On Jun 3, 7:05 am, GregfromBoston <greg.vinc...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"
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> On Jun 2, 9:14 pm, dick thompson <rhomp2...@earthlink.net> wrote:
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> > Seems to me that the judge is causing more irreparable harm to religious
> > students by not permitting them the free practice of their religion and
> > offering their thanks to their God for the support their religion has
> > offered them. If Mr Schultz feels he suffers "irreparable harm" by
> > hearing the words God and prayer and bow your head, then maybe he should
> > just wear earplugs and then he will not be bothered. He is infringing
> > on the rights of the entire rest of his class. Don't they matter as
> > well? Evidently not to this douchenozzle of a judge.
>
> > On 06/02/2011 08:48 PM, Travis wrote:
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> > > <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/>
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> > > "Irreparable Harm"
> > > <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/irreparable-harm/>
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> > > *dcgere <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/>* |
> > > June 2, 2011 at 5:03 pm | Tags: Christianity
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> > > <http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/pray.jpg>
> > > "Anxiety"
>
> > > That's what would happen to a student if he heard anyone praying at a
> > > high school graduation ceremony.
>
> > > Via Fox News Radio
> > > <http://radio.foxnews.com/2011/06/02/judge-bans-religious-words-from-g...>:
> > > A federal judge has ordered a Texas school district to *prohibit
> > > public prayer at a high school graduation ceremony*. Chief U.S.
> > > District Judge Fred Biery�s order against the Medina Valley
> > > Independent School District *also forbids students from using specific
> > > religious words including �prayer� and �amen*.�
> > > The ruling was in response to a lawsuit filed by Christa and Danny
> > > Schultz. Their son is among those scheduled to participate in
> > > Saturday�s graduation ceremony. *The judge declared that the Schultz
> > > family and their son would �suffer irreparable harm� if anyone prayed
> > > at the ceremony.*
>
> > > Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott <https://www.oag.state.tx.us/>said
> > > the school district is in the process of appealing the ruling and his
> > > office has agreed to file a brief in their support.
>
> > > Judge Biery�s ruling banned students and other speakers from using and
> > > religious language in their speeches. *Among the banned words or
> > > phrases are: �join in prayer,� �bow their heads,� �amen,� and
> > > �prayer.� *He also ordered the school district to remove the terms
> > > �invocation� and �benediction� from the graduation program. �These
> > > terms shall be replaced with �opening remarks� and �closing remarks�,�
> > > the judge�s order stated. *His ruling also prohibits anyone from
> > > saying, �in [a deity�s name] we pray*.� The judge did grant students
> > > permission to make the sign of the cross, wear religious garb, or
> > > kneel to face Mecca.
>
> > > Ayesha N. Khan
> > > <http://www.au.org/about/authors/legal-senior-staff/ayesha-n-khan.html>,
> > > an attorney representing the student and his parents, told KABB-TV she
> > > was delighted in the judge�s decision. �*It caused him a great deal of
> > > anxiety*,� she said, referring to her teenage client. �He has gone to
> > > meet with the principal to try and talk in a civilized way about
> > > long-standing problems and the school district has continued to thumb
> > > its nose.�
>
> > > It caused him a great deal of anxiety? How does her client deal with
> > > this?:
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