2007-03-09 10:33:39 · 8 answers · asked by determined000 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
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.
2007-03-09 17:51:02 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Has taking prayer out of school changed the environment or infringed on a persona rights? If you would do a study on how public schools were before they took prayer and bible reading out, you would be shocked.
2007-03-09 20:14:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prayer does not belong in any public school, only in religious schools, religion is someones personal belief.
2007-03-09 18:43:44 · answer #3 · answered by Urchin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, I would love to come to your school and force my beliefs on your children.
In other words, if my children were forced to pray, then they would be removed from that school. Sure, it is their choice, but only exposing them to the 'christian' way of praying is not really giving them a choice at all? I mean, why should they be christian? What if they want to be Muslim, Jewish, Growing in Grace(that is a good one, look it up), or even Buddhist?
2007-03-09 18:39:00 · answer #4 · answered by drpsholder 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see how.
2007-03-09 18:39:48 · answer #5 · answered by rbarc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
any religious doctorine in any public space is wrong. if a religion/belief/way-of-life is really true then people will find their way there on their own
2007-03-09 18:38:14 · answer #6 · answered by play_doh_dude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will do both. it's stupid. it's the dumbest idea in the whole world.
it's pointless. it's presumptive. it's arrogant.
2007-03-09 18:36:32 · answer #7 · answered by noestoli 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Christian or Muslim prayer?
2007-03-09 18:36:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋