we took prayer out of schools, we though about taking it out of the pledge of allegiance. Why are we doing this! it's called freedom of beliefs! i know school isn't a church but at least we can pray there. no one is allowed to tell you when you can and cannot pray.
2007-08-05 14:58:33 · 33 answers · asked by Jonas 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No law can take God away from me. He is still right where I want Him to be. Sue me if that violates their civil liberties. Then get out of my face... they violate mine.
2007-08-05 15:03:43 · answer #1 · answered by bakfanlin 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋
I read the answers that the others have answered and I must say that I'm amazed at how evil people sound, and how unloving and inconsiderate of God they are. It's like they hate God so much that they want to take revenge.
I almost feel sorry for them because it might be too late when they realise what they've been doing has been all wrong.
Unfortunately or should I say fortunately (I'm so tired of people making God a victim, like He's the bad guy, like He's to blame) what is happening should happen, the Bible says that when the time is near things will get so worse that God will not even be able to look upon us because the majority is evil.
Why is God taken out of everything? I guess because it has to happen, people don't have morals anymore, many more are selling their souls to the Devil and they don't see anything wrong with it. Just like God is working to save his people the Devil is also working extremely hard to lure the people away from God. What a pity.
2007-08-05 19:59:01 · answer #2 · answered by sweetdivine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who thought about taking God out of the Pledge? The pledge was written by a school teacher in the late 1800's when people loved God. SHE DID NOT PUT UNDER GOD INTO IT> UNDER God was written into the pledge in the 1950's. That kind hearted and christian school teacher understood that the only way to protect religion in her free country that she loved was to KEEP THE GOVERNMENT OUT OF IT>
IRAQ has a state religion Russia had a state religion all the fascist countries had a state religion. They also have secret police and death squads. My question is why are you on there side and what Kind of God do you want to force my children to believe in.
We Used too have a Church on every corner here when every American understood that separation of church and state protected them from Fascist fundamentalists who would have them in stocks with scarlet letters on there chests. Its wasn't UNTIL CONGRESS PUT GOD IN THAT PLEDGE DID THE CHURCHES START TO DISAPPEAR AND GO EMPTY>
2007-08-05 15:11:13 · answer #3 · answered by Rich 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're right. Due to the fact that we do have freedom of religion in the United States, public schools can not sanction prayer. Students are still allowed to pray to themselves. No one said they couldn't. God was not supposed to be in the Pledge of Allegiance. It was added in the 1950s. It doesn't belong there. If you would like to have organized prayer in school, it is easy to go to a parochial school.
2007-08-05 15:03:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
You can pray in schools, it's just illegal to force you to. I pray in school all the time, nobody complains. They just can't hold a school-wide required prayer. As for the pledge, we kept it in there. Those who don't want to say it, don't. They take God out of the public, but still leave the choice to us Christians to keep it in.
God bless.
2007-08-06 03:38:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can still pray in school, nothing is stopping you. And God has only been in the pledge of allegiance since 1954-it wasn't in the original pledge.
2007-08-05 15:02:02 · answer #6 · answered by Julia Sugarbaker 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Since the words "under God" weren't in the original Pledge, there should be no problem about taking them out.
Regarding prayer in school - so you're saying you wouldn't have a problem with allowing prayers to Allah, Odin, the Goddess, Satan, or any other deity that someone follows?
Or is it only prayers to YOUR god that you think should be allowed?
2007-08-05 15:03:51 · answer #7 · answered by Nandina (Bunny Slipper Goddess) 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You want a serious answer? The first amendment of the US Constitution says that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. The Supreme Court has interpreted that to mean that arms of the state cannot support one religion over another or religion over lack of religion. That is why there's all these fights about religious expression on state property (like schools, courthouses, etc.).
2007-08-05 15:07:30 · answer #8 · answered by Matt W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Freedom of religion means we shouldn't advocate any one religion over another. Making kids say their country is "under God" is nothing short of this. "In God We Trust" is similar. There is a moment of silence; this is your time to pray in school, though I don't see why you feel the need to pray then. Try to be respectful of people who are different than you.
2007-08-05 15:03:47 · answer #9 · answered by khard 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No one is stopping people from praying in schools. What they have stopped is the practice of forcing kids to prey to the Christian god. This IS freedom of belief.
2007-08-05 15:01:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 0⤋
We have not taken god out of your place of worship, your home, or your conscience. There is a law against imposing your god on the rest of us through government. This was one of the primary principles upon which our country was founded. The separation of church and state protects you and me.
I hope that helps.
2007-08-05 15:04:13 · answer #11 · answered by HarryTikos 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋