Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep!
Now I lay me down to sleep, tired after a very long walk along one of West Jakarta’s main roads, checking every minimart for Lucky Strike Hijau. A mile or two, I guess. On a hot sunny day.
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Finally got them, only five packs, all that Superindo had.
But having started with those seven words, recalling childhood prayers, I just note briefly a rare victory for God in America.
It seems the Supreme Court ruled, by 5 votes to 4, that a small town can open its council meetings with a prayer.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/5/divided-court-oks-prayer-public-meetings/
Hard to believe that within living memory the USA was not at war with Christianiiy but in fact had regular, daily, I think, prayers in every school, and nobody objected, nobody suffered.
No cr%p then about ‘separation of church and state,’ words which don’t even appear in the Constitution.
But ever since that deranged decision in 1950 or thereabouts, the ACLU, Anti-Christian Lawsuit Union, has been reacting to the sight of a cross anywhere in a manner more to be expected on the part of Count Dracula!
Nice to see the real America win one, at last!
Apremoi are discussing. 
rossrightangle 
Apremoi 01:01 on May 6, 2014 Permalink |
You are correct in principle but you got the date wrong, It was not until the 1960s that the courts over-ruled the people and banned prayers in school.
The prayer banned wasn’t even a Christian prayer, just to God, which could be said by Jews too and even Muslims, I suppose.
I often think that kind of prayer would be a good idea here in Indonesia, instead of the seperate schools for every religion. It would make the children think about the God they have in common and not the doctrines that divide this country.
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ross1948 10:55 on May 6, 2014 Permalink |
Thanks for that.
I actually meant to tpe 1961, but as said in the post, I was really tired and didn’t do a final check. Must do better!
Glad your comment came in early. I’m just going out now and won’t resume bloggery till tonight.
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