Apr 23, 2009
Liberty Counsel is launching its annual "Friend or Foe" Graduation Prayer Campaign, seeking to educate and, if necessary, litigate to ensure that prayer and religious viewpoints are not suppressed during public school graduation ceremonies.
Liberty Counsel will be the friend of school districts that recognize the free speech rights of students and invited speakers and the foe of those that violate their constitutional rights. In a precedent-setting case against the ACLU, Adler v. Duval County School Board, Liberty Counsel won the right of students to pray or give religious messages at graduation. Since that time, we have helped many students assert their right to pray.
Read our News Release for more details.
Action Items
1. Print our free Legal Memorandum on Graduation Prayer (in PDF) and share it with your local school officials;
2. Forward this information to your friends so they will be informed about graduation prayer;
3. Tell us if you learn of a public school attempting to censor graduation messages;
4. Support our Friend or Foe Graduation Prayer Campaign;
5. Give some students our "I WILL PRAY" wristbands; and
6. Order copies of the booklet "Students' Rights on Public School Campuses" to share with public school students and their families.
Support Liberty Counsel's Friend or Foe Graduation Prayer Campaign
RELIGION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS WORKSHOP
Can students pray in public school? Can schools have an after-school Bible Club? How can students and teachers share their faith in the public school? Now you can get the answers to these questions, and more!
Liberty Counsel is pleased to offer a workshop that explores student’s rights, teacher’s rights and prayer in public school. An attorney will answer these and many other questions in a fun and interactive format. If your church or Christian organization is interested in hosting a workshop, contact [email protected] or call 800-671-1776 for more details.
Prayer Will Change Our Schools
Yes, students can pray in school! We have created fashionable red wristbands as reminders to pray. A donation of $3 for one wristband includes shipping and handling. You can also order a package of 10 wristbands for a donation of $15 or 50 wristbands for only $50. Order your wristbands today in our online store (select the clothing & jewelry category) or call us at 1-800-671-1776.
These wristbands are designed as a reminder to pray daily to help return America to prayer. Each bright red wristband is embossed with "I WILL PRAY" and "PRAY WITHOUT CEASING I THESS 5:17."
Please help inform as many people as possible by forwarding this Liberty Alert to your entire e-mail list of family and friends, and encourage them to subscribe.
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