Democracy settles things once and for all.
2007-02-13 15:01:30 · 25 answers · asked by Asilos Magdalena 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Since the majority of Americans are Xtian...yes.
Being Jewish, however, I do not want that...at all. Period. Never. Ever.
2007-02-13 15:03:56 · answer #1 · answered by LadySuri 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
A dictatorship is when the majority rules. To keep freedoms and not be totalitarian, the government needs to play a minimal role in the daily aspects of its citizens lives. The government is for the people. All of the people. If the schools are made into places of prayer for Christians, then the nonchristians do not need to pay taxes to support them. You can not have every form of prayer occurring in schools so you have none. If you just have one religion represented, or a few, the that is saying that the others are wrong. Thus, the government does not need to try to put religion in schools. The schools are payed for by all Americans. So don't try to run it for just some Americans. Everyone gets represented, or no one. If you want to pray, go to a church.
2007-02-13 15:13:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
If someone depending an institute of tennis, and chosen the international Tennis association guidelines because the foundational concepts, would it not then be ok for a student to enter the corporate and demand coaching utilising a baseball bat? How about utilising no racket in any respect, considering a particular decision of racket through nature is composed of discriminating hostile to all others? people can pray all they prefer - there is not any longer some thing incorrect with that. they could even pray silently in public colleges in the adventure that they prefer. yet they don't have any actual to call for public prayer in college ie. you are able to not ever attempt this throughout the time of a equipment the position an ethical code serves because the muse for regulation. till there is not any separation of church and state, it is going to stay because it is now.
2016-12-04 03:52:45 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The majority of Christians want prayer in schools.
Not the majority of Americans.
2007-02-13 15:17:46 · answer #4 · answered by jrealitytv 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i want it... when my children grow up i want them to be able to pray aloud in school. Its called Freedom of Speech. If you dont want to be any part of it. then u should be allowed to step out of the room or outside which ever, until the prayer is over. Teachers and parents can compromise this. Its simple. There are a lot more christians in the world than non-christians. i say in with prayer, whether they like it or not.
2007-02-21 06:14:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, If we have a period of school were people prayer, a school set up by the Federal Goverment then that is not seperation of State and Church.
Unless of course the school makes everyone do a prayer from every known religion...then It endorses nothing, and I have nothing against it
2007-02-13 15:29:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would like for all school children to have the opportunity for prayer, if they would like to pray. To deny them the right to pray is as wrong as demanding that someone pray who doesn't want to. A couple of minutes of silence would not hurt a single person, and would give those who would like to the time to say a prayer.
2007-02-21 12:45:13 · answer #7 · answered by Carol G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a kid wants to pray in school then they can pray in school. No one is going to stop them. Do it during study hall or homeroom or lunch or some other break. But there is absolutely, positively no logical reason for the government to make a law allowing prayer/ prayer time in schools.
2007-02-13 15:10:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Those of us who believe in such fundamental constitutional concepts as "separation of church and state" realize that not all people pray. In fact, in the US, we have a constitutional guarantee to practice the religion(s) or our choice or to practice none at all. However, even though I do not believe in or practice petitionary prayer, I agree with the other post that said that as long as teachers give tests there will be prayer in school.
2007-02-13 15:10:26 · answer #9 · answered by Megumi D 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe that religion should be left to Churches and Family. I do not think people in general want a state run religion
2007-02-21 13:34:42 · answer #10 · answered by j.wisdom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the fathers of our country wanted a true separation of church and state ,then why is god mentioned in the pledge of allegiance,and in the declaration of independence? Our country was founded on God and Godly ways. Why change now
2007-02-13 16:02:24 · answer #11 · answered by music man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋