Gary, my argument has not been about prayer during school. It has been about groups using school facilities after school hours. I don't think people should be kept from doing this because of their religion.
At 12:59 AM 1/29/2002 -0600, you wrote: >What do you mean, "right to peaceably assemble"? Of course you have that >right, it is not abridged in any way. But why should I have to leave a >public place that I go to to learn because you want to hold a prayer >service? Take that to the church. Why do you need to pray out loud in a >school? Are you just so focused on the rhetoric that you "cannot pray", as >spouted by the sensationalist Right, that you miss that you can pray - just >not to where it makes me or others uncomfortable in a public setting? Why is >it so important that you pray in front of people who may not agree with your >religious beliefs? > >Example: You are at a school. I come in, sit behind you and start muttering >a prayer to some god, no idea which, which you do not worship. I do this for >a few minutes with several of my friends, the majority of the class in fact. >We do this everyday. Our religion teaches us that those who do not believe >in our god are doomed to hell and we are always right. Period. We think you >have a pagan religion, much different from hours and you just do not fit in. >Your religion seems backward to us. The media has painted it as backward and >the people as non-conformists. > >How would you feel? > >-Gary > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 12:33 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Church and State > > > > > > Your may be right. > > > > Strange, I dislike Christianity but I feel that all people have the same > > rights. One of those is the right to peaceably assemble. oh well. > > > > At 12:27 PM 1/28/2002 -0600, you wrote: > > >Nick, > > > > > > You're wasting your breath man. It's not about prayer in the > > >classroom or even about religion in schools. She even said it herself, > > >it is NOT about religion in school, it's about Christianity in schools. > > >The debate is based on a dislike of Christianity. The dislike of > > >Christianity stems from a dislike of people like Robertson and Falwell > > >and the Christian fundamentalism that was fought in the 50's and 60's. > > >They see them and the Crusades and say that Christianity is bad and > > >lumps all Christians with them. It's disingenuous and close minded and > > >not really worth the time. > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
