THE NEW SCHOOL PRAYER

> >> > > >This was written by a teen in Bagdad, Arizona. > >> > > > > >> > > >Now I sit me down in school > >> > > >Where praying is against the rule > >> > > >For this great nation under God > >> > > >Finds mention of Him very odd. > >> > > > > >> > > >If Scripture now the class recites, > >> > > >It violates the Bill of Rights. > >> > > >And anytime my head I bow > >> > > >Becomes a Federal matter now. > >> > > > > >> > > >Our hair can be purple, orange or green, > >> > > >That's no offense; it's a freedom scene. > >> > > >The law is specific, the law is precise. > >> > > >Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice. > >> > > > > >> > > >For praying in a public hall > >> > > >Might offend someone with no faith at all. > >> > > >In silence alone we must meditate, > >> > > >God's name is prohibited by the state. > >> > > > > >> > > >We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks, > >> > > >And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks. > >> > > >They've outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible. > >> > > >To quote the Good Book makes me liable. > >> > > > > >> > > >We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen, > >> > > >And the 'unwed daddy,' our Senior King. > >> > > >It's "inappropriate" to teach right from wrong, > >> > > >We're taught that such "judgments" do not belong. > >> > > > > >> > > >We can get our condoms and birth controls, > >> > > >Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles. > >> > > >But the Ten Commandments are not allowed, > >> > > >No word of God must reach this crowd. > >> > > >It's scary here I must confess, > >> > > >When chaos reigns the school's a mess. > >> > > >So, Lord, this silent plea I make: > >> > > >Should I be shot; My soul please take! > >> > > > > >> > > >Amen