Will the Jews, Muslims, Atheist, Agnostic Wiccons have a voice?
Will all students be required to attend?
If you are Baptist and the majority is Catholic how will you feel?
If you are Baptist and the majority is Baptist how will you feel?
What about the snake handlers, how do you feel about them?
Basically what are the mechanics of prayer in school?
2006-10-07 11:35:32 · 7 answers · asked by Ned 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Wow, I didn't get many answers but the ones I got are high quality. Nothing radical; perhaps the radical thinkers don't want us to know what they envision.
2006-10-08 07:12:12 · update #1
The Catholic Church agrees with the U.S. Constitution as currently interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court and does not support "structured" prayer in public schools.
In the Vatican II document, DECLARATION ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, DIGNITATIS HUMANAE (Human Dignity), the Church states:
The human person has a right to religious freedom. This freedom means that all men are to be immune from coercion on the part of individuals or of social groups and of any human power, in such wise that no one is to be forced to act in a manner contrary to his own beliefs, whether privately or publicly, whether alone or in association with others, within due limits.
Children will continue to privately pray before tests just like they always have.
With love in Christ.
2006-10-07 15:39:43 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It would not be brought back because they would have to allow for all of the religions and make time for the Atheists as well. There shouldn't be religion in school anyway, that is not the place for it. I feel, as far as public schools go, that religion should be taught in the home. Lead prayer, of any sort, would end up being one person trying to put one religion over the others.
2006-10-07 21:49:41 · answer #2 · answered by Kithy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The point is that one's spiritual life/values should not be forced on another person.
Does that mean all values should not be taught? Of course not. Secular society has ethics, and values which are largely in common with faith values.
School is the place for ethics, language, arts, history, math, science, etc. Home and church are the places where you can pray as loudly as you wish.
2006-10-07 20:25:39 · answer #3 · answered by frodo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What if the school had one minute of silence where you could meditate or pray or do whatever you like. And what if students could express their faith in peaceful ways, through T shirts, patches, research papers, etc.
If our schools were simply run like that, I'd be happy. When my husband was in school, in the early 80's, he got detention for saying grace over his lunch. That's the kind of censorship Christians are against.
2006-10-07 18:43:19 · answer #4 · answered by cirque de lune 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prayer should not be so rigid. Even if you are Muslim, Jewish, Baptist, Catholic. If there were to be prayer in school, it should be everyone in their own space praying to their God and not worrying over labels.
2006-10-07 18:38:08 · answer #5 · answered by Golden Scepter 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Prayer should be kept OUTSIDE all state organisations and institutions. Your religious rituals should be respected, but these have to be held outside school. You cannot upset a class over a private religious ritual... of ANY religion.
2006-10-07 18:47:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was growing up we had a 1 minute silent prayer. Everyone prayed (silently) in their own style. I think that is the acceptable way to go.
2006-10-07 18:39:30 · answer #7 · answered by kny390 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋