Should your religion be advocated in public school?

Question

I recently attended an assembly at a public school and watched in boredom while a prayer was led. Later on it kind of ticked me off because it is a direct violation of supreme court rulings on the first amendment. What personally do you believe and how do you reconcile your religious beliefs with the law of the land if you have to at all?

No lie. You don't realize what it's like in the rural South.

Answer 1

Religion should not be sponsored by the state

Answer 2

People who want 'God put back in schools' should consider this...
You are advocating that goverment appointed authority figures should direct your children in religious activities, in an environment that has compulsory attendance and punishments for non-compliance.
If that perspective doesn't scare the heck out of them, I don't know what would.

And then of course there's that whole constitution thing. That darn bill of rights keeps on getting in the way of those pesky radicals all the time :(

Now, to a point I don't mind non-teacher led religious expressions. For example, if students want to start a little prayer circle or something, I can live with that. Or holiday expressions like Christmas decorations on campus, as these are cultural aexpressions as much as religious.

Answer 3

I would not want Catholicism to be taught in a public school except as part of a survey of relligions course.

I don't have any objections to a short prayer being said; it's traditional before football games and graduations, etc. Anything longer than half a minute is too long.

I don't believe in getting rabid about prayer in schools. I despise the cultural sanitization that it brings to them when it is taken too far--and it is always taken too far.

I thought 'separation of Church and State' meant that we should not allow religious clergy to become President and that we should not allow our government to become a theocracy--not that religion couldn't be allowed to impinge upon government, anywhere.

When I was a kid, we had Christmas vacation, not winter break. If we had Jewish students, there was no problem with putting an unlit menorah up alongside the Christmas tree, and we all learned about dreydels when I was in elementary school.

School is so politically correct and sanitized now that it just isn't as interesting, anymore; it's empty. Everything is cookie-cutter now. The Christmas and Hannukkah traditions were _fun,_ and had meaning, darn it!

Answer 4

If it is an extracurricular club activity or assembly then I have no issue with it. If it is mandatory then it should be left out. It seems there are a lot more crucial things to get ticked off over in this world than 30 secs of your time being wasted on having to listen to a prayer, though.

I dont understand prayer in school. I dont get why people cant just pray at home or in between classes. There really is no reason to have prayer in school. I believe in praying, but I dont have to do it at any particular time, so there is no reason to have to set aside important classtime for prayer time.

Answer 5

actually! youthful little ones have a top to flow to college and not in any respect be burdened *by the instructor* or administration because they do no longer rejoice the vacation journeys of the dominant faith. countless Muslim youthful little ones attend the college wherein I practice, yet i comprehend of a few instructors who merrily had youthful little ones describe how they could decorate a Christmas tree (for math or English or another concentration). and they couldn't understand why that wasn't ok! They meant nicely, yet c'mon, truly?!? even if, I also help students' rights. If a pupil chooses to desire, or say a blessing earlier lunch, or praise their god even as they make a landing, it truly is their top. it isn't their top to steer the pupil body in a prayer. there's a huge huge difference, which far too a lot of human beings do not look to appreciate.

Answer 6

Well, I'm a Christian in the Deep South and believe you are telling the truth. I'm all for students being allowed to pray with each other or by themselves, and have Bible clubs when other clubs meet. School mandated prayer is not allowed, and schools should set an example of good citizenship by following the law.

Answer 7

No person in a public school should have to put up with any religion whatsoever. No prayers, nothing. And by the way, the Pledge of Allegience should NOT include "under god". The Pledge was not written that way and it does not belong there.

Answer 8

I believe that the removal of the bible in public schools is and will continue to result in violence and poor moral values. I don't think that it should be forced down others throat, however, but should be available for those who choose to read it. I do not think that the Ten Commandments should have ever been removed from the courthouses either. This nation was founded on Christian principals...and the 1st amendment was never meant to kick God out of government or public schools. I can't see how a prayer could hurt anyone.

Answer 9

As you say, advocating any religion in any institutions financed by the government violates the First Amendment.

However, historically, this hasn't been enforced.

It would take someone complaining, and then following up to change.

(atheist -- nothing for me to reconcile here)

BTW, I don't know that having a prayer is the same as advocating -- it does seem to assume everyone there was of the same religion.

Answer 10

Do you enjoy living in the USA? Do you understand that the majority of Americans poll Christian? Whether they be good Christians or bad Christians, they say they believe in Christ Jesus the Son of the Living God. They understand the blessings of God and that the USA has been blessed by God.

America has always been a praying nation. Read history of America that has not been tampered with by removing anything concerning religion out of the American History school books. And this tampering with history is an abomination to all truth and goodness everywhere.

Take this first amendment violation to the Supreme Court today and see if it is called a violation. It isn't and it never was. Schools began so students could learn to read the Bible. Isn't that ironic? And today you want the Bible out of school. Why not find a nation that suits your needs better than the USA? In the USA, we Christians love to pray to our God who blessed us with all abundance and knowledge.

Answer 11

The stuff being taught in our Public schools is...Really ridiculous.

And if Public schools are not bad enough, they have to have this issue to be the cherry on top of the crap heap.

>_>

No it should not be "Advocated" in Public schools.
Nor should it be looked down upon as something disgusting.

It shouldn't be there perioud. Or at least this question shouldn't. I mean, really whats the problem? And how do you seek a resolution to this problem without offending some people? Thats the real question.