limiting what dress attire we can wear as a symbol or our faith. I need real consequences please. I need some fresh ideas for an essay...
2007-12-14 03:43:47 · 13 answers · asked by arian13 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
lowering morals
Kids shooting kids more now than ever
Gee....schools can pass out birth control without parents consent.......But mention Jesus.........wow.......you can go to jail for that
........How does that NOT encourage lowering of the morals and family values
2007-12-14 03:51:43 · answer #1 · answered by kenny p 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Schools are not taking away prayer, students can pray anytime they want. I believe Jesus told people that when they pray to go in their closet by themselves, somehow I don't think school led prayer to people of all faiths would please Jesus very much, actually he warned on several occasions against such. I'm not a Christian, but perhaps you should read the Bible?
Not many are trying to change the pledge, but if they were, they would not be changing it they would be puting it back to how it was originally written, which did not have any religious reference, our goverment went against our own constitution and changed it.
The last question is specific to school districts, some have a stricter code than others, but almost any school I've seen will let you wear anything as long as it is not profane or overly offensive to a lot of people, which does not include attiring representing any faith.
2007-12-14 11:50:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That'll be a short essay, as there are no real consequences. You may want to mention that schools haven't taken away prayer, just school-led prayer, the pledge was changed to add a mention of god, and I know of no school that ban clothes that have religious symbols or expressions of faith.
2007-12-14 11:48:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I wish I had "Answers" when I was in school. I wouldn't have had to do so much of that "thinking" I had to do for myself.
Now to the question...
Some of the consequences of schools removing prayer and such are:
More time for learning core subjects.
More time devoted to real human issues.
Less time spent on studying the differences of our fellow man, resulting in more friendships formed. (Great for social acceptance.)
Expansion of minds and overall common sense.
A fair and equal amount of financial support for all schools and students.
Accountability for teachers. A real standard of expectation set for them to accomplish academically for the minds the are responsible for.
Overall more intelligent, tolerant, productive, free thinking and challenging group of graduates as a result.
You probably need all of the "why's ?" to back this up. I challenge you to think about some of the things I have said and back each point up in an argument even if you don't agree with any of them.
2007-12-14 12:07:24 · answer #4 · answered by Blame Amy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really dislike the idea of the Pledge with or without religious inclusions. It smacks of Fascism, or almost any political ism for that matter, to me. I know of no other western country that forces its children to make such an oath every day.
2007-12-14 11:52:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Taking away prayer?? Non-religious and kids of religions other than Christianity don't feel marginalized and left-out.
Changing the pledge? You mean changing it from before TO say "God", or changing it after it was changed to NOT say "God" again, like it was originally?
2007-12-14 11:49:28 · answer #6 · answered by ~Smirk~ Resurrected 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1) Schools never took away prayer.
2) The Pledge has not been changed since "Under God" was added to it in 1954.
3) Huh?
4) Imaginary persecutions begat imaginary effects.
2007-12-14 11:48:37 · answer #7 · answered by Hera Sent Me 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Prayer changes lives.
God's Word (the Bible) says in 2 Chronicles 7:14, "and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land."
Every human being has a place deep down inside their heart that can only be touched by God - even more so for children. God promises that He will heal our land if we return to Him in prayer. Since this is a fundamental truth that all children need to learn, how can we afford not to keep prayer in schools?
2007-12-14 12:05:36 · answer #8 · answered by C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, returning the pledge to its pre-1950s state would remove the little Establishment Clause problem that it has, and continuing to forbid school-sponsored prayer would continue to uphold this remarkably successful secular republic. That what you had in mind?
2007-12-14 11:48:40 · answer #9 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully a better, kinder more integrated society.
It's a bit like taking away gang attire and symbols.
2007-12-14 11:49:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, no real answers here. Just sarcasm based on the faultiness of the question. Good luck!
2007-12-14 11:47:50 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋