Prayer In Public Schools

After the Bill of Rights was passed American Public Schools were mostly Christian. Teacher and students said the Lord's Prayer daily, but in the late 19th century that changed. Also by the 20th century religion in American Public Schools became less able to be recognized. Supreme court eliminated religious elements and prayer from the schools because it violates The Establishment Clause. The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment states congress can not make a law respecting an establishment of religion.
Their are some people who favor religion in school, and some who do not. The first reason and the biggest problem is that people will not have the freedom of choice if one religion is pushed upon them. Critics believe that prayers will confuse feelings and cause a social imbalance and discriminate against some children and their families. A lso would expose students to religious differences. Also the critics believe in schools that are government funded, the religion of members of that government could be forced on those children and that will be a violation of their religious freedom as stated on the "Prayer in Public Schools Pros and Cons List" on the nyln.org …show more content…
As stated by Kevin Ryan article. "Allowing Schools to Teach About Religion Is Dangerous." "religion isn't, like sociology or literature or even theology or any other field of study. Something important about the religions that went on in history so that should be the reason religion should be talked about as long as the religion doesn’t discriminate against one's beliefs. Religion is a personal belief system that directs the religious individual's answer to life's big questions, ultimate questions, such as: What is the meaning of my existence? What is a worthy way for me to spend my life? And how should people treat those around