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Forced to lead prayer in school.
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(November 11, 2013 at 6:44 am)Keenhazard Wrote: Might she be satisfied if you just tell her you're not a Christian and you'd appreciate her respecting your privacy regarding your religious beliefs? (November 11, 2013 at 6:44 am)Keenhazard Wrote: I agree with Esq, in that it might be better to play along if the consequences of telling them the truth are not worth it. That, or see how far you can push things until she decides that "your heart's in the right place, but from now on I think we'll let someone else do the daily prayer. It's not that I don't want the principal's left testicle to explode, but it's not the sort of thing to ask for in a public prayer." Otherwise, yeah... lead a prayer to Shub-Niggurath one fine morning and I'm sure you'll be relieved of morning prayer duties for the rest of the term.
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