It has always been the custom at Roane County High School
football games to say a prayer and play the National Anthem
to honor our God and Country. Due to a recent ruling by the
Supreme Court, I am told that saying a prayer is
a violation of Federal Case Law.

As I understand the law at this time, I can use this
public facility to approve of sexual perversion and call
it an alternate lifestyle, and if someone is offended, that's OK.

I can use it to condone sexual promiscuity by dispensing
'condoms and calling it safe sex. If someone if offended, that's OK.

I can even use this public facility to present the merits of
killing an unborn baby as viable means of birth control.
If someone is offended, No Problem.

I can designate a school day as earth day and involve
the students in activities to religiously worship and
praise the goddess, mother earth, and call it ecology.

I can use literature, videos and presentations in the
classroom that depict people with strong, traditional,
Christian convictions as simple-minded and
ignorant and call it enlightenment.

However, if anyone uses this facility to honor God
and ask Him to bless this event with safety and good
sportsmanship, Federal Case Law is violated.

This appears to be inconsistent at best, and at worst,
diabolical. Apparently, we are to be tolerant of
everything and anyone except God and His commandments.

Never the less, as a school principal, I frequently
ask staff and students to abide by rules which they
do not necessarily agree. For me to do otherwise would
be inconsistent at best, and at worst, hypocritical.
I suffer from that affliction enough unintentionally
and certainly do not need to add an intentional transgression.
For this reason I shall, "Render unto Caesar that which
is Caesar's," and refrain from praying at this time.
However, if you feel inspired to honor, praise and
thank God, and ask Him in the name of Jesus to bless
this event, please feel free to do so. As far as I know,
that's not against the law-----yet."

AND one by one, the people in the stands bowed
their heads, held hands with one another, and
began to pray. They prayed in the stands. They
prayed in the huddles. They prayed at the concession
stand. And they prayed in the announcer's box.
The only place they didn't pray was in the Supreme
Court of the United States of America---
the seat of "justice" in the one nation under God.

Somehow, Kingston, Tennessee, remembered what so
many have forgotten.
We are given the Freedom OF Religion,
not the Freedom FROM Religion.
Praise God that His remnant remains!




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