if we put prayer back in schools, would we get his protection back?
And if we carried it even further, so that the ONLY thing those kids ever did in school was pray, would God bless the USA's socks off? No more storms, murder and infant death rates go down?
In short, using that "logic" couldn't we use the public schools as a blessing factory? Forget about reading, writin and 'rithmatic. Get enough school kids praying and our average life expectancy would be 100?
What actual real changes do you think would happen if we "returned to Jesus"?
2007-12-31 11:05:50 · 15 answers · asked by Laptop Jesus 3.9 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Perhaps so, although following the "after therefore because" logic, we would see a shocking increase in childhood lead poisoning. Perhaps heavy metal poisoning is God's way of rapturing the pious extra-soon.
That would explain why it went up slightly over the past couple of years. It's not China; it's President Bush.
2007-12-31 11:11:32 · answer #1 · answered by STFU Dude 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Oh please! This is ridiculous! You don't HAVE to worship the Christian God y'know! I mean seriously! They're not telling the kids to worship Him! Soon, we won't be allowed to have Churches. Then, we won't be allowed to have religious schools because we need to include everyone. Tis kind of stuff really pisses me off. Freedom OF religion (or lack thereof) NOT freedom FROM religion. I think each religion should be treated equally. Just not forced on people. When it comes to prayer in school, I think each child should pray how they were taught. The atheist children should be allowed to do whatever during that time as long as it's respectful.
2016-05-28 07:25:59 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's nonsense (not judging you, just the premise :-P )
If God is love, forgiveness and hope. If love is everywhere and can see and intervene in everything, you don't need to put prayer back and won't make any difference if you pray at home, at a bench on the public park or at the school.
If God does not exist (or does not care...at least that is the only "evidence" we have, if he exists), it is the same that you pray or not at school, isn't that right?
By putting back prayer at schools you will be doing the following:
* Ignoring, rejecting and disrespecting the rights of the many children who are not Christian (they may be atheists, agnostics, shintoists, hinduists, muslim, etc.)
* Adding another burden to the one that already have both teachers and students: the burden of having to follow just another rule impossed by those who think they have the only truth.
* You would be making schools impossible for many people (which is in part good, because there will be more and more parents considering homeschooling as the only way to make their children real free thinkers).
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Second part (returning to Jesus)
Following Jesus teachings, or any other thinker about how to behave, what is good and what is wrong is not bad at all. Jesus is not the problem. The problem is that many "believers" don't follow even Jesus teachings: they just think about themselves and care nothing for how other people think or feel. I don't think that is something Jesus would encourage (non-tolerance).
And, after all, it is not only about "America", or "God bless America". If you are a truly humanist, you should think about the millions of other people who live in this world.
2007-12-31 12:47:04 · answer #3 · answered by SilviaTic 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We have His protection now, as far as I am concerned.
God has nothing to do with murder rates.
He does not send storms to punish us.
Prayer has not been removed from schools. INDIVIDUALS may pray; administrators and teachers may not LEAD prayer.
We need parents who will take an interest in their children. THAT is the reason for the illiteracy problem. Many do not care; many think of their children as "the school's problem."
I see it here. I see it on other boards. People do not spell correctly and cannot use homophones correctly. They do not see it as being important---"as long as you know what I mean, who cares?"
I find that horrifying.
People will take your opinions seriously if you express yourself well and use correct punctuation. They might not if you cannot write correctly.
JMO.....I am an English major and a grammarian.
Correct use of the English language is a big deal.
All of that is important to me.
2007-12-31 11:42:59 · answer #4 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds good.
We could change the 3 R's to Ruth, Romans, and Revelation.
2007-12-31 11:21:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why do we have the kids carry those little mats around with them so they can pray all the time like they do in the middle east. We could have loud speakers all over the country with 24 hour a day praying on them. Or you could grow a brain and have thought. Have a good New Year, be Safe.
2007-12-31 11:20:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A blessing factory lol, what would happen is that the girls would be getting larger breasts and the boys, well you get the idea. I doubt the highschoolers will pray for anything else....
2007-12-31 11:16:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dude, you are thinking too much now. Ain't making sense no more. Please go back to Laptopism. LOL!
2007-12-31 11:12:20 · answer #8 · answered by Russ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rapid tooth decay comes to mind.
2007-12-31 11:09:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
which god? what god? what religion? why?
2007-12-31 11:09:40 · answer #10 · answered by noitall 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋