation all they want, and/or to pray at home or at church.
Moderate_Guy likes to hear himself talk. Talk about projection!
hops
10:38 PM on May 31, 2011
If people can't pray without a public display, how strong can their 'faith' be? Silly issue. The judge was correct.
Again what law says you can't pray?
corporatewelfaresucks
10:35 PM on May 31, 2011
Nah, making a public spectacle of your prayer, that's disgraceful.
"And when ye pray, pray not as the hypocrites do...."
Like you.
moderate_guy
10:37 PM on May 31, 2011
Chaos, so you relish the tryanny of the majority.
Moderate_Guy strikes again. How ****ing stupid are you? You are the one who likes tyranny.
moderate_guy
10:45 PM on May 31, 2011
Mayflower, the judge was just following the law. Why throw him out of office for following the law? Plus, he is appointed for life, and the only way he can be removed from the bench is to be impeached (or I guess assasinated by a Christian terrorist).
The establishment clause in the First Amendment of the Constitution prohibits the public school from leading prayer. The students are free to pray to themselves at graduation all they want, and/or to pray at home or at church.
The government is not to be involved in establishing religion. But allow all faiths to pray amongst themselves all they want, but to not let any religion including the majority religion impose their prayer on others.
Prayer is part of freedom of speech. Government cannot establish religion! READ THE ****ING CONSTITUTION MORON!!!!!!!!!! OH, YOU ARE SO ****ING STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://blog.chron.com/newswatch/2011/05/judge-sides-with-agnostic-family-no-prayers-at-castroville-graduation/
