The Pledge and Prayer
 

Since the Pledge of Allegiance and The Lord's Prayer are not allowed in most public schools anymore and because the word "God" is mentioned.... a kid in Arizona wrote the attached
> > NEW School prayer.
> >
> > I liked it....
> >
> > Now I sit me down in school
> > Where praying is against the rule
> > For this great nation under God
> > Finds mention of Him very odd.
> >
> > If Scripture now the class recites,
> > It violates the Bill of Rights.
> > And anytime my head I bow
> > Becomes a Federal matter now.
> >
> > Our hair can be purple, orange or green,
> > That's no offense; it's a freedom scene.
> > The law is specific, the law is precise.
> > Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.
> > For praying in a public hall
> > Might offend someone with no faith at all.
> > In silence alone we must meditate,
> > God's name is prohibited by the state.
> >
> > We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks,
> > And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks.
> > They've outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible.
> > To quote the Good Book makes me liable.
> >
> > We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen,
> > And the 'unwed daddy,' our Senior King.
> > It's "inappropriate" to teach right from
wrong
> > We're taught that such "judgments" do not belong.
> > We can get our condoms and birth controls,
> > Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles.
> > But the Ten Commandments are not allowed,
> > No word of God must reach this crowd.
> >
> > It's scary here I must confess,
> > When chaos reigns the school's a mess.
> > So, Lord, this silent plea I make:
> > Should I be shot; My soul please take!
> >
> > Amen

Very well written and expressed. Thought provoking indeed.

With that said, I personally feel it is a correct judgment that neither should be said in the public school system.

1. The pledge--pledging yourself to an OBJECT and a hypocritical country (government). Sorry, can't and won't do it.

2. The Lords Prayer-- Just because others may feel the spirit and be compelled to speak in tongues (j/k :) ) doesn't mean I am comfortable with that. Worship what you want but I don't want to be a part of it at school. If I want a dose of religion, I will visit a church.