my first grader is forced to say the Lord's Prayer before lunch at a public school?
2006-08-27 14:01:34 · 41 answers · asked by Gabrielle 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is soley up to you whether or not to be upset over this.
Do you believe that God is your savior? That he gave his only son for your sins?
Do you even believe in God?
If you do then what is the problem? Prayer has never hurt anyone.
My little girl and I say our prayers every single night.
Now if you are a non believer then I would imagine that yes you have the right to be upset about it.
If this is the case then go to the principal and tell him/her that you are a non believer and that you do not wish your child to participate in the prayer. I'm sure that they will oblige you.
And also, your child can just stand there without saying anything. I'm sure they are not holding a gun to her/his head and forcing them to participate.
2006-08-27 14:18:48 · answer #1 · answered by ETxYellowRose 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What country? The US, that's illegal.
I'm religious, but I'm for religous freedom and NO one forces a prayer or me or my kids, not a minsiter, not a priest, NO ONE.
I strongly REMIND all the RELIGIOUS people here than ONE DAY ISLAM could be in charge and the US pledge might say
One Country Under ALLAH
Is eveyrone ready for that!
Is everyone ready to make kids BOW to MECCA 10 times before lunch!
RELIGION is the WILL of the MAJORITY
And I REMIND EVERYONE AGAIN, in the US. The SINGLE religious majority is Catholic, followed by various Baptist sects, followed by a very small amount of Methodists.
The "illegal" immigrants that congress is NOW talking about giving RESIDENT status to, which amounts 12 million people are ALL CATHOLICS.
Reagan nationalized 8 million of these in 1990 and they, too, are CATHOLICS.
The Catholic religion will have an ABSOLUTE majority of the population in the US by the year 2100. They will amount to 50%+1 based on these Mexican and South American Catholic aliens who are being nationalized.
You want the Catholic reiligion to be our NAtional Relgion, keep it up folks, you'll make it all happen!
Maybe the kids will be required have a Rosary next.
Maybe they'll have to do stations at the cross before lunch.
I can't wait to see how the Baptists, Methodists, Mormons and Presbyterians does with this one when it happens!
And it will be THEIR doing by bringing "generic" religion into school. It opens the door! Then the Majorify eventually takes open and swings the door wide.
2006-08-27 15:12:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no way he is forced to say that; it would be like someone saying that their 4th grader is forced to say an Islamic prayer in a U.S. public school. It would violate the separation of church which guarantees that people can practice their religion wherever and whenever they want because the state doesn't endorse any particular one. This means that 4th graders can recite the Lords prayer before lunch at school and they can pray in school; it's just that a teacher can't endorse their practice and make non-christians do the same (ditto with the muslims in school).
2006-08-27 14:13:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Forced to? Oh, yes. I'd be mad. And I'm Christian. I believe in keeping God in the pledge because our country was founded on a belief in God. Plus, most of the core religions in this country do believe in one God. However, I don't believe anyone should be forced to say the pledge, and I don't believe prayer should uniformly be done across the board in a public school. Different religions have different ways of praying and some kids might be from atheist or agnostic homes. Forced to? For real? I'd be uncomfortable with that in a public school and I love the Lord's Prayer.
2006-08-27 14:08:32 · answer #4 · answered by fendor 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would be. Is it the whole school or just your childs class. When i was in first grade we had to say prayer before lunch but i went to a PRIVATE school. I would definatly talk to the principal.
2006-08-27 14:12:04 · answer #5 · answered by eezypeezy92 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you be mad? Because he is "forced" to say the prayer or because it's against your religious beliefs? Don't be mad, work it out. Whatever action you take will be absorbed by your first grader so be careful what example you are setting and why.
2006-08-27 14:08:44 · answer #6 · answered by ammostlyamused 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Anger doesn't correct the problem. The problem is that your child should not be forced to pray in public school. It's this thing called separation of Church and State. You need to contact the teacher and school administrator and find out what is going on.
Blessings )O(
2006-08-27 14:08:01 · answer #7 · answered by Epona Willow 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should be happy that your school still has people who are willing to take a stand such as this.
This comes from surveys NOT done by Religious people, but secular surveys.......
Much of the quick growth of "trouble", that we have been experiencing the past several years can be traced back to the time approx. 40 or so years ago when we began outlawing 10 commandment displays, prayer in school , etc.
If you don't have the good influence, the bad takes over
2006-08-27 14:15:32 · answer #8 · answered by kenny p 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I would be highly annoyed about it and I would be seeing the School Board if I had not been told ahead of time that this was going to be what was going on every lunch time. Do you live in the South or in the Midwest?
2006-08-27 14:07:59 · answer #9 · answered by Mama Otter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will just be a meaningless poem with old fashioned words in it.
Is your child really forced to say it? Most schools have removed the religious component of the syllabus unless they are special denominational schools
2006-08-27 14:06:31 · answer #10 · answered by n2mustaches 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋