Prayers were outlawed in public schools in the 1963/64 time frame when the Supreme Court ruled that government mandated school prayer is unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.It has been down hill for this country ever since.
As long as there are school exams, there will be some kind of prayer. The problem is that classrooms contain students of various religious (or non-religious) persuasions, so silent prayer (not school sanctioned) could be the most acceptable form thereof. Now MY issue is that there could be religious ‘bullying’ coming from those who believe their religion is the ONLY right one and must be aggressively proselytized. This is UACCEPTABLE, and every effort must be exerted to prevent that from happening. If I were a teacher, that behavior would be nipped in the bud before it even started.
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.” (Matthew 6:5)If Jesus didn’t approve of praying publically in a house of worship, how can his followers see school prayer as at all defensible?
Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
Religion school I bet.
ChukLitl Premium Member over 9 years ago
Praying is allowed, instigating it is not.
xSigoff Premium Member over 9 years ago
Prayers were outlawed in public schools in the 1963/64 time frame when the Supreme Court ruled that government mandated school prayer is unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.It has been down hill for this country ever since.
John W Kennedy Premium Member over 9 years ago
It was not “allowed”, it was enforced, in complete defiance of the 1st Amendment.
jppjr over 9 years ago
The school I attended continued to allow prayer…and no one complained….granted, it’s been “several” years ago.
spaced man spliff over 9 years ago
As long as there are school exams, there will be some kind of prayer. The problem is that classrooms contain students of various religious (or non-religious) persuasions, so silent prayer (not school sanctioned) could be the most acceptable form thereof. Now MY issue is that there could be religious ‘bullying’ coming from those who believe their religion is the ONLY right one and must be aggressively proselytized. This is UACCEPTABLE, and every effort must be exerted to prevent that from happening. If I were a teacher, that behavior would be nipped in the bud before it even started.
i_am_the_jam over 9 years ago
American Public Schools™, ladies and gentlemen… :P
bookwyrm_com almost 9 years ago
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.” (Matthew 6:5)If Jesus didn’t approve of praying publically in a house of worship, how can his followers see school prayer as at all defensible?