Or perhaps you can pray in schools ... if churches become places where everybody sits in a big circle at an equal height and debates the various ideas and interpretations of religion.
2007-03-12 03:45:02 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Why does it offend you if people pray? I find that disturbing. And why do you care what people do in church?
Check out freedom of religion, and what it means. You have the freedom to not worship, but you do not have the freedom to keep me from doing it.
2007-03-12 03:48:41 · answer #1 · answered by Shrink 5 · 8⤊ 1⤋
You did not ask a question. You formulated a political theory in the form of a question, in what could be contrued as an inflammatory manner I might add. In answer I give you this, To my knowledge this is a dead issue unless one attends a parochial school. Public schools have no prayer. conversly, since a church, temple, etc. is not a governmental agency but a private entity, there is not, nor should be any constraint on the content of any conversation encased therein. Your views on the subject matter can best be expressed by either attending or not. If you don't like it, don't go.
2007-03-12 04:27:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you can compare church and school in this manner. One's relationship with God is a personal matter while school attendance is regulated by the State. I don't want the State to provide prayers or lead students in worship - that is NOT what the Constitution allows and not what common sense allows.
However, I have always marveled at the attacks on private religious observances by students at schools. Kids not allowed to privately pray or use school facilities for religious clubs. Granted, this is not the case in every school but in many schools the State uses its power to prohibit these kinds of student activities.
If anything, the State should be neutral in this matter and leave kids alone.
2007-03-12 03:54:36 · answer #3 · answered by iwasnotanazipolka 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well, if you want to sit in a big circle in science class and debate god versus science... But nothing gets done that way, and their is a time and a place for everything. You cannot force people to not pray anymore than you can force them to not think. Don't like church? Don't go. Don't like school or want it to be religious? Pay for the private school
2007-03-12 03:51:06 · answer #4 · answered by hichefheidi 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First of all government schools are open to the public (because we all pay taxes. Ok almost all of us.) I believe in the seperation of church and state, but I don't agree with forcing someone not to pray or practice their religion. That is protected under the first amendment. Prayer is for the individual and they should be allowed to do so. Just don't force me to participate in the prayer.
2007-03-12 03:51:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
to the 2 people above...what he is talking about is public prayer in schools (at least i think thats what he means lol.) of course you can pray anywhere and anytime you want. but i dont think we need to have prayer over the intercom in the morning or prayers before assemblies or football games.
2007-03-12 03:52:28 · answer #6 · answered by 2010 CWS Champs! 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
obviously, you have issues and you need to lay down on a couch and talk them out.
Freedom of religion. If you don't like it, you can always move to china where it is not so free.
2007-03-12 03:52:16 · answer #7 · answered by az 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
That is actually one of the most intelligent questions I have seen here in a long time! Well said!
2007-03-12 04:27:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
You must be a liberal. I can tell because you always wish to do away with the bill of rights.
2007-03-12 03:54:58 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
If I promise not to force you to pray, do you promise not to try and stop me fom doing it.
2007-03-12 03:50:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋