If you believe that prayer should be allowed in schools, do you think that each school should allow two separate dedicated rooms (one for the boys and one for the girls) and school time for Muslims to pray it a couple of times a day? Should school time and be given for atheist students to discuss their philosophies? Should there be a another separate room for Buddhists to meditate? Should tax dollars be used to purchase things like eagle feathers and sweet grass for Native Americans to practice their beliefs?
Maybe we should just save all the costs and keep religion out of schools where it doesn’t belong and if students want to, pray before they get to school.
Thoughts?
2007-01-16 09:45:04 · 15 answers · asked by Author Unknown 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sounds right to me
2007-01-16 09:48:56 · answer #1 · answered by Nemesis 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is not necessary for school-led prayer in schools.
Students should be able to pray as they wish, as long as they do not disrupt others.
But schools don't have an obligation (and certainly shouldn't be paying for) to provide facilities for religious practices.
2007-01-16 18:27:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a Christian and a clergyman. And I say that the public schools are not a place for any prayer of any kind, unless they are specifically religious schools. Then they can be ALL prayer if they want to be. This is why I support school choice vouchers.
2007-01-16 17:49:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I am an evangelical Christian who believes that organized prayer should be kept out of schools because it is a violation of the doctrine of the separation of Church and State.
2007-01-16 18:01:54 · answer #4 · answered by Kidd! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, if it does one of those things, it has to do all of them. I have nothing against prayer in schools, or tarot cards, or Native American traditions either.
I just don't want the government to sanction a particular belief system.
2007-01-16 17:50:42 · answer #5 · answered by STFU Dude 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
THIS COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED ON FREEDOM OF RELIGION, BUT WHAT ALL YOU UNBELIEVERS DON'T KNOW IS . . . .
when the people came over here from England under the pretense of "FREEDOM OF RELIGION", none of these other religions existed. Freedom of Religion was freedom for the King of England man-made laws on religion.
Therefore Christian prayer should be in ALL schools, and Christian prayer ONLY!
If we still allowed christian prayer in schools, I bet we wouldn't have all these school shootings, drugs, and sex ruining our school system.
2007-01-16 17:55:49 · answer #6 · answered by lady_blu_iz 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yep. That is exactly why the airport took the Xmas trees down. a rabbi asked that a menorah be included and they would see it all coming and just didn't have the resources to deal with it.
2007-01-16 17:51:15 · answer #7 · answered by Alex 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Only before Calculus exams.
2007-01-16 17:48:56 · answer #8 · answered by mullah robertson 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think people should be able to pray in school
2007-01-16 18:08:57 · answer #9 · answered by Ceyra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Or even pray at their desk, at lunch, and even in the halls. As long as they keep it to themselves.
2007-01-16 17:50:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Clearly you couldn't be suggesting that anything but Christianity be taught in American schools? (GASP)
2007-01-16 17:54:37 · answer #11 · answered by crista 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋