Virginia Schoolteacher Removes References to God From ‘We Are the World’
We read:
"Another day, another song getting references to God cut from it. But not to worry – lest you think it’s only songs conservatives love that get butchered, this story shows that even liberal anthems about saving the world can get the ax if they suggest the presence of the almighty.
The scene is Virginia’s Broadus Wood Elementary School in Albemarle County. The song is the infamously saccharine “We Are the World.” And the teacher is one Jean Flaherty. The occasion is an upcoming 4th and 5th grade performance of said song, being organized by Ms. Flaherty. Only Flaherty wasn’t satisfied with the lyrical content of the already vapid, innocuous song, so she decided to do a little alteration.
You see, the original song contains two references to God. In these verses:
We can’t go on pretending day by day
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
We are all a part of God’s great big family
And the truth, you know, Love is all we need[...]
Send them your heart so they’ll know that someone cares
And their lives will be stronger and free
As God has shown us by turning stones to bread
So we all must lend a helping hand
Ms. Flaherty took the liberty of changing these lyrics to something a little bit more secular:
We can’t go on pretending day by day
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
We are all a part of one great big family
And the truth, you know, Love is all we need[...]
Send them your heart so they’ll know that someone cares
So their cries for help will not be in vain
We can’t let them suffer; no we cannot turn away
Right now, they need a helping hand
The second verse isn’t Ms. Flaherty’s original invention. It comes from a more recent version of “We Are the World” recorded to help the people of Haiti. Even so, the substitution has some parents upset
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6 comments:
They want ut replaced with GAIA the pagan earth goddess worshiped by eco-wackos on EARTH DAY their favorite wacko celebration
And, in Virginia? Wow! It's not the place you would expect God-less members of the Left to be tolerated.
I recently had a conversation with a very liberal friend of mine who is a resident of Manhattan, NYC, and of course, a Democrat activist. One of the topics i brought up was how the South was seemingly becoming quite liberal. She said that many northern liberals were moving to the South to get away from large urban areas that were becoming too dangerous and too highly regulated. She also admitted that privately, liberals admit the problems are actually caused by their experiments with "social engineering" which had quite obviously failed.
And, she continued, when they settle in southern cities, they will of course, try their best to instill their Leftist agenda wherever, and whenever, they can, especially among the young.
I truly hope this serves as a warning to true southerners.
I am SO glad he took out the line, "God showed us how by turning stones to bread". The Bible actually says that it was Satan who was tempting Jesus to turn stones to bread but Jesus DID NOT DO IT, instead he told Satan that "man does not live by bread alone".
It is funny to me how all you people argue about mythology.
3:30 Just shows that so-called Christians don't know much about their own Bible, and not much about the history and evolution of their own religion. Atheists often know more about it, which is one reason why they are "godless"!
Thank you 3:30 - this is the point I was going to make.
Nowhere that I know of did God turn stones to bread. Indeed, as you point out, He refused to be tempted.
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