Stewart gave a rousing sermon, in which he brought a volunteer on stage, bound them in numerous ropes until they couldn’t move and then placed a bag over their head. It was an object lesson illustrating the prowess of the devil at prowling like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. “The devil is out to destroy you, to tie you up. These people who took drugs, overdosed and died didn’t mean to. They got tied up,” said Stewart... The roaring lion bit was a reference to the Biblical book of 1 Peter....Macon County superintendent Dan Brigman said he saw no 1st Amendment problem since the students chose the speaker.
Friday, July 08, 2011
Small North Carolina School's Grads Choose Preacher, Get Sermon, At Commencement
Wednesday's Smoky Mountain News carries an article about last month's graduation ceremony for the nine graduating seniors at Nanthala School, a K-12 school in Macon County, North Carolina. The school gave the students a choice of who they wanted as their graduation speaker. They chose Rev. Daniel "Cowboy" Stewart, pastor of a small Baptist church in Robbinsville (NC). Here is report on Stewart's speech:
