Comments on: No speech by top student after being told to strike out religion http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2007/07/01/no-speech-by-top-student-after-being-told-to-strike-out-religion/ Beating Them With Their Own Sickle And Hammer Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:27:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jeff Molby http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2007/07/01/no-speech-by-top-student-after-being-told-to-strike-out-religion/comment-page-1/#comment-63489 Jeff Molby Mon, 02 Jul 2007 03:08:37 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.dreamhosters.com/archives/2007/07/01/no-speech-by-top-student-after-being-told-to-strike-out-religion/#comment-63489 The ACLU wasn't involved in this one. Americans United for the Separation of Church and State commented for the article, but it doesn't sound like they actually got involved either. The ACLU wasn’t involved in this one. Americans United for the Separation of Church and State commented for the article, but it doesn’t sound like they actually got involved either.

]]> By: Brujo Blanco http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2007/07/01/no-speech-by-top-student-after-being-told-to-strike-out-religion/comment-page-1/#comment-63488 Brujo Blanco Mon, 02 Jul 2007 01:43:08 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.dreamhosters.com/archives/2007/07/01/no-speech-by-top-student-after-being-told-to-strike-out-religion/#comment-63488 One thing the ACLU does not understand. Praying is speaking and thus a protected right not to be abridged. One thing the ACLU does not understand. Praying is speaking and thus a protected right not to be abridged.

]]> By: Jeff Molby http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2007/07/01/no-speech-by-top-student-after-being-told-to-strike-out-religion/comment-page-1/#comment-63487 Jeff Molby Sun, 01 Jul 2007 20:44:39 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.dreamhosters.com/archives/2007/07/01/no-speech-by-top-student-after-being-told-to-strike-out-religion/#comment-63487 Nope. As valedictorian, he earned the right to speak. Preventing him from doing so because he wanted to include a prayer is clearly content-based descrimination. He should have fought for his rights, or at least used the platform to decry the censorship. Nope. As valedictorian, he earned the right to speak. Preventing him from doing so because he wanted to include a prayer is clearly content-based descrimination.

He should have fought for his rights, or at least used the platform to decry the censorship.

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