Head Boy Quits Over Anthem Row

by Bangalore 2 Replies latest jw friends

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  Bangalore

  Head Boy Quits Over Anthem Row.

  http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/7103837/head-boy-quits-over-anthem-row/

  Bangalore
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  blondie

  This particular situation would not have taken place if the student had really followed all WTS directives regarding participating in school elections. I was given permission to come in the back after the anthem and flag walked to the podium.

  ***School Brochure sj p. 16 Flag Salute, Anthems and Voting ***Elective

  OfficesandPositions

  In many schools, students are voted into an office or a position, such as class president. Some schools have small-scale political campaigns, including campaign buttons and posters advertising candidates. The purpose is to familiarize young people with the machinery of politics. However, Witness youths do not mix in school politics, either by accepting an elective office or by voting others into office. So if either nominated for or elected to an office, they tactfully decline. In this way they follow the example of Jesus who withdrew when the people wanted to make him king.—John 6:15.

  *** sj pp. 15-16 Flag Salute, Anthems and Voting ***

  When national anthems are played, usually all that a person has to do to show that he shares the sentiments of the song is to stand up. In such cases, Witness youths remain seated. However, if our youths are already standing when the national anthem is played, they would not have to take the special action of sitting down; it is not as though they had specifically stood up for the anthem. On the other hand, if a group are expected to stand and sing, then our young people may rise and stand out of respect. But they would show that they do not share the sentiments of the song by refraining from singing.

  Do school songs come into the same category as national anthems? Yes, they are viewed the same way by those in the school as national anthems are by the nations. They are often sung with religious fervor and with cheers. Our youths do not share the sentiments of such songs.
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  peaches

  oh god....