Pray
for a town that honors God: Should a school district be 'turned in' for
daring to mention the name of Jesus Christ at graduation?
A
person close to me was aghast that Jesus Christ was prayed to at a High School Senior's
graduation – which included both an invocation and a benediction. He told me that it
was clearly unconstitutional and that something should be done about it.
He said that it won’t be long and the town will be
forced to stop it. He also questioned whether seniors were forced to go to
the Baccalaureate the week before as well. He was assured that they weren’t,
but only a couple of them chose not to go.
I had never even
been to a baccalaureate before and didn’t know what one was until just
the last week. I thoroughly loved it. I thought it was absolutely
wonderful and the community seems to like and support it; there doesn’t
seem to be any complaints.
Well, the Baccalaureate was a choice then.
Of the graduation itself - I told him I didn’t think that the pastor had
even mentioned the name of Jesus at graduation. But he assured me that
the pastor had. He said he was specifically listening for it – and that the
Pastor had ended the prayer with “In Jesus’ name.”
I asked him
if he planned on contacting the ACLU. I also asked him whether an
outsider has a right to come into a community and tell them what they
can or can’t do with their children in regards to Jesus Christ.
He then wavered and said he wouldn’t contact anyone, but that sooner or
later someone will. He reiterated that the Supreme Court has deemed it
unconstitutional.
Wow. Being turned in for mentioning the name of Jesus Christ. Our nation is getting scarier all the time.
He is a member of a Unitarian church, and has admitted to me before
that yes, he and his friends are extremely intolerant of Christians.
He had to think about it when I first asked him this last year, and then
decided it was true because, he said, people at his church are horribly
ashamed if their children become Christians – and the church
practically mourns with them. And he said he would be ashamed as well
if one of his children were to become a Christian.
It made me a
little afraid that when he gets back to his politically active church he would tell his friends about the “backwards” event
he saw and that one of those people might try to start something.
So – having loved how Jesus Christ was so thoroughly included – I
would just like to ask for prayer for protection over this town and high
school, and their choice to honor God throughout their graduation
ceremonies.
