“SCHOOL PRAYER UNCONSTITUTIONAL, BAN PRAYER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, and SCHOOL PRAYER HELD ILLEGAL.” (The Battle for School Prayer, pg. 77). If the First Amendment came up today, it wouldn’t pass. By today’s standards, the First Amendment would be written very differently. In the 1770’s, God was included in the constitution. If it was written today, God would be excluded from it. Prayer should be allowed in schools because the constitution never intended for prayer to be left out of schools, many across the nation are still trying to introduce prayer into their schools, and the arguments about children being singled out if they do not participate in prayer are unbelievable.
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People were starting to wonder about their beliefs and if what they believe is correct. In Stone v. Graham, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1980 that Kentucky could not require the Ten Commandments to be posted in classrooms. (The Battle for School Prayer pg. 83). This started another big argument. To keep this from happening, a decision was made, and any religious text or prayer was banned from schools. This made everything calm down a little bit, however, there are still some students out there that are still trying to talk about their beliefs to other students without being …show more content…
By doing so, some don’t like to participate in prayer with others. They may feel insecure about themselves. After the 1959 court decision, the Pennsylvania legislature amended the law. Students who chose not to participate could leave the room during the morning ritual. (Prayer in the Schools pg.77) Some people disagree with this because this would set children apart and damage their relationship with both students and teachers. The Pledge of Allegiance was brought to court in New York by a group of parents whose children attended public school in that state. (Prayer in the Schools pg. 78). The Pledge of Allegiance is sited at the start of school, to acknowledge our soldiers and salute them, for what they have done to save our country. The parents objected to the words “under God” in the pledge and believed their addition by Congress in 1954 violated the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious liberty. (Prayer in the Schools pg. 78). The words “under God” is said in the pledge, and it actually was not included in it until Flag Day in 1954. These things that are happening are making some students really confused and lost. They may even doubt some of their beliefs that they used to believe in
The First Amendment in the constitution never said that God cannot …show more content…
People were starting to wonder about their beliefs and if what they believe is correct. In Stone v. Graham, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1980 that Kentucky could not require the Ten Commandments to be posted in classrooms. (The Battle for School Prayer pg. 83). This started another big argument. To keep this from happening, a decision was made, and any religious text or prayer was banned from schools. This made everything calm down a little bit, however, there are still some students out there that are still trying to talk about their beliefs to other students without being …show more content…
By doing so, some don’t like to participate in prayer with others. They may feel insecure about themselves. After the 1959 court decision, the Pennsylvania legislature amended the law. Students who chose not to participate could leave the room during the morning ritual. (Prayer in the Schools pg.77) Some people disagree with this because this would set children apart and damage their relationship with both students and teachers. The Pledge of Allegiance was brought to court in New York by a group of parents whose children attended public school in that state. (Prayer in the Schools pg. 78). The Pledge of Allegiance is sited at the start of school, to acknowledge our soldiers and salute them, for what they have done to save our country. The parents objected to the words “under God” in the pledge and believed their addition by Congress in 1954 violated the First Amendment’s guarantee of religious liberty. (Prayer in the Schools pg. 78). The words “under God” is said in the pledge, and it actually was not included in it until Flag Day in 1954. These things that are happening are making some students really confused and lost. They may even doubt some of their beliefs that they used to believe in