My wife and I were shocked when our 5-year-old daughter began to tell us that someone on staff at her school saw her praying – told her to stop – and said “it is not good”. This is Kindergarten. She was praying to herself for her food, following the biblical values we are working hard to instill in our children. We are so proud of our little princess and as you can see – we continue to affirm her that prayer IS GOOD and that NO ONE can tell her she can’t pray. No doubt we will homeschool going forward.
We live in the United States of America – the land of the free, yet our traditional values and religious freedoms are under assault. This is just a small example.
Most states have in the criminal statutes a category called “Official Misconduct” or “Official Oppression”. The offense occurs when a public (government) official either (1) does something the law does not allow or (2) does not do something the law requires. In this instance, it appears the first segment has been broken: the child praying is exercising the First Amendment; the official does not have the authority to stop it as expressed in this situation. One of the maxims of law is that the exercise of a right cannot be converted into a crime.
I will let you take it from there.
And what does The Word say?
Matthew, Ch. 18
5. “And whoso receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
6. “But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.”
It’s time for active resistance of the kind where they foolishly try to fight God, but can only lay a hand on us. (and for a short time).
Acts 5:
28. “Saying, Did we not straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name (Jesus’) ? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.”
29. “Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.” …
42.”And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach, Jesus Christ.”
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