Cookie, If those are your convictions and you sincerely believe they are from God then by all means - see the principal - and DON'T back down!
You know you've started a brand new "hot topic" don't you? :>) Michael In a message dated Tue, 19 Feb 2002 12:59:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This borders on off-topic, but it could be a situation that is being > faced by some boys in your outpost. How would you respond to one > of your rangers asking about this or how would you respond if it > were your boy? > > My oldest son who is 16 and my oldest daughter who is 13 are both > in student council at their schools. My son, Allen, came home a > few weeks ago and informed us that he had to be at the school at > 9 on Saturday morning to set up for a school dance. We gave him > permission and he went to help set up. When he returned that afternoon, > he told us that he had to be at the dance and stay afterward to > help clean up. The clean-up would probably last till about 1 AM. > At this point we decided he would not go to the dance or be available > for clean-up. > > We spoke to the student council sponsor(one of the teachers) the > following Monday and she confirmed what Allen had told us. She explained > to us that since the student council was sponsoring the dance, all > the student council members were required to support the dance by > setting up, attending, and cleaning up. When we told her that Allen > would not attend the dance because of religous convictions, she said > that he should have thought of that before joining student council. > She said she would not make an exception for him and that he should > consider not running for student council in the future. > > My son wants to continue in student council and my daughter plans > to run for student council when she gets to the high school next > year. > > I do not feel that my kids should be excluded from student council > because they do not believe in dancing and refuse to attend the dances. > I plan to meet with the principal of the high school and the student > council sponsor to discuss this with them. > > What do you think? > > ****This is NOT meant to trigger a discussion about Christians and > dancing! ...unless you want to persue it... > > > In His Service, > > Allen R. Cook - Cookie > Outpost Chaplain > Belton A/G - Outpost #31 > http://www.GodForceMinistries.org/rangers/index.htm > > > > > > > > _______ > Let the Golden Rule be your daily rule. > > Please pray for your list sponsor: http://eBible.org/mpj/ > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm > http://rangernet.org _______ Let the Golden Rule be your daily rule. Please pray for your list sponsor: http://eBible.org/mpj/ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm http://rangernet.org
