<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/> "Irreparable Harm" <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/irreparable-harm/> *dcgere <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/>* | June 2, 2011 at 5:03 pm | Tags: Christianity<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=christianity>, First Amendment<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=first-amendment>, Texas <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?tag=texas> | Categories: Constitution <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=29050>, Culture War <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=20812>, Education<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=15005908>, Religion <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=4983159> | URL: http://wp.me/pKuKY-7iJ <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-graduation-ceremony/>: 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?: <http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/ingodwetrust.jpg> DCG Add a comment to this post<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/irreparable-harm/#respond> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/28069/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/28069/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gofacebook/fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/28069/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gotwitter/fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/28069/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/28069/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/28069/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/28069/> [image: WordPress] WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com/> | Thanks for flying with WordPress! Manage Subscriptions<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=5d39acfd19218362d540a3fc3dc3315d&email=baconlard%40gmail.com>| Unsubscribe<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=5d39acfd19218362d540a3fc3dc3315d&email=baconlard%40gmail.com&b=CC-kM%5D%2F%3Dn%7C4o%2Cja62ADf-pR.d%26-pptYd5%7CHThEtZVrPaBs7vn>| Reach out to your own subscribers with WordPress.com.<http://wordpress.com/signup/?ref=email> *Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser:* http://subscribe.wordpress.com -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
