In today's modern world, the public education arena is already, as we all know, in a big fat mess. The National Education Association has highjacked public education and replaced learning of real subjects with topics that have nothing to do with education at all. The NEA and other left wing organizations openly "tolerate" and even encourage homosexuality and vow to stamp out anyone who opposes the idea by calling them bigots or some other silly name.
Not only do today's educators want to teach our children to embrace sin as normal, but they cringe at the idea of any Christian related theme at all even if it is a personal choice. Remember that some public schools canceled Christmas parties and replaced them with "Holiday Parties" and other such unnecessary acts of anti-Christian behavior.
When I first heard about the Valedictorian, Brittany McComb of Nevada, who was persecuted by her anti-Christian school personnel, I really wasn't that shocked. I wasn't even shocked when I heard that the ACLU backed the idea of pulling the plug (microphone) on Miss McComb. Of course the ACLU liked it. They like anything to do with getting rid of God in the public arena.
This young lady was not at all trying to convince others to become a Christian when she made her speech against the will of her school personnel. She was simply acknowledging that God had blessed her and He was the reason that she was so successful. Now what could be so wrong with giving credit to God for a blessing? If that had been a Muslim student thanking Allah for a blessing, not a word would have been said, which is what makes the ACLU and its left- wing worshippers so hypocritical. They can embrace Allah, Buddha, evolution, and most anything, but refuse to accept Jesus or God as Christians refer to. They can preach tolerance all day long and not ever practice it themselves.
Does this student not have a right to free speech? We have left wing radicals protesting the President calling him curse words and cursing the military. They curse the church and curse conservatives and yet not a word is said by the ACLU. Yet, when it comes time for someone to speak, a person cannot use that same freedom of speech. What is wrong with these people? I think liberals are born with a genetic defect that tells them to act this way. It's the only way I can explain it, if it can be explained at all. Liberals say that homosexuality is genetic. If that's the case, then so is liberalism. It has to be. Perhaps Michael Savage was right when he coined to the terms "Liberalism is mental disorder."
This lady did nothing wrong, broke no law, and said nothing offensive to anyone. She simply stated that her personal faith in God was what made her life what it is. When that microphone was cut off, I could not imagine what her parents thought. Perhaps those responsible will be fired or suspended for such arrogance? I really don't know what should be done in this situation and probably nothing will be done because we live in a world hostile towards God and His followers. However, one day that will change. One day, the people that did this will have to answer for it and I am afraid the ACLU won't be around to help.
This young lady has kept her faith and did not back down no mater what anyone said and I applaud her for that. She was strictly told not to use those references to God by her superiors, so what did she do? She did it anyway and that should set the example for the rest of us to follow. When we face challenges by activist judges and arrogant liberals that go against our faith, we must pay them no attention at all. When they tell us to put away our God, we lift Him on high, and when they tell us to stop saying Christmas, we say it louder, and when they tell us not to pray, we pray harder.
When I think of this lady who was persecuted for her beliefs, I am reminded that she may be entitled to a reward for taking a stand for her savior. In Matthew 5:11-12, Jesus said, "Blessed are you when people insult you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you."
Perhaps this might have been the will of God for her to get persecuted to reach out to someone else who might be lost. Perhaps it was a test of faith just like God tested Job in the Old Testament. Then again, maybe it was just another story of a modern day American Christian being slammed for the same beliefs held for over 2000 years now. I don't know the answer as to why this happened but there is a reason for it and the whole situation will be blessed by God in ways that we can't imagine because God can take impossible situations and turn them into miraculous things. Our responsibility in this story is to support Miss McComb with our prayers and let God sort out the details.
As far as the rest of the story goes, we still live in a free country and as long as we have free speech, no one can challenge what this young lady did. Let's just remember that legally, we have the right to speak about our faith or about anything else we want and high school teachers and liberal organization like the ACLU or anyone else cannot stand in the way of doing so.
REFERENCES:
When Mentioning Gods gets you persecuted
http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/benshapiro/2006/06/21/202056.html
God has bigger plans, says Britanny McComb!
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=23513
ABOUT ROB HOOD
Rob Hood grew up in rural Mississippi and was rooted in the doctrine of the Southern Baptist Convention and its teachings of Biblical right and wrong, accountability to a higher authority, and the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. He was a participant in Bible Drill for nine years, a Southern Baptist Convention program devoted to educating children and youth with scriptures from the Bible for use in everyday life situations. He graduated from Holmes Community College in Grenada, Mississippi with an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Electronics Technology and is currently employed as an Electronics Technician with HAM radio equipment manufacturer. He is also a Federal Communications Commission licensed Technician Class HAM radio operator and lives in North Mississippi.
Mr. Hood is also the author of Issues That Matter : America’s Moral Battleground and a columnist for six of the news/commentary sites of the Move Off Network at www.moveoff.net