OK, at our school we have the pledge every day and then a "moment of silence" for prayer. Well, I hardly get to pray any because it's so short and the teachers ignore it and they just use it as time to start assigning work. IT'S A DISGRACE!!! Ya know? I've noticed since they've taken prayer out of school, there have been more people on drugs, dropping out, feeling worthless, more fights, more bomb threats, etc. WHAT DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD DO ABOUT THIS???
2007-03-08 04:27:35 · 17 answers · asked by ×ithurtsogoodØ 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, it's not forcint people to pray in any way! It's just a time to meditate or pray or whatever freakin thing you do!
2007-03-08 04:32:26 · update #1
Stop making bomb threats?
2007-03-08 04:30:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
A moment of silence is not prayer.
People try to look for simple ways of solving complicated problems but sometimes just create more problems.
Some people think that school prayer will make children better or nicer or more Godly.
Most people think school prayer will infringe on the students' freedom of religion. What kind of prayer is prayed when you have Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Wiccans, Agnostics, and Atheists in the same classroom?
It is unreasonable to compromise everyone's values to come up with some bland prayer that will be acceptable to everyone.
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.
2007-03-10 01:46:19 · answer #2 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Schools are not required to dedicate any specific "amount" of time to prayer. Neither do churches that I'm aware of. It is a "moment" of silence. Not "5 min" for prayer.
ALL students have some free time throughout their day. During lunch? Before class? In between class? Waiting for the buss? Study hall? Time in class to work on homework? These are all acceptable times for students to pray in school.
Now WHAT DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD DO ABOUT priests molesting boys and Ted Haggard doing drugs and having gay sex? They pray way more than the average christian. It's a disgrace!
2007-03-08 12:44:43 · answer #3 · answered by TLG 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why is it absolutely necessary that you pray during class time? That's something I've never understood about this issue. Take the initiative and pray on your own. You can pray on the bus, you can pray at lunch, you can pray between classes. No one is stopping you. Other students may follow your example quicker than they would follow the example of a teacher because you're one of their peers.
2007-03-08 12:45:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Nothing. Forcing others to pray is abhorrent. Pray in your free time if you want to. There is no link whatsoever between lack of prayer and juvenile delinquency. There is NO prayer at all in state schools in Europe, and very little teenage crime either.
We don't have any pledges of allegiance either, but that's a different issue.
2007-03-08 12:31:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Spend more of your off-time in prayer instead of say... playing video games, hanging out, etc. Time management.
The lack of prayer in school isn't why people are on drugs and are dropping out, feeling worthless, etc. Your religion isn't the sole answer to everybody's problem... altruistic intent and kindness is and both know no religious boundaries, therefore nobody is forced to pray in any one way, or told they're worthless because someone doesn't agree with the way they live. Cliques, both religious and social, and other dualistic thinking is the problem... "we're better than you because....". Bad stuff.
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2007-03-08 12:36:13 · answer #6 · answered by vinslave 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Umm...
If you feel so strongly about the "moment of silence", then talk to your teachers about it. If you don't like the answers you get, go to the administration. If they put it in the school day, they must have a reason. I do have to tell you, if you're in an American school, then your school is on questionable grounds legally. The whole "moment of silence" thing has been questioned in court before and, rightly or wrongly, found unconstitutional.
As to the rest of your question: if you check the number of automobile accidents and cross-reference the number of passenger miles flown on airplanes over the last half-century or so, you'll find a positive correlation. Does that mean that air travel causes car accidents?
2007-03-08 12:33:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
Yes, actually, there could be two causal factors of the "increase in feeling worthless".
One could be taking prayer out of schools. The other is adding fluoride to water.
I think it's a combination of the two.
2007-03-08 12:32:10 · answer #8 · answered by STFU Dude 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I hear this more and more. It couldn't be more obvious that the more extreme left we go, the worse the problems get.
Keep in mind that this is pure prophecy;
the turning of the hearts back to their fathers. There isn't only one "Father" at play here, there are two. This is all part of Gods plan, and it is moving along wonderfully, and not only that, but its now moving along very,very quickly.
We stand for the Living God; we stand up for what we believe is not right, and thats what we do. God is ultimately in control,
and it will get straightened out, i assure you.
When Christ returns, He's coming this time not as a lamb to the slaughter, but as a King, and carrying a rod of iron; I tell you that with it things will get corrected.
Nobody is getting away with anything.
Ya gotta trust the Plan; all is well.
2007-03-08 12:44:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
One should not require a special atmosphere in which to pray. Just do it and don't be obnoxious about it. That helps no cause.
2007-03-08 12:34:35 · answer #10 · answered by Answergirl 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
At my school, they make us pray every day, at the morning assembly. We've been made to do this since primary and its made me angry and resentfull towards Christianity. Why should I be forced to pray to someone I don't believe exists? It's humiliating.
2007-03-08 12:32:22 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋