My question does not favor either "side." In fact, I think "side" is one of the saddest words in a country that was founded on DIVERSE PEOPLE AND CULTURES. It seems our thinking has become very "all or nothing." There's no give and take. If you can't smoke in the middle of the infazima ward, that means you have to ban all public smoking. If you can't FORCE the prayer, you have to BAN the prayer.
I don't understand the attitude of individuals needing to force their ways on the whole world when there is no real purpose to it.
Forcing people to register guns has purpose to it. But what skin is it off your nose if the student next to you says a prayer or doesn't say a prayer.
Doesn't the whole thing come down to ego? It's which group can bully which group. Is this what American was founded on?
Perhaps instead of teaching arrogance and political correctness, we need to teach our kids TOLERANCE.
2007-04-23 06:59:19 · 4 answers · asked by FooManChu 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The issue is whether the teacher LEADS the class in a prayer. Anyone can privately pray anytime. Why isn't that good enough? Why does the teacher have to lead the class in prayer when anyone can pray privately inside their mind at any time?
2007-04-24 03:41:58 · answer #1 · answered by Daniel S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There CAN be prayer in public schools. What there can't be is school sponsored organized prayer.
To do so is exclusionary to kids that don't want to pray, or are a different religion. If you are religious and want to pray before meals, or before tests, you are welcome to, and the school shouldn't say anything about it.
The simplified version of it is this - non-Christians are a minority in most public schools. Religion is a protected class of minority, which means that they can not be discriminated against. Creating an environment of exclusionary practices is discriminatory. Organized prayer in school excludes non-Christian children, and is therefore exclusionary in nature – and is therefore prohibited.
How would a Christian parent feel if the school prayed to Buddha daily?
2007-04-23 14:13:10 · answer #2 · answered by Becka Gal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as the students are not being led in prayer (except in the case of an optional club outside of class time) I don't have a problem with it.
2007-04-23 14:10:59 · answer #3 · answered by KC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"We do not need to go through secretaries or make an appointment to reach the throne of grace. He is reachable at any time and any place."
2007-04-24 23:44:43 · answer #4 · answered by Derek J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋