Your public school students can legally pray at football games, graduations, and other events.  A law was passed last year.  Kelly Coghlan spoke at a conference I attended last week and gave us the information.

Here is a blurb from his website: http://www.kellycoghlan.com

The act provides that “A school district shall treat a student’s voluntary expression of a religious viewpoint, if any, on an otherwise permissible subject in the same manner the district treats a student’s voluntary expression of a secular or other viewpoint on an otherwise permissible subject and may not discriminate against the student based on a religious viewpoint expressed by the student on an otherwise permissible subject.”

The Act establishes safeguards to assure that individual religious viewpoints are not censored in limited public forums for student speakers, that speaker selection is based on neutral criteria, and that disclaimers be read or printed clearly establishing the individual nature of the expressed viewpoint.

The law requires schools to adopt new policies and includes a suggested model policy covering Student Expression of Religious Viewpoints, Student Speakers at Non-Graduation Events, Student Speakers at Graduation Ceremonies, Religious Expressions in Class Assignments, and Freedom to Organize Religious Groups and Activities.

Basically, the school can offer a time of reflection or ‘statement’ from the kids.  The kids can say a secular statement or a faith-based statement (prayer).  The school can NOT discriminate against the religious statement.

It is likely that your child’s school is not a aware of this ability.  Please spread the word.

-Robin

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Also, if you want to see a VERY interesting video…go to John Ragsdale’s blog.

It takes dance ministry to the H-N-L.

-robin

Watch and listen to words when you get a chance. Let me know your thoughts on the meaning.

Thinking about not blogging for several weeks lurched me into a fog.   I was denying  my outlet and  friends  their blogging fix.   However, when I starting thinking about all the things that I was saying yes to by saying no…I was eagerly pleased.

Other examples of this abound.  Saying ‘no’ to unhealthy food says yes to better health. (it better or we will all be really mad).  Saying ‘no’ to fast driving says yes to better gas mileage and safer streets.  Saying ‘no’ to drugs says yes to clarity and a better life.  You get the point.

Sometimes, this ‘yes’ has immediate payback and other times it takes months or years to see the positive (yes) impact of NO.

The blog takes a lot of my time during the day.  Writing, editing comments, etc.  I needed to pause that process and reevaluate my schedule.  I hope you do the same from time to time.  Not only did I spend that extra time wisely, but now I have a better way of budgeting that time.

The moral of the story:  Don’t be afraid to tell persons, places, or things…NO.  Rejection makes a statement. It is a statement that you need to hear yourself say.  Others need to hear you say it, and God needs to hear you say it.  Pray about the nos and yeses. (I double checked those spellings. they look strange don’t they).  Honor and respect those things that no says yes to.

Another great example: Fasting= saying no to food says yes to heightened spirituality.