Amy
Relationship Status
In A Relationship
Interests
Writing, photography, scrapbooking, acting, singing, God, hanging out with Garrett and all my other wonderful friends, Italian food, Mexican food, brownies and most anything else chocolate, video production, music, my iPod, dancing, laughing, reading
Favorite Music
Switchfoot, Jars of Clay, Lifehouse, Bethany Dillon, Kutless, Relient K, The Fray, Starfield, Leeland, Building 429, U2, Avril Lavigne (first two albums), The Phantom of the Opera soundtrack, no country and no rap
Favorite Movies
Pride and Prejudice, Phantom of the Opera, While You Were Sleeping, Little Women, Daddy Day Care, A Beautiful Mind, October Sky, The Majestic, The Mighty Duck movies, I Am Sam, Night at the Museum, and many more...
Favorite Books
The Bible, Wild At Heart, Waking the Dead, A Walk To Remember, Finding Alice, Little Women, Captivating, Crime and Punishment, The Veritas Conflict, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being Earnest
Other Websites
http://amypowers.net
SnapShot
April 03 2006
Here's a photo taken with my camera phone:
I'll try to find something more interesting to take a picture of in the near future. Not that Nathan with his mouth open isn't exciting, but...
So sorry I've been slacking with blogging. I guess I feel like my life is genuinely unexciting these days. I have to keep reminding myself that there is a reason for everything, and that God is always working through me and in my life, even if I do not see it. I got a 96 on my speech today on why MTSU should ban on campus smoking. I really think I might do my next one on the seperation of church and state. Partly because I'm not exactly sure how I feel about it.
I mean, I would love for prayer to be in schools, and I think if it is, then everyone of every religion should have the right to pray. So this kinda brings me to my next point, which is that the whole issue is a really complicated one. I think a student should have the right to pray in school, but I don't necessarily know if I believe in a vocalized prayer time, because then we would have to acknowledge every god of every religion and that's a bit much. So anyhow, it'll be a thought-provoking topic for sure. It'll give me a whole lot to think about...
I'll try to find something more interesting to take a picture of in the near future. Not that Nathan with his mouth open isn't exciting, but...
So sorry I've been slacking with blogging. I guess I feel like my life is genuinely unexciting these days. I have to keep reminding myself that there is a reason for everything, and that God is always working through me and in my life, even if I do not see it. I got a 96 on my speech today on why MTSU should ban on campus smoking. I really think I might do my next one on the seperation of church and state. Partly because I'm not exactly sure how I feel about it.
I mean, I would love for prayer to be in schools, and I think if it is, then everyone of every religion should have the right to pray. So this kinda brings me to my next point, which is that the whole issue is a really complicated one. I think a student should have the right to pray in school, but I don't necessarily know if I believe in a vocalized prayer time, because then we would have to acknowledge every god of every religion and that's a bit much. So anyhow, it'll be a thought-provoking topic for sure. It'll give me a whole lot to think about...
Sam-Graham Jinn (Graham Wells)
April 03 2006
Well, truth is, there is absolutely no law that says students are not allowed to pray in public schools. A student can display theior religion as they wish, within school rules. It is simply that a teacher, as a representative of the government, is not supposed to appear to be endorsing any particular religion OR religion in general. Now, this rarely plays out as at least 5 of my teachers in high school were reasonably clear on their beliefs. I more or less agree with you on this issue though. Again, any student can vocalize whatever, but the "moment of silence" that many schools have is likely to be the closest to a school sponsored prayer time that public schools will ever get.
Anna Miller
April 03 2006
I don't think prayer should be enforced, because, like you said, you'd wind up acknowledging every religion out there, but for two years at Siegel ((and I'm not sure how long at Oakland)) there was a prayer circle for Christians who wanted to pray and no one had a problem with it.
Sam-Graham Jinn (Graham Wells)
April 04 2006
^ Again, nobody had a problem with it because there is no law against it. Any group of students can organize themselves in such a way.
