I appreciate your advice. I am/was pretty "light" about the incident. I did nothing at the time (but giggle to myself), but it's kinda been lingering - so I thought I'd just throw it out to you nice folks. Since the incident was not actually a libertarian issue, you are correct.
But your explanation/elaboration brings up a separate but related issue. Prayer alone is not my concern. Prayer in gov IS. A gov has no free-speech right to promote a religion. Since gov is nothing more than its employees, then gov PEOPLE have no free-speech right to promote a religion (at least while on the clock). In context of retaining your job/employment, you do not retain full free-speech rights while at work. For example: You may have the civil right to verbally promote a Ford to a potential customer while working for Toyota, but the right does not extend to your job security if the boss hears you. -Mark _____ This is an interesting discussion. I would take further the suggestion to "lighten up" and apply it to everyone out there who is so concerned about prayer as though it's a dangerous thing. To me it seems that Libertarians should defend the rights of Christians to express our faith as we choose to the same degree that those of other Faiths are allowed. It's amusing to me that it's the thirtieth reunion before you witness such a thing. Apparently some are returning to the Faith of their youth as they grow older; I would take issue with those who suggest that this demonstrates intellectual immaturity. Also I'm fascinated that someone was surprised by a suggestion of pledging allegiance to the American flag at a Libertarian function. We who embrace the liberty available to us as Americans more than any other political party should, I think, be more patriotic than any others. While they practice such things out of hypocrisy to present a false image we should be able to genuinely appreciate and respect our flag and what it truly represents to us. I believe in America. That's why I want to be a part of the fight to re-secure the blessings of liberty. I stand when I hear our National Anthem. I'm moved emotionally when I see fireworks on the Fourth of July and imagine how Frances Scott Key must have felt peering through the smoke of battle as the first light of dawn illuminated the flag still waving over that fort. And I'm angered by the sins that have been committed against the American People by those we trusted to continue our heritage of valour and self-government. I am a Libertarian beCAUSE I am a patriotic American and a Christian, and I won't apologize for being either of these three things. _____ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
