Prayer In Schools

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In addition, Fifty years ago there were a time when prayer was forced in schools. Many people brought up the debate of prayer being a way of being unfair and unjustifiable. Multiple people felt as if prayer was being forced on those that who may have no training or those who did not want to be associated with prayer. You will have to educate students on all religions you can not just teach them christian prayer, that’s how it will end with being unfair to other religions. If you are going to give freedom of religion no religion should be praised higher. When prayer was allowed in school christian prayer was what they were doing lecture on. Ag great amount of others favor the thought of bring prayers back to the front doors of the schools …show more content…
This detail shows that they are allowing prayer as long as it’s not to open, that it will start to affect others. Maybe even have impact on someone else.This is the law as it pertains to prayer in school, this law implies that prayer can be practice or communicated throughout the school to a minimum meaning the students do not make a big outburst about it. The law which was created in 1967 after the ruling of (Engel v. Vitale ) before 9/11. This law restricts a public school from have religions gathering or prayer which many agree.“School prayer would result in many societal benefits.”(allabouthistory) with all that is going the world it’s becoming so disintegrating with mass killings, alcoholism, drug addiction and teen pregnancies; many think that prayer in schools will fix or atleast reduced the problems.These are examples of things that’s happening to the younger children , and it is believe so that if prayer were still around these problem will occur less than it do. When “freedom of religion” became “freedom from religion” this created a division in the public and the church when they should be all in one.School prayer would allow for more responsibilities and morals by teaching a set of values. Prayer could be used to connect to others and help clear misunderstandings …show more content…
This may lead to many others that have opposite view to be judged or not being accepted, causing conflict.“Schools are for all children, whether Catholic, Baptist, Quaker, atheist, Buddhist, Jewish, agnostic.” (Gaylor.) If prayer is allowed the balance would be off with a little over 70% of americans following the Christian religions. “Impose religious values on the country.”(huffington post). because this country consist of mostly christians school prayer will focus on this faith leaving the minority alone. Other students may cause conflict with their religion that could be an another issue with having prayers in schools completely causing worshiping students to shy away for prayer. It will lead to many christian forcing others to be apart of the christianity religion because before that they may not of had a belief. Or even know anything about that particular religion, it will be something they are taught not learned. “The places for prayer and religious instruction are the home, the church, the synagogue, the mosque, etc.”(Wilkerson.) plain and simple prayer is not for school but for home and a place of worship where everyone personal belief can be met. With allowing prayer “publicly” discrimination can form causing shame and hurt. Although the school can't have a group prayer, self

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