Amendment 1 - Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression. Ratified 12/15/1791 :
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Marcus Borden is the coach of the East Brunswick High School football team in E. Brunswick, New Jersey.
Coach Borden is accused of breaking the "law" by repeatedly bowing his head and kneeling down during pre-game prayers by his students. As a result of these "charges" Bordon is prohibited from participating in student initiated prayer or devotions.
"Coaches and teachers shouldn't be told to disrespect religious students on a public school campus," ADF Chief Counsel Benjamin Bull said. "We're in big trouble in this country if a high school football coach can't even show respect during the prayer of his players. The Constitution does not prohibit him from bowing his head or kneeling during student-led prayer."(Alyssa Farrah, Worldnetdaily)
The law, however is clear. Coach Bordon's right to participate with his students is guaranteed by the first ammendment to the Constitution of the United States. His right to kneel in prayer, to bow his head and to speak a prayer if he wishes is a 100% guarantee to him by our founding fathers.
It is the politically correct of the far left who would take away the freedom of religion in this nation and replace it with repression of religious speech, thought and practice.
Every relgious holiday is under assault in the United States, prayer, sermons based on biblical belief are all being brought under the evil scope of the gun of repression by special interest groups who all whine to get their own way.
It is the dawning of a new religion in America, that of secular humanism( defined by Justice Hugo Black as a religion) and atheism (another religion, though they like to deny it) and a add your own names to minority groups who want to trample freedom.
It is time that Americans learned the first Ammendment and begin to finally live it and to stand up for it. Freedom of religion is one of the most valuable freedoms we have in America and is a backbone of the a free and democratic nation.
If the prayers are not "your" religion, then just don't join in but don't seek to silence the right of others to express their belief. If they offend you, Auntie Lemon suggests you just shut up and sit in the back of the room with your fingers in your delicate little ears til they are over, or just go home and fume in bitterness but ....shut up.
Remember that old tale.. first they came for this one..then that one and I did nothing.. finally they came for me? Well consider that when you find yourself fuming over someone else's religious rights.
You don't like their religion...shut up. Who asked you? Practice your own and shut up.
Bothers you that a team kneels in prayer? Shut up.. sit down and go away. This is America and that's what people have done since the beginning.
You want your own religion only? Fine, find a nation where your religion is the official state religion and go there.. the door is open don't let it hit you in the behind when you leave. Auntie Lemon will even drive you to the station as long as you ride strapped to the luggage rack on the back.
As counsel Benjamin Bull said,"We're in big trouble in this country if a high school football coach can't even show respect during the prayer of his players." He is right. We are in big trouble as there is afoot in the nation a deliberate, evil surge to wipe religion from public view. It will then be only a matter of a short time before it is wiped from private view also.
Put the ten commandments back in public buildings, put prayer back into public schools and public meetings. If this offends you stay home in a closet where you belong.
