do you think we should have prayer and bible back in our schools?

Answer 1

Yes, but many people in this country are offended by that idea. They seem to be very afraid of God.
In Poland, still under comunist rule, the teacher took the children to the nearest church after they finished classes, to thank God for what they have learnt that day.
Try to do that here, in the land of the free

Answer 2

Well, I don't think it should be a requirement to pray, but it should be allowed by individuals who choose to do it.

I think the Bible should be taught, as well as other relevant (to the community) religious texts as a way of promoting understanding. So much of our conflict comes from people misunderstanding each other and thus disrespecting, sometimes unknowingly. Ignorance is making a mess. I think that world views and philosophies should be at least given an overview in high school.

I am a Christian and I run into people all the time that get an idea about who I am that is totally off when I say I'm a Christian. They don't understand what it means at all because all they know is what they see on the news, and the news generally only shows the freaks that don't represent the reality of the Bible at all. I am hated for what the freaks do. Defeating the ignorance would go a long way in helping us to accept one another.

Answer 3

Prayer never left. Anyone can pray anytime as long as they don't disturb others. I don't recall the bible saying that your god is hard of hearing so quiet or even silent prayer should be as effective as prayer over a loudspeaker system.

As far as the bible, I'd be willing to see it taught as long as it's taught in the same way that some people want evolution taught. It should be made clear by the teacher and as a disclaimer within the bible itself that its only a book. That many people do not believe it. That there are inconsistencies in it. And that none of it has been proven.

Hell, I might even give you ID in schools if we could get Daoist or even Buddhist scriptures taught in the bible class as coequal alternatives to the bible.

Answer 4

No....with more than 30,000+ Protestant denominations already we'll confuse the daylights out of them! Which bible? King James? He was gay! (look it up!) Wycliff? It's out of print.....it was a bad translation anyway. NKJV or 21st Century KJV? Darby's literal? NIV? New American Version?

Prayer....whose prayer? Methodist? Assembly of God? Presbyterian? Lutheran?

Will you fight for the right of the Buddhists to light candles to Buddha as part of their prayer?....or for the right of Muslims to stop and pray 5 times per day on their prayer mats? Will you allow the Haitians to demonstrate one of their vaudoo (voodoo) rites? When you are willing to fight for the rights of all -- equally...no matter your personal beliefs....then the time is right to bring prayer back into schools. Prayer for one = prayer for all. I am Catholic....yes, I would allow for all of these in school if I ran the schools.

Answer 5

ok, which Bible? Prayer is ok, under 'silent time'. You must remember we are built on religious freedom, and we have seperation of church and state. Making another person with another religion recite prayers that are not theirs is not fair. I'm all for a 5 minute prayer time slot, for each to pray as they see fit, but not all together.

Answer 6

I think it is wise to leave it out of public schools, but bible studies should be welcomed as clubs in any type of school. Bringing religion into npublic schools could be seen as trying to unite church and state, which is what most people do not want, at the same time, private religious schools are so expensive, and a lot of people cannot afford to go to one. Bible studies would allow a Christian child to find fellow christians.

Answer 7

You can pray to yourself, you can read your bible in your own free time. Christianity should not be forced on kids. It is not the schools place to force religion on the students. It is not the schools place to demand the children follow or participate in a certain religion. Religion should be taught at home by the parents, not at school where the children will have no say-so if they are a different religion.

If you want to bring prayer and the bible back, then you should also have a place where Pagans/Wiccans can practice there religion, Muslims, Buddhist etc..

Do you want your kids around these religions? If not then how do you think the parents of children inside these religions feel about Christianity being forced upon their children?

Answer 8

Prayer should be allowed in school, privately and quietly at your desk when you are not suppose to be doing what the teacher told you to do or listening to the teacher. Bibles are perfectly welcome in school, in the library, along with the other books on religion and spirituality. Oh, wait! There ARE no other books on religion and spirituality! You let MY book be there and I'll let YOUR book be there. Fair's square.

Answer 9

no. there is a "minute of silence" in virginia schools that is observed every morning. it is for prayer, but officially it is for "a minute of silent reflection". there are not five seperate minutes of silent reflection for muslim students, and there are not 45 minutes of meditation for buddhist students [if there are any?] and atheist kids are told to shut up and watch everyone around them pray.

i think that's bad enough.

Answer 10

Anyone's allowed to pray and read the Bible in break and at lunch. If they do it in Maths, they deserve detention.