"1. The school has no policy against private prayer. No school does. It would be illegal. Also, there never has been an issue with private prayer at this school or any other.
"2. The school investigated. No one said they talked to the girl about praying and there were no witnesses. The girl, when she speaks, is a beautiful child and 5-year-olds don't lie ... but they can be manipulated and coached. All I'll say is listen to the child's youtube. (Yes, the father had the kid make a youtube video about it.)
"3. The 'reporter' who broke the story, Todd Starnes, has fabricated stories suggesting Obama might be gay and the Bible might be outlawed as 'hate speech.' [note: Read the Media Matters piece on Todd's obsession with Obama's purported homosexuality.]
"Oh, and did I mention he is also promoting a book entitled 'Godless America: Real Stories from the Front Line of Attack on Traditional Values'?
"4. The father of the girl? Marcos Perez. That might be somewhat relevant in that he is in charge of sales at the Christian book company, Charisma House, that publishes 'Godless America.' In other words, HE IS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR PROMOTING TODD STARNES' BOOK ON CHRISTIAN ASSAULT.
"I find it incredible that this incident, which has never happened to anyone else before, happened to the kid of the guy promoting Todd's book on Christian assault. But let's assume for a moment that through an extraordinary coincidence that is exactly what happened. The girl was told 'its not good' to pray by some mystery rogue teacher, or cafeteria worker, or whomever. Here's the thing: That person DOES NOT represent the school! As a parent, I would tell the principal and expect the person to be schooled and even disciplined, and that would be that.
"My first thought wouldn't be -- LET'S MAKE A YOUTUBE VIDEO FEATURING MY KID. But that is what happened.
"(Again, I'm sure this is a coincidence, but notice that his youtube video description talks about how 'our traditional values and religious freedoms are under assault.' Sounds similar to a title of a book I know! He also gave his email for 'media inquiries' at [email protected] -- how convenient.)"
The Liberty Institute has filed a suit against the school on the parent's behalf, demanding a formal apology. Sheesh... There must be an easier way to sell books, guys. Seriously.
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