God's priorities

From Feministe, this poem that a school principal read over the intercom tells me quite a bit about how some people view God.

Now I sit me down in school - Where praying is against the rule
For this great nation under God - Finds mention of Him very odd.
If Scripture now the class recites, - It violates the Bill of Rights.
And anytime my head I bow - Becomes a Federal matter now.
Our hair can be purple, orange or green, - That's no offense; it's a freedom scene.
The law is specific, the law is precise. - Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.
For praying in a public hall - Might offend someone with no faith at all.
In silence alone we must meditate, - God's name is prohibited by the state.

We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks, - And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks.
They've outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible. - To quote the Good Book makes me liable.
We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen, - And the 'unwed daddy', our Senior King.
It's "inappropriate" to teach right from wrong, - We're taught that such "judgments" do not belong.
We can get our condoms and birth controls, - Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles.
But the Ten Commandments are not allowed, - No word of God must reach this crowd.
It's scary here I must confess, - When chaos reigns the school's a mess.
So, Lord, this silent plea I make: - Should I be shot; My soul please take!

It's interesting what the school principle seems to think that the presence of God would get out of the schools--dress code violations, guns actually being fired in school (God likes gun ownership in this poem), teenage sexuality, and assorted teenage obsessions like horror novels and iconic art. Turns out that the things that God considers a majority priority are the very things your typical uptight school principal considers major discipline problems!

Fancy how the God of so many Bible-thumpers happens to have their exact same priorities. Bible-thumping family men think God wants Dad to make all the decisions for wife and children. How convienent. Bible-thumping homophobes think God hates gays and lesbians. And now Bible-thumping school principals thinks God is more offended by annoying teenage behaviors than any other thing.

I'm becoming a Bible-thumper and declaring that God abhores emo and jam bands. It's his major priority, I promise.