High School Football Game

This is a statement that was 

read over the PA system at 

the football game at Roane 

County High School, Kingston, Tennessee, by school principal, 

Jody McLeod, in Sept. 1, 2000.

  

 

"It has always been the custom at Roane County 

High School football games, to say a prayer and play 

the National Anthem, to honor God and Country."

Due to a recent ruling by the Supreme Court, 

I am told that saying a Prayer is a violation 

of Federal Case Law. As I understand the 

law at this time, I can use this public facility

  

  

to approve of sexual perversion and call it "an
alternate life style, "and, if someone is offended, 

that's OK.

I can use it to condone sexual promiscuity, 

by dispensing condoms and calling it, "safe sex." 

If someone is offended, that's OK.

I can even use this public facility to 

present the merits of killing an unborn baby 

as a "viable" means of birth control. 

"If someone is offended, no problem...

I can designate a school day as "Earth Day" 

and involve students in activities to worship 

religiously and praise the goddess, 

"Mother Earth", and call it "ecology.."

I can use literature, videos and presentations in 

the classroom that depicts people with strong, 

traditional Christian convictions as "simple minded, 

ignorant and call it enlightenment.."

However, if anyone uses this facility to 

honor GOD and to ask HIM to bless this 

event with safety and good sportsmanship, 

then Federal Case Law is violated.

This appears to be inconsistent at best, 

and at worst, diabolical. Apparently, we are 

to be tolerant of everything and anyone, 

except GOD and HIS Commandments.

Nevertheless, as a school principal, 

I frequently ask staff and students
to abide by rules with which they 

do not necessarily agree. For me to do
otherwise would be inconsistent at best, 

and at worst, hypocritical. I suffer from that 

affliction enough unintentionally. I certainly 

do not need to add an intentional transgression.

For this reason, I shall "Render unto Caesar 

that which is Caesar's,"
and refrain from praying at this time.

" However, if you feel inspired to honor, 

praise and thank GOD and ask HIM,
in the name of JESUS, to bless this event, 

please feel free to do so.. But as far as I know, 

that's not against the law--yet."

One by one, the people in the stands bowed their heads, 

held hands with one another and began to pray.

They prayed in the stands. 

They prayed in the team huddles. 

They prayed at the concession stand 

and they prayed in the Announcer's Box!

The only place they didn't pray was in the 

Supreme Court of the United
States of America-the Seat of

"Justice" in the "one nation, under GOD."

Somehow, Kingston, Tennessee, remembered what 

so many have forgotten. We are given the Freedom

OF Religion, not the Freedom FROM Religion. 

Praise GOD that HIS remnant remains!

JESUS said, "If you are ashamed of ME before men, 

then I will be ashamed of you before my Father"

If you are not ashamed, pass this on .

I'm not one bit ashamed to pass this on, are you?  

THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS!

GOD BLESS EVERYONE WHO READS THIS 

AND PASSES IT ON.

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