Blog phase 6

"Bishop Knox's Fight for Prayer (sidebar)." Issues & Controversies On File: n. pag. Issues & Controversies. Facts On File News Services, 13 Oct. 1995. Web. 21 Feb. 2013. http://www.2facts.com/article/ib100450.

 

 

 

This article was written in 1994 so it’s not so recent and may not be the best thing to use in my response. The information was not revised or updated. The importance of the article is that it shows me a specific example of something that has happened in the separation of church and state which is eye opening. The Author of the article was not stated so I could not figure out if he was a credible author. I feel that the accuracy of the article is up to par. It does not contradict anything I have read or my own thoughts. I think that the purpose this exists is to inform readers of the never ending struggle of the church and the state.

 

 

This article was an example of a principle who allowed students to do a student lead prayer over the loudspeaker of the school. He was told by the schools attorney that this may be against the law and that he could potentially get fired. He proceeded anyway. The school did suspend the principle without pay but then later was fired. With the strong support of the parents and children he appealed the ruling. Due to the appeal, some places like Mississippi are now allowing Voluntary prayer. That law was later seen as unconstitutional.

 

 

Something that struck me was the fact that he knowingly allowed the students to follow through with this even if it would cost him his job. God must have really placed something on his heart that convicted him to allow the students to do this. I was confused as to why the state of Mississippi created a law that allowed voluntary prayer then quickly found it to be unconstitutional.  I question what would have happened if it were some other religion or if they spoke about something like evolution.