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
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