Please put Jesus in my school. (An agnostic's response)
I've seen this statement going around today. "Dear God, why do you allow so much violence in schools?" "Dear Student, I'm not allowed in schools." If you believe that God's absence from schools is the reason for Sandy Hook and other school shootings, then why aren't you putting God back into the schools yourself? 2 Corinthians 5:20 We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. Christians, aren't you supposed to be God's ambassadors, his hands and feet? If you are, then you can walk into the schools yourself. You don't have to wait for the government to pass a law. I would love to have you in my classroom. You could kneel beside a child and help them with their reading. You could bring in school supplies to pass out to my needy ones. You could read stories, sweep up spills, and wipe away tears. You could tutor af...