NYC principal bars students from singing 'God Bless the USA' at graduation (permit, depression)

[WilliamSmyth]

Originally Posted by malamute

The problem is -- this is likely a school full of immigrants who would be offended by a song that is about pride in this country. They hate this country.

Or it's about having a Godless and atheist nation where nothing religious is to be tolerated.

You didn't read the article did you! According to the article its the immigrant parents who support the song. Its the religious motivated Principal who opposes the song.

[crone]

When DH was in school, the Jehovah's Witness kids left the classroom when the Pledge was recited.

Looks like this Jehovah's Witness principal is in control now. This religion in school thingy cuts both ways.

[Darkatt]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

But there are some that are hung up on semantics and if they hold power then they use it at their discretion. That's what seems to have happened here.

Then MAYBE, they should have reviewed the semantics on the songs that were actually being sung?

[Darkatt]

Originally Posted by malamute

The problem is -- this is likely a school full of immigrants who would be offended by a song that is about pride in this country. They hate this country.

Or it's about having a Godless and atheist nation where nothing religious is to be tolerated.

Actually if you read the article, you would see that the school's immigrants WANTED the song to be sung.

[BucsLose]

Like it or not liberals, faith in God was a big part of the founding of our great country (great unless you share a liberals view).
Go ahead, continue to take God out of everything and see what happens. We would and will be nothing close to a great nation without God being apart of it

[DewDropInn]

Originally Posted by 70Ford

This song is awesome. They used to play it at the end of our base exercises in Korea.

General Schwarzkopf had them play "God Bless the USA" in the war room the night the bombing began for Desert Storm.

[BucsLose]

Many liberals are ashamed of our country, its founding, the Constitution, and God. That's why do things like this and continue to try and transform our country.

[Marce30]

Originally Posted by BucsLose

Like it or not liberals, faith in God was a big part of the founding of our great country (great unless you share a liberals view).
Go ahead, continue to take God out of everything and see what happens. We would and will be nothing close to a great nation without God being apart of it

Countries in Europe leave God out of everything and they are doing just fine.

[texdav]

That is a preobelm for voters who elct the scholl board mebers who hire such people.Easily taken care of really.We cab even vote out the people who appont judges i thsi country .

[Scotty011]

This is certainly not the country it was back in the fifties and sixties. And people like this is what making this country less desirable. It is a shame how these people are ruining a great country.
We don't have the same feel as years ago, and it is not a good thing.