Posted by Lou Pilder on March 25, 2005, at 6:28:10
In reply to Re: Lou's reply to alexandra_k, posted by Dinah on March 24, 2005, at 20:09:58
Dinah,
As to the statement,[..nothing but the blood of Jesus..] could be determined as acceptablr here { because it is a song title, or words of the song} came up with me IRL.
My children attended a school where there were few jewish children. The school was going to put on a "Christmas' assembly with the song ,"Silent Night". I objected to the administration and their argument to allow it was that it was a song. My reply to them was then they could sing it in May.
Then the school told me that they would have a theater group perform a play for the children durring this time. The play was a Christmas play. I objected. They said that it was a {play} so that they could do it. I appealed and they did put on the play and I attended. When the singing of a song about christmas was inthe plsy, the theater members hummed the song. I was the only person then that objected. But I raised the issue of the school being used to {advance a particular religion}.. This is what made sense to some people in the community for the first time. Then the board issued a statement that they would not allow one religion to be {favored} and changed their policy about this at the christmas season. The Klu Klux Klan representative objected and the board did not back down. Today, that school district is in the top schools in the area and the community now understands my point that I was not against christmas, for anyone can celebrate christmas in their homes and such, but I was against the schools being used to advance a particular religion.
My point here is that this forum is made up of a wide veriety if different people and that any particular religion to be afforded any exemption from the guidlines is IMO an unsound mental-health practice. The question to me then is if the statement is acceptable or not in relation to the guidlines of the forum and if the statement[...{nothing} but the blood of Jesus is going to allowed because it is the words of a song or not, and if it would be allowed even if it was not the words of a song. because the guidlines write about [...foundations of faiths and putting down those of other faiths..]. If it is allowed here to post something that says that [... {nothing} but the blood of Jesus can wash away sins...], then could I not post what the Rider said to me?
Lou
poster:Lou Pilder
thread:475144
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20050323/msgs/475306.html