K.Venugopal
Immobile Wanderer
I was amazed to read the following news:
A prayer banner at Cranston High School West in Rhode Island, part of the school since 1963, has been covered after a teenage student there complained that it violated the separation of church and state. Student Jessica Ahlquist is standing her ground, since 2010, she's been receiving online threats and has been targeted by bullies for her convictions...
The prayer, written by a student of the same school, reads as follows:
Our Heavenly Father,
Grant us each day the desire to do our best,
To grow mentally and morally as well as physically,
To be kind and helpful to our classmates and teachers,
To be honest with ourselves as well as with others,
Help us to be good sports and smile when we lose as well as when we win,
Teach us the value of true friendship,
Help us always to conduct ourselves so as to bring credit to Cranston High School West.
Amen
The full report can be read here:
Atheist teen stands behind her position after school prayer banner taken down - Living Faith - Home & Family - Catholic Online
I was wondering whether the student, who, according to the report is an atheist, is displaying the same intolerance in the name of atheism as those who are reportedly threatening her for her convictions. If her opposition is on the grounds of separation of church and state, would it hold ground considering the prayer was written by a student and is not a direct quotation from any scripture?
A prayer banner at Cranston High School West in Rhode Island, part of the school since 1963, has been covered after a teenage student there complained that it violated the separation of church and state. Student Jessica Ahlquist is standing her ground, since 2010, she's been receiving online threats and has been targeted by bullies for her convictions...
The prayer, written by a student of the same school, reads as follows:
Our Heavenly Father,
Grant us each day the desire to do our best,
To grow mentally and morally as well as physically,
To be kind and helpful to our classmates and teachers,
To be honest with ourselves as well as with others,
Help us to be good sports and smile when we lose as well as when we win,
Teach us the value of true friendship,
Help us always to conduct ourselves so as to bring credit to Cranston High School West.
Amen
The full report can be read here:
Atheist teen stands behind her position after school prayer banner taken down - Living Faith - Home & Family - Catholic Online
I was wondering whether the student, who, according to the report is an atheist, is displaying the same intolerance in the name of atheism as those who are reportedly threatening her for her convictions. If her opposition is on the grounds of separation of church and state, would it hold ground considering the prayer was written by a student and is not a direct quotation from any scripture?