New School Prayer

I found this in my e mail this morning. I wish the real author could stand up and give a little wave. A lot of us us would applaud.

BY A 15-year-old SCHOOL KID who got an A+ for this entry 

(TOTALLY AWESOME)! 

The Lord's Prayer Is not allowed in most 

US Public schools any more. 

A kid in Minnesota, wrote the following 

  

  

NEW School Prayer: 

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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 

  

If you aren't ashamed to do this, Please pass this on.. 

Jesus said, 'If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you before my Father.'