Would it be okay for school prayer to involve the words, "salvation through works and never faith alone"?

Question

Or does school prayer have to be doctrinally compliant with what Evangelicals believe?

Answer 1

School should not teach prayer but neither should it restrict prayer.

Answer 2

There should be no mandated school prayer.
The closest they should come to mandated school prayer is a few minutes of quiet "reflection time" or some such.
But no employee of the government should lead the public in prayer.
Ever.
Church and state should be absolutely separate.

Answer 3

There should be no organized school prayer it's unconstitutional. If you want to pray while at school though feel free to on your own no one would even have to know. Unless like many of faith you need attention for a prayer to count.

Answer 4

No, honey, prayer in public schools is illegal, with some exceptions. The fact is, the good reason for this was demonstrated recently in the Senate. If adults cannot distinguish between respect for the beliefs of others and blasphemy, how are children expected to make that distinction? Actually, it does not even require respect for others' beliefs, but merely for their right to hold those beliefs. Still, as I say, if adults who are supposedly our best (isn't that a laugh!) can't manage it, we do not need to impose such a task on our children.

If Christians want their children to go to schools that include prayer, they are of course free to create and support such schools themselves. But there is no justification for doing it with tax dollars.

Answer 5

None of that is necessary. Schools don't need to teach religion. No one will ever be satisfied, someone will feel slighted, and besides that's what CHURCH is for. Give the kids a moment of silence and they can do what they want to do according to their spiritual beliefs. Case solved. "salvation through works and never faith alone" will surely enrage someone.

Answer 6

Keeping prayer out of schools is the easiest way to resolve that issue.

Answer 7

I'm bettiong no, from the Xians - and I wouldn't be okay with it either, since I don';t agree with either school prayer or the concept of salvation (GOD! Save me from your followers! )

Answer 8

There is no prayer in schools unless it is voluntary and done silently by individuals.

Answer 9

in the schools up here, there is no prayer, It is not permitted,

Answer 10

it should be compliant with scripture,the bible...salvation is obtained thru Jesus Christ, ( no one gets to the Father except thru Jesus ) the bible plainly states that works will not get one to heaven,,,