The Importance Of Prayer In Public Schools
The act of group prayer, or reading the Bible in public schools, whether it is between students and teachers, just students, or as a group activity fro the entire school is illegal in the United States. This is made so by the establishment clause of the first amendment. Countless people agree with this law while a few, similar to myself, strongly disagree. I believe that schools should be aloud to hold prayer services together if they wish to. This is only acceptable is they are not purposely offending an individual, forcing their religious beliefs on others, or making it mandatory for students to participate.
A number of people may disagree with the idea of prayer in public schools for a couple different reasons. They may claim it directly goes against the establishment clause of the first amendment. I believe our country was founded on strong religious beliefs and we should be allowed to express those beliefs in our schools without it being “offensive” to other people. We came to this country in the beginning to seek religious freedom, not to censor it. As addressed by Dr. …show more content…
The article, entitled “Christian Teen in Colorado Drops School Prayer Lawsuit” was written by Justin Wm. Moyer. It was published in the Washington Post Digital, and says “Windebank claims he struck a blow for the First Amendment, saying the school backed down and will now allow prayer at lunch. "I'm actually quite excited that I was able to take this stand and be able to make a victory for free speech in public schools," he stated. "Not just for me because I filed this lawsuit. For those after me as well, being able to express what they believe." I believe this was the right decision for the school to constitute and I respect their compliance in allowing the students to pray at lunch. Any religious freedom is better than
The act of group prayer, or reading the Bible in public schools, whether it is between students and teachers, just students, or as a group activity fro the entire school is illegal in the United States. This is made so by the establishment clause of the first amendment. Countless people agree with this law while a few, similar to myself, strongly disagree. I believe that schools should be aloud to hold prayer services together if they wish to. This is only acceptable is they are not purposely offending an individual, forcing their religious beliefs on others, or making it mandatory for students to participate.
A number of people may disagree with the idea of prayer in public schools for a couple different reasons. They may claim it directly goes against the establishment clause of the first amendment. I believe our country was founded on strong religious beliefs and we should be allowed to express those beliefs in our schools without it being “offensive” to other people. We came to this country in the beginning to seek religious freedom, not to censor it. As addressed by Dr. …show more content…
The article, entitled “Christian Teen in Colorado Drops School Prayer Lawsuit” was written by Justin Wm. Moyer. It was published in the Washington Post Digital, and says “Windebank claims he struck a blow for the First Amendment, saying the school backed down and will now allow prayer at lunch. "I'm actually quite excited that I was able to take this stand and be able to make a victory for free speech in public schools," he stated. "Not just for me because I filed this lawsuit. For those after me as well, being able to express what they believe." I believe this was the right decision for the school to constitute and I respect their compliance in allowing the students to pray at lunch. Any religious freedom is better than