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Its a free country sure. But is anyone free to use the school podium to give a speech? No. This is not a free speech issue. The child was dishonest about the contents of his speech and should not be commended as some 'brave hero.'
I'm not calling him a brave hero. What I'm saying is that this isn't as big a deal as people seem to want to make it. The school will take no action and we'll all move on. I don't think he's brave or anything like that, it doesn't take bravery to come out as a Christian in this country. However, this is also not a deal. Some smarmy kid thinking he's sticking it to the man by reciting a prayer and a bunch of circus seals in the audience clapping along. That's it. I don't have a problem with this so long as equal treatment is given to all opinions.
It's nothing to get excited about. Now the gross spying and databasing our government is doing against us, THAT'S something to get all riled up over.