THE SNEEZE

Subject: THE SNEEZE Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:13 pm

THE SNEEZE

They walked in tandem, each of the ninety-two students filing into the already crowded auditorium.
With their rich maroon gowns flowing .. and the traditional caps, they looked almost ... as grown up as they felt.

Dads swallowed hard behind broad smiles, and Moms freely brushed away tears.

This class would NOT pray during the commencements----not by choice, but because of a recent court ruling prohibiting it.

The principal and several students were careful to stay within the guidelines allowed by the ruling. They gave inspirational and challenging speeches, but no one mentioned divine guidance and no one asked for blessings on the graduates or their families.

The speeches were nice, but they were routine.....until the final speech received a standing ovation.

A solitary student walked proudly to the microphone. He stood still and silent for just a moment, and then, it happened.

All 92 students, every single one of them, suddenly SNEEZED!!!!

The student on stage. simply looked at the audience and said, "GOD BLESS YOU,
each and every one of you!" And he walked off stage...

The audience exploded into applause. This graduating class had found a unique way to invoke God's blessing on their future with or without the court's approval.

Isn't this a wonderful story? Pass it on to all your friends.........and GOD BLESS YOU!!!! This is a true story; it happened at
The University of Maryland

Sent to me by my cousin, Philip and I'm passing it on to ALL of you. thumbs up

Subject: Re: THE SNEEZE Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:05 pm

I checked this out with Snopes. This is almost like Dragnet--the story is true, the names were changed to protect the innocent.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/sneeze.asp

But it's still a great story.

Subject: Re: THE SNEEZE Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:06 pm

Yeah, I'm really getting sick of this country trying to make people from other countrys feel like the haven't left the countrys they came from!
And all at their own asking!!!
Why bother leaving those oppressed nations just to come here and make ours just as oppressed???
Are they THAT Stupid?
Don't they SEE what they are doing here?
What did they see HERE before they came here that they liked? ...
Only to want to change things to be more like the countrys they left!
I just Don't Get it!

Subject: Re: THE SNEEZE Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:27 pm

Makes you wonder don't it? The PC crowd is so worried about offending 1 person, that 99 people are offended instead.

Subject: Re: THE SNEEZE Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:54 pm

Amen to that