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I to agree with you Im sure everyone else on that bus was probably getting annoyed listening to her that was NOT the Time or the place for her to sit and read her bible out loud sine she was suppose to be on her way to church.Because I know it was annoy the Crap out of Me.If i wanted to listen to someone Preach my Hubby does enough of that....lol

There are some who want to make a scene, believing they're doing some grandiose good 'for God'. Most likely, the best thing she could have done was speak a little softer and be thoughtful of the rules. Everyone should follow the rules, which were posted.
I wasn't there so don't know how loud, or un-loud, she was, but the entire incident seemed a little foolish.

Happy New year bugs!!!
... fireworks, gunshots... those are the people who needed to be 'thrown off the bus', so to speak!

The public has a right to the free exercise thereof (religion) that is actually in the constitution, as opposed to so many other "rights" people seem to claim. None of us posting here knows how loud she was. Buses aren't quiet to begin with, for sure. But several posters seem to be assuming a lot of things, such as the woman's intentions to begin with. Just going with the facts as reported, I find no reason to throw her off the bus. They said they had signs posted against playing radios and loud behavior. Reading in and of itself is not necessarily "loud behavior." I am entirely skeptical when it comes to this sort of thing. Since everyone else is assuming, I'll assume the text of the report meant what it said, that the woman was reading to her children. I'm also assuming that they were seated next to her, and not at the other end of the bus. I don't find any evidence of "Loud behavior" and there was no mention of a radio being played by the woman. I bet the bus people (DART or whoever) back down, sooner or later.

Sorry-Fox is triple posting my writing again. Please delete. Argh. BTW, have you ever read Twain's "Letters to the Earth" where he discussed the differences between the Professing Christian and the Professional Christian? Good stuff.

"between the Professing Christian and the Professional Christian"
Nope, sure haven't, Blu, but I know just what he's referring too... lot of going on and always has been. I'll have to read it, thanx. :]

Just popping in before I go to work!

Happy New Year, Bugs!

Catch up with you later!

Another opportunity for American history to be forever changed because a woman refused to give up her seat on a bus.

I have personally counseled the woman on the bus, before and after the incident on the bus. I know that she is an honest woman that would not try to blast her beliefs on others by reading to loud. She was merely putting her "FAITH --Find Assurance In Trusting Him" (from the book "Cross Words" by Nick Furey)in action by using her constitutional right to read her Bible to her children, which I might add that many other parents should be doing in our country. It is a sad day when our God blessed country forgets where we got our greatness from -- God, and the best place to find out more about Him....the Bible. I wish more people would stand up for their faith like this woman!

once again, the woman on the bus was not too loud, and the bus driver NEVER asked her to quiet down!

Hi Guys! I haven’t been around a computer lately; hopefully things will get back to normal after today.

I hope everyone had a great New Year!

Thanks I_S, I hope you had a great New Year!

LOL@TT, I’ve been accused of preaching during inappropriate times, but I try to stay off busses and street corners.

Chard, I’m pretty sure they weren’t firecrackers (didn't want to sound too dramatic), but in light of previous years, 3 was almost nothing at all.

Hi Aunt Bee, that’s my whole point. There is a proper time, place, and tone for reading ANYTHING out loud. Apparently this lady didn’t have a clue about any of the three.

Scott-R, I’m going by the way I perceived the facts as I saw them reported on the news. First of all, as I stated earlier, if the lady was reading as loudly (not whispering as she should have been) as she was reading during the interview, she was reading too loud.

Second of all I have to take the words of both the T official and the lady into account. Her appearance and attire indicate she’s a fundamentalist. That fact alone takes away from her credibility. On the other hand, the T official stated the obvious. If the lady hadn’t been reading too loudly, the bus driver wouldn’t have asked her stop reading or to lower her voice.

(cont.) of course