<p>" The best thing to do is to decide not to be easily offended, and if you get offended, decide not to stay offended very long. Life’s too short to run around being offended all the time."</p>
<p>I totally agree. There are so many opportunities to be offended, and I personally choose not to bother with it. I merely don’t participate.</p>
<p>Had I been a student at this speech (I’m agnostic, but completely respect religious people), I merely would have been bored. It would be more memorable for him to say something funny, touching, or introspective, than to recite the Lord’s prayer. Boring. So maybe he was thinking, “Whoopee, stick it to the man, I’m really standing up for my beliefs, sticking my neck out here, being a martyr?” I have no idea. But honestly, as another student, I would have hoped for something sweet, endearing, or funny. A religious recitation…boring, but not offensive.</p>