"or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" On Jun 2, 9:14 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > 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: > > > > > > > <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-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? 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