This guy is clearly letting his religion interfere with his thought processes to the detriment of the Constitutional rights of everyone. Perhaps he should go read Ms. McEntyre's article and take some time to understand what he's really saying and how disrespectful he is being.

http://walkermessenger.com/view/full_story/19929379/article-Column-by-Christi-McEntyre--Freedom-of-the-majority?instance=home_Most_popular

You've got some real problems.

"I don't know about you, but I feel that schools especially need prayer today. Whether it is to begin the day or at a football game, our young people need the protection of the Lord around them."

If you feel that way, I suggest you send your kids to a private school where a particular religion is advocated. Thankfully our founders established a constitution prohibiting the government, or in this case government employees, from advocating a religion onto others.

"When will this end? Why cannot I be offended because I am denied the freedom to pray? This is getting real old, real fast."

That's a pretty ridiculous statement. No one is denying your right to pray. What is being denied is a government employee's efforts to project his personal religious values onto someone some child.

"We have been a nation of prayer for as long as we have existed. Our founding fathers prayed during the congress to create our constitution. We have prayed through wars, natural disasters, times of celebration, football games and at the beginning of each day of school."

Read the first amendment please.

"Now, because a vocal few are "offended," we are being told it is unlawful for us to pray in public. What's next? A ban on prayer over our meals at the Cracker Barrel? "I'm sorry sir, but you asking grace is a bit offensive and would you mind not to do that."

Again, no one is taking your right to pray. No one is saying that it is unlawful to pray in public. A ban on praying in Cracker Barrell would be a decision made by the people at Cracker Barrel since the government, according to the first amendment, cannot regulate religion.

"I don't see the problem. Atheists don't believe in anything anyways — unless it is a belief in stopping those of us who believe in prayer from exercising our rights. Will we one day see government agents storming private homes to break up prayer groups?"

The problem comes when government employees such as Mariakas force their children to pray.

"We must beware the faith-stealers, for that is exactly what they want to do — steal our faith and have us join them in their unbelief. What a sad existence it must be to not believe in a Christ, who gave His all for us on the cross, to not have anything to look forward to when their lives are over."

Since no one is "stealing your faith," how do you suppose they want you to believe in an "unbelief?" Also, why do you think the only people that would object to this are atheists. There are other religions you know.

"I have wondered for some time now why God is allowing this happen. Is He expecting us to take up for our own selves? Do we need to step forward and reclaim our religious freedoms? What do you think? I'd love to know."

Are you Calvinist? That might explain your belief that you think God allows and doesn't allow things to happen. Being Puritan might also explain your statements above. I find it ironic you talk about "religious freedoms" while advocating public officials and government to advocate christian prayer. Freedom of religion must mean, to you, denominational freedom.

"Another item in the news recently on “Fox and Friends” was that the ACLU is now suing the 9/11 Memorial in New York City to remove a cross made from two I-beams from the destroyed towers because it is causing mental anguish to non-believers. What about the mental anguish the removal will cause to those who lost loved ones in the disaster who find comfort in that cross?"

Fox News? There lies the problem. What about the mental anguish of the non-Christians that died in the towers? Is it ok that your religions is recognized and afforded rights but not theirs?

"It just seems that at every turn we are being persecuted. Are the end times close? It would seem that way.

But there is good news. I've read the back of the Book and we do win in the end.

Standing on the promises..."

I'm sorry, who is being prosecuted? You mean like the thousands of years of Christian prosecution and genocide? Interesting statements. Who is the "we" factor? I'm a Christian, am I included in the "we" even though I disagree with you?

"My mom gave me some pretty good insight the other day. We were talking about how long the music service was during worship and how many people were complaining about how long they had to stand up. Mom said, "If Jesus could hang on the cross all that time for our sins, then surely we could stand up for 20 minutes to sing." I agree."

And that has relevance to children in a public school being witnessed to by a government employee in a religiously free country how?