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BEING A LUTHERAN IN PUBLIC SCHOOL By Isaac Ostapowich
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espite the reality that public schools are often hostile to Christianity, I openly practice my Lutheran faith in my public school. Actually, it works out better than most people would think. Sure, I wear a crucifix necklace, but the most obvious thing I do is pray every day. In public and everything. Not obnoxiously though, just quietly by myself. In the mornings, I try to get to my first class early and pray before the day really begins. I also pray before and after lunch like we did at my Lutheran middle school (Faith Lutheran School in Plano, Texas). I used to pray at the end of the school day, too, but now that I can drive, I just want to get home. What can I say, I’m a teenager! Living out my faith like this started after attending my first Higher Things conference a few years ago where I began to realize how good I have things. Since then, I’ve learned so much and have really begun to understand what it means to be Lutheran.
Practicing my faith this way doesn’t really affect my life negatively at all. Most people find my lifestyle strange, and don’t really see it anywhere else. I’m kind of like a foreigner and they want to know more. And they ask me questions. ALL. The. Time.
