Wayne and Thinker – Come to church with me this Sunday. Maybe it will change your mind about all us Christian “zealots”.

love you brother!

Now where did I hear that before?

“They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness; they walk about in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are unstable.” Psalm 82

“Then said Jesus, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” Luke 23:34

Religion does bind and blind, but Jesus looses the chains of sin and makes blind eyes to see. He is The ONLY Way back to our Creator, or else Jesus is a liar, and He died in vain. If you believe all His Words, you believe that. God is not a tyrant. He is love. All who desire Him deep within their heart, will seek and find Him, no matter where they were born. I was born in the USA. But, I sought for myself to see if He was The Way. I questioned if I should believe a thing just because of where and to whom I was born. He is Real, He is True, He is Awesome!!! No one can make me doubt now. No one!!! I asked, I sought, I knocked. He answered. When He, not man, reveals Himself, you just know. But, it is still by faith, not by sight. I once sought to see to believe. Then, I believed and saw. When one hears His words, in their heart, they know His words are true, even if they are very hard words at times.

Prayer in schools? When they were there, we did not have the troubles occuring in schools today. It may have been what I came to see as vain repetition, repeating “The Lord’s Prayer” every morning, but it sure made me think the rest of the day. Hearing /Seeing The Ten Commandments made quite an impression also.

Truth is everywhere, not only in the Bible. Religion puts blinders on people and narrows their thinking, making them easily manipulated by those who want to grab power. Please don’t tread on me or my freedom to think for myself – a great American tradition.

Public schools are funded by tax payer money and are institutions for LEARNING, LEARNING, LEARNING !!! Is that clear enough?

Therefore: To pray, as a group in school, or exercise ANY religious ritual is simply wasting taxpayer money and school time and against the mission of the school. Focus in education is important, folks.

But: I think human religions should be taught in public school. Let us ALL learn about Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Native American and African religions, Jainism, Judaism, and on and on and on, especially the huge variations of Christianity that dot our land. Then the arrogance of these Christian zealots who want prayer in schools will be more obvious. Religion that fosters ignorance and disrespects the beliefs of others, is not a desirable religion and is not in the spirit of American freedom. I rest my case.

Oh…and while we’re at it, I think thrifty personal and family finance should also be taught.

“…when will they learn that forbidding practice of religion simply because it is a religious belief is also forbidden by the Constitution?”

You can’t have your cake and eat it too, Wayne – so am I an idiot for that perspective? I don’t think so. You really should apologize for the use of the “idiot” word. Because people don’t believe the way you think they should then they are idiots? Naaaa. You think they are ignorant. Oh – AND idiots.

THAT kinda sounds like Iran: “If you don’t think like I do, then OFF with your head!”

You seem to have an opinion much like that of my sister, who I love very very much. There are those elements in any group that would try and force their opinion. I know that. But, the main stream of society is not like that. When non-believers speak of those who are “forcing things down their throat,” I find that those are usually the ones who do not want a God who they fear will not let them do what they please. The thing is………If one truly surrenders to The God of the Bible, they surrender to their Creator, who, alone, knows what will make them happy. Also, one who surrenders to That Love that draws them, receives a new heart, and no longer enjoys those things that used to give them fleeting happiness. Yes, The Bible says that sin is pleasurable. But, only for a season.

Personally, I find it ridiculous to compare Christianity with Islam. Real Christianity is Life. Real Islam is death. Islam requires its sons to die for Allah. God sent His Son to die for all. Pretty big difference! Islam is a religion of laws and works. Real Christianity is a relationship with The Son of God, and is God’s Gift of Grace. Not laws and works. God gave The Law only as a school master, to teach that fallen man cannot keep The Law. ALL have sinned and come short of the Glory of God. ALL men(includes women) need a savior, no matter how good they seem to be.

I would appreciate it if all believers in, and lovers of, Christ who read this would pray for my sister, that she would “turn her heart toward Home.” Also, that Wayne would come to know the real God of The Bible, and that we who do believe in Him would stand back a moment and ask God to show us some things about this present prayer situation (on both sides), that we may not have yet seen or considered. Thank you.

Conversely, when will they learn that forbidding practice of religion simply because it is a religious belief is also forbidden by the Constitution?

:”You can’t pray in public because you are part of the school lsystem and you can’t tell others how to practice their religion.”

“But aren’t you part of the school system and telling me how to practice my religion?”

“That’s different, I’m doing it because the government ordered me to forbid you to practice your religion in public.”

“I understand now. Freedom is a wonderful thing. We should try it sometime.”