One school in New York has made a decision that is
simply outrageous. Planning is underway for a graduation ceremony June 20th for kindergarten students at one Coney Island school in Brooklyn. School officials are putting together the program.
They had planned to play Lee Greenwood's popular "God Bless the USA" as a conclusion to a musical program. But, no. The principal stepped in and removed it from the program. Why? She simply said it's not "age appropriate." The ballad "God Bless the USA" was replaced with Justin Bieber's hit, "Baby".
That's right - "God Bless the USA" is not appropriate for 5-year-olds, according to this principal, but "Baby" is just fine. What's worse. The principal's boss, the city schools chancellor, is backing up the disturbing decision. As the chancellor put it,
"It's her judgment to make that decision."
Ridiculous. The ban has sparked outrage in the school district. Parents and teachers angry with the decision even launched a Facebook page. No shortage of comments, including this one posted online: "We were the victims of 9/11. It hit New York really hard. That song became famous because of that tragedy. Removing that song is horrific. It's opening the wound again."
I want you to know that the ACLJ is mobilizing. We're preparing a letter to go to the school board - demanding that this ban be reversed - that "God Bless the USA" be included in the graduation program next Wednesday.
Our phone lines were jammed on the radio broadcast today. There's not only outrage from those who live in that community, we're hearing from people across the country.
Bible Prophecy and Warning:
NYC of all places should not be continuing with program to kick God out of their lives. Of all places ... remember 9/11? Folks we can't continue to reject God because He will continue to lift His hand off America. I think we are seeing the evidence of this by the day. The point is - do you see it? Hosea 4:6 tells us that Israel was destroyed because of a woeful lack of knowledge; but the Bible elaborates further by telling us that they REJECTED that knowledge and rejected Him.
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"Repentance is necessary in every case; there must be this radical change which shall make you loathe what you once loved, and love what you once loathed." Charles Spurgeon
