Let's be clear. If the school's rules, policies, and consequences were made clear, and he decided to break the rules, I do not feel sorry for him. He got what he deserved and he knew what he could get if he went through with his choice.
I do, however, feel sorry for the school. They have a rule that calls on them to suspend a teen for going to high school prom with his girlfriend. It seems a shame to me that a school would waste its time policing the actions of students, especially when those actions are not illegal, nor do they reflect poorly on the reputation of the school, and in and of themselves are not even immoral actions.
They have decided to take a stand against something which, at the end of the day, has no bearing on eternity. And have once again demonstrated to the world that Christians are people who are against things (some of which aren't bad), instead of being people who stand for something.
Maybe I am coming on too strong. Perhaps it is because I grew up going to a Christian school that had similar rules (which I abided by). But here's why I get so agitated with issues like this...schools make these rules and think they are sheltering their students, keeping them from the evil influences of the world. All the while these kids are sleeping around, drinking, doing drugs, and partying. And most importantly their hearts are far from God.
Christianity cannot be legislated - by the government or schools. It is never a top-down movement. It starts from the grass roots and works its way through society. And it starts in the heart of a person and works it way into thier lives; not from the outside in. The sooner we learn this the more effective we'll be.
What do you think?
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I agree, however it seems that so often, instead of living up to a standard, we bring that standard down to our level.
ReplyDeleteANOTHER SUBJECT---As for drinking in the Wesleyan Church, many people think that a drink with their meal is ok, it may be however every alcoholic started with just one drink. Also many wrong things are said & done that otherwise would not be if that person had not been drinking. All that we do should be for the glory of God.
Many rules enforced by schools are beneficial and should definitely be in place. The administrators of that school need to ask themselves why this rule is in place? Is this rule really in the best interest of our students? James 3:18 says "Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness." But rules like the one above are not sowing peace in the lives of teenagers. In fact, rules like that are very conducive to anger, resentment, and rebellion.
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