“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?
kfccanada, there is actually a significant body of opinion that an allowance is an entitlement as a family member, as chores are a responsibility as a family member. Thus, tying an allowance directly to chores is not always advised. http://www.todaysparent.com/lifeasparent/article.jsp?content=20070928_145958_6064&page=2 gives an example of the argument for allowance being delinked from chores.
“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?