Indiana School Not Canceling Graduation Prayer Without Judge Order

Associated Post through Fox News ^ | 04/02/2010 | Staff

[Outlaw Woman]

A central Indiana district isn't calling off a planned high school graduation prayer unless a federal judge orders it. GREENWOOD, Ind. -- A central Indiana district isn't calling off a planned high school graduation prayer unless a federal judge orders it. Greenwood School Board president Joe Farley says the district wants the judge to decide the merits of a lawsuit filed by the school's top-ranked senior. Greenwood High School student Eric Workman is asking a federal judge to stop a student-led prayer that the senior class voted to approve. The lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana on the 18-year-old's behalf claims that the prayer and class vote unconstitutionally subject students to religious practice. The school district has until April 16 to respond to the lawsuit, and a court hearing is scheduled for April 30. The district's attorneys didn't immediately return telephone messages seeking comment Friday.

[metmom]

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Greenwood School Board president Joe Farley says the district wants the judge to decide the merits of a lawsuit filed by the school's top-ranked senior. Greenwood High School student Eric Workman is asking a federal judge to stop a student-led prayer that the senior class voted to approve.

Sounds like another liberal in the making. Doesn't like what he was outvoted on so he's suing everyone to force them to comply with what HE wants. There's a position in the obama administration for this kid.

[metmom]

HE can have his own prayer free graduation ceremony set up by his own parents.

Why should he have it his way and make everyone else submit to his wishes?

[Outlaw Woman]

What is huge? This story?

and did you mean hugh? lol!

[metmom]

I agree entirely. But I also think telling these people "Screw this; we'll have our own private ceremony where we can have a prayer" also sends a very powerful message.

NO. It doesn't send a powerful message, other than that they capitulated and others can now be encouraged to do the same thing.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I misspelled hugh!

[metmom]

THANK YOU!!!

[theDentist]

Ummm seems to me they shouldn’t give up the prayer even IF a Fed Judge orders it.

[Outlaw Woman]

HE can have his own prayer free graduation ceremony set up by his own parents. Why should he have it his way and make everyone else submit to his wishes?

You are so right metmom. A stand must be made. And your previous post about this punk was equally on target. btw...thank you for pinging others on this.

[Outlaw Woman]

You have made my day! lmao!

[Gilbo_3]

how about hold the 'ceremony' and let the lone idiot play w/ himself...everybody else can meet at a local hotel for a 'private' party...

kinda the same thing with the lezbo scum and their prom...

[metmom]

I’m getting sick of individuals holding the rest of the country hostage to their selfish demands by invoking the Constitution.

They claim that they have a right to this, that, or the other thing, but it seems to escape them that others have rights too. When they demand their rights and seek to impose them on others, all the others lose their rights.

Everyone cannot have everything only their way. It’s simply not possible. In a country of 300,000,000 people there are going to be 300,000,000 opinions of what should be going on.

The Constitution was put into effect to try to restrict government and give individuals as much freedom as possible, not as a hammer with which to bludgeon others into submission to your will.

[Oceander]

I like that!

[Outlaw Woman]

Well said!

[DollyCali]

DISGUSTING!

an ACLU tool..maybe valedictorian but he has a lot to learn

[Outlaw Woman]

Oh I agree with you Cali. Glad to see the school making a stand and hope that even if a judge rules for the punk, that the students will proceed anyway.

[little jeremiah]

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I suppose the federal judge will step in and curtail the dangerous prayer. I think massive civil disobedience is the next step. Imagine high school graduating seniors getting arrested en masse all over the country for praying to God.

[wjcsux]

I see a loyalty oath to “The One” (piss be on him) in our future for all Law Enforcemrnt types.

[Outlaw Woman]

Thank you for pinging this. It would be a fabulous thing to see the graduating students exercising their right to pray and not bend. It's all about eliminating Christ isn't it? That's been tried for over 2000 years now...to no avail!

[metmom]

Tough luck for them. They’re never going to be able to legislate Christ out of existence.

Matter of fact, some day every knee shall bow, much to their chagrin.

[Outlaw Woman]

And that day is rapidly approaching!