Student or volunteer-led prayer will no longer be allowed over the intercom before high school football games in the Blount County School District. According to superintendent Rodney Green, the district made the decision after a complaint from an organization based outside of the community. After discussing options with attorneys, the district said there will now be a moment of silence at home games instead.
Some neighbors who live in the area were upset to hear about the change. Many said they have been accustomed to prayer over the public address system for years. “One of our youth actually led the prayer over the P.A. system and that was last week,” said Scott Wortham, who is a youth minister at First Baptist Church in Remlap. The church is just down the road from Southeastern High School. READ MORE
We are a 5A District in Southeast Texas and someone in our crowd always starts the Lords Prayer “Our Father who art in heaven…” and the entire stadium joins in EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT! Its just beautiful. GET BEHIND THEE SATAN! You already lost