Posted by sean at 170.148.92.44 on March 20, 2003 at 15:36:29:
In Reply to: Well.... posted by Barry, Suave MF on March 20, 2003 at 15:17:25:
: We should be praying for the safety of our troops. Doing that doesn't mean an allegiance to God, so don't worry on that.
What if you don't believe in God?
Or, anyhow, that was what I took to be his point ... should you be forced to *pray* to something you don't believe in, effectively -- in your own mind -- wasting your time doing nothing.
: If you're concerned about it being appropriate in general for a classroom, well in times of war, appropriateness goes out the window.
The classroom is the perfect place for dissent. Nobody can possibly be hurt by it. They have no right to force him to do anything, that's what America is all about.