Religion In Schools And The Pledge Of Allegiance

Growing up religion has always been a very diverse topic throughout the nation. There are a tremendous number of different religions, beliefs, and opinions that someone cannot just simply satisfy everyone’s outlook. Throughout time the wide number of differences is not only spreading through our nations, but also in our school systems. In the past, schools have always been extremely positive towards religious beliefs in school, but now because of many diverse changes their opinions do not matter and parents are making sure that their voices are heard. Before long, prayer, religious activities, and even The Pledge of Allegiance will be banned from our school systems and Christians should get together and prevent this from happening. First and foremost, one huge controversy is the freedom to pray in public at school and during school events. In 1962, the justices said that official prayer had no place in public education, although many court rulings have declared that it is not forbidden for children to pray on their own. These justices also said that government officials had no right composing a prayer for students to recite. Even with this ruling, many teachers and school officials no longer give the opportunity for children to pray in school due to the possibility of a small minority creating …show more content…
Schools have many activities that are considered religious that some parts of society do not want their children participating in. The celebration of holidays such as Easter, Christmas, and Hanukah are examples of these. Schools also have Christian clubs such as Christians on Campus and Bible clubs and classes that are extremely popular in schools. Although there is an outstanding amount of popularity in these activities, a small minority still opposes these. If students want to attend and participate in these events, they have every right to do so as long as they do not offend other