{"id":15653,"date":"2014-06-16T13:15:24","date_gmt":"2014-06-16T17:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=15653"},"modified":"2014-06-16T13:15:24","modified_gmt":"2014-06-16T17:15:24","slug":"california-salutatorian-defies-schools-denial-of-christian-speech-at-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/california-salutatorian-defies-schools-denial-of-christian-speech-at-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"California Salutatorian Defies School\u2019s Denial of Christian Speech at Graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Heather Clark<\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong> Christian News Network<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25079 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/christiannews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Hamby-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"Hamby\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BRAWLEY, Calif. \u2013<\/strong> The salutatorian at a high school in California recently defied school administrators who disallowed him from speaking about his faith at graduation, presenting a bold Christian speech that urged his classmates to stand for what is right.<\/p>\n<p>Brooks Hamby is a senior at Brawley Union High School. 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