Sherron
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Crowd stunned after valedictorian rips up speech, recites Lord’s prayer
A South Carolina valedictorian garnered wild applause after he ripped up his pre-approved speech and delivered the Lord’s prayer at his high school graduation on Saturday.
The act was apparently in protest of the Pickens County School District’s decision to no longer include prayer at graduation ceremonies, Christian News reported. Officials said the decision was made after the district was barraged with complaints by atheist groups.
But that didn’t stop Roy Costner IV of Liberty High School. He ripped up his graduation speech for all to see, before he started talking about his Christian upbringing, Christian News reported.
“Those that we look up to, they have helped carve and mold us into the young adults that we are today,” he said. “I’m so glad that both of my parents led me to the Lord at a young age.”
“And I think most of you will understand when I say…” he paused. “Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name…”
The auditorium began to erupt with applause and cheers.
“Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,” he continued. “For Thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.”
Pickens County School District spokesman John Eby said that no disciplinary action will be taken against Mr. Costner.
“The bottom line is, we’re not going to punish students for expressing their religious faiths,” he told Christian News. “He’s a graduate now. There’s nothing we can do about it, even if we wanted to.”
Attendee Logan Gibson told reporters that he thought “it took a lot of courage” to do what Mr. Costner did, Christian News reported.
As of noon Wednesday, a YouTube video of the exchange had received almost 45,000 views.
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english7
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South Carolina, go figure.
You know, I think Republicans would do better in upcoming elections if they didn't make religion their principle concern. Remember separation of church and state? Republicans of past did not preach like this. I don't understand why they are so focused on it now.
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spinnerdegrassi
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Attica, Attica!!!! Lol @ showing a lot of courage. Courage would have been him proclaiming allah as god in front of those rednecks. He just towed the company line.
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MinnesotaMom
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Kudos to this young man, who is guaranteed to be flooded with hate and ridicule for standing up for what he believes.
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Redlegg
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South Carolina, go figure.
Yes, they are revolutionary, and have led the way for years....
Remember Church and state, bwaaahhhhh, good one, The founders could not have predicted, constitution, static, etc etc etc, oh wait, I like this one...
Republicans preaching, if anyone has been preaching about what people should do, how they should think, it definitely is not restricted to republicans, you should watch the weekly address once in awhile.
I am not sure proclaiming allah as god in front of a crowd anywhere is a good idea, considering what usually follows it......
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spinnerdegrassi
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Why, it's not like Muslims commit the most murders in this country. It's the christians who are the real enemy people have to worry about here.
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Redlegg
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Actually you would be incorrect, more Christians are murdered in this country. They are the victims of violence in this country, murder, rape, assault.
Sorry, it is just a fact, you can check it with the FBI...
fbi.gov/
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South Carolina, go figure.
---> Go spend some time in North Dakota.
You know, I think Republicans would do better in upcoming elections if they didn't make religion their principle concern. Remember separation of church and state?
---> Remember the First Amendment? Freedom OF religion is the foundation of the country (along with freedom of speech).
Republicans of past did not preach like this. I don't understand why they are so focused on it now.
---> That's because never before in our time has the freedom of religion been under attack and as such, it should be everyone's concern.
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If you air your dirty linen in public, expect people to comment on the skid marks!
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english7
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My religious freedom is not "under attack."
I still think the Republican Party should not define themselves as the Christian Conservative party. It does them no good to exclude the millions of voters who do not identify with that group.
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spinnerdegrassi
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[quote]Actually you would be incorrect, more Christians are murdered in this country. They are the victims of violence in this country, murder, rape, assault.
Sorry, it is just a fact, you can check it with the FBI...
fbi.gov/ [/quote]
Who's doing the murdering? It's christians.
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