Let's all take a breath and ponder this thought for a moment. Let's think back a few decades and look at how our country used to be united. I remember prayer in school. I participated in it and was not upset about it. I was brought up to be a Christian and trust in God as were most of the people in this country. This is because most of the parents back then taught their children to be respectful and responsible (meaning they would accept responsibility for their actions). This country was united! It wasn't until a few people, who decided to play on the Constitution to get what they wanted, began to rip the union apart. I think they describe themselves as Liberals. Too many people have gotten into the frame of mind that they only care about themselves and this mentality has trickled down to this country's youth. Too many times do I hear young people say that "it's not my fault" or "the reason I'm not passing my class is because of the teacher". This brings me to my point about this particular story. If we have a group of people who believe in something, then why should one person be able to extinguish this belief? This teaches other children that if you complain about something long enough, then everyone else will have to conform. If one student held up a religious banner and the whole school thought it unappropriate, then I could see it. Just stand back and look at where our Country is today as opposed to where it was 40-50 years ago and think: "just what does the United States stand for today?"
Cheerleaders’ religious signs draw fire
Let's all take a breath and ponder this thought for a moment. Let's think back a few decades and look at how our country used to be united. I remember prayer in school. I participated in it and was not upset about it. I was brought up to be a Christian and trust in God as were most of the people in this country. This is because most of the parents back then taught their children to be respectful and responsible (meaning they would accept responsibility for their actions). This country was united! It wasn't until a few people, who decided to play on the Constitution to get what they wanted, began to rip the union apart. I think they describe themselves as Liberals. Too many people have gotten into the frame of mind that they only care about themselves and this mentality has trickled down to this country's youth. Too many times do I hear young people say that "it's not my fault" or "the reason I'm not passing my class is because of the teacher". This brings me to my point about this particular story. If we have a group of people who believe in something, then why should one person be able to extinguish this belief? This teaches other children that if you complain about something long enough, then everyone else will have to conform. If one student held up a religious banner and the whole school thought it unappropriate, then I could see it. Just stand back and look at where our Country is today as opposed to where it was 40-50 years ago and think: "just what does the United States stand for today?"