stardust

Although this was written with a good intent, it did what organized religion has done for, well, ever. It took a beautiful idea and mangled it.

(errick this is in no way an insult to you, i commend and respect you for posting it) but,

Although you have the right to practice any religion you wish, (which is a law) there is another law that says the government should not make any law establishing a religion. Now, since the school system is a federally run institution, they have to abide by that law, and saying a "christian prayer" at the begining of a football game is in fact establishing a religion.

"If I went to a ping pong match in China, I would expect to hear someone pray to Buddha."
-then your expectations would not be met. A) china is a communist country - they arent allowed to pray B) buddhist DO NOT PRAY TO BUDDHA!!!!!!!!!! Buddha was not a god, Buddha was a prophet.

"Christians are just sick and tired of turning the other cheek while our courts strip us of all our rights."
-no one is stripping you of your rights. if you want to pray before a football game, no one is going to stop you. The gov. is just trying to UPHOLD your rights, and others, by not making it a groop thing. I mean, a large percentage of the people at my school are muslim, but we dont practice Salat.

"The silent majority has been silent too long"
-in order to be a silent majority, 1st you must be SILENT, and second you must be a majority.

"After all the God you have the right to denounce is on our side!"
-i thought you christians believed that God was on everybody's side?