Jesus Prayer

What is prayer? Prayer is a request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or an object of worship. Praying can be a person just talking not to powerful or spiritually just asking God for things. To hold a conversation with God without getting a verbal response from God. According to the bible you should feel free to as the Lord for any request. Public schools had prayer for 200 years before the Supreme Court ruled that state mandated class prayers were unconstitutional.…

Religious practice is widespread in the United States. About 40 percent of the population admits to attending religious services at least once a week, but the effects of spirituality on health were unclear. In the absence of scientific evidence, this group of researchers used the statistical data of 74,534 women, who participated between 1992 and 2012 in a report on the Health of Nurses. Over the course of 16 years, nurses answered questionnaires every two years about their diet, lifestyle and…

What if prayer in public schools had never been banned, but instead inforced? What if every day when you went to school, you were forced to stand for a morning prayer? The 1962 ban of prayer in schools, was a big step toward the seperation of church and state. The United States Constitution, plays a huge roll in the ban of prayer in public schools. Prayer in schools, violates the constitution. Prayer in public schools, violates your constitutional right to practice the religon of your choice.…

Spirituality is defined as a relationship with God and the extraordinary values which “reflects a ‘fleshes out’ the experiences of one’s relationship with God through one’s belief, values, lifestyle, quality of life, and interactions with self, others, and nature” (Taylor, 2002, p. 7). Spirituality is very important in our lives and in health care because having a powerful spiritual perspective can help you find meaning in life. Having a spiritual knowledge is important because it shows what you…

In 1963, a court case changed the role of the public school and it’s affects on the Constitutional rights of students. Prayer in public schools is an extremely controversial subject ever since Engel v. Vitale that decided that no establishment of public education could instruct, guide, or encourage any religion. The controversy mainly lies between the question of Constitutionality regarding the rights of citizens to practice religion how they wish, or to do the opposite. Other aspects of the…

Most public schools begin their day by reciting the pledge of allegiance. Saying the words you learned since 3rd grade seems easy enough, but as you progress through school you learn more of your rights you are guaranteed by the united states constitution like freedom of religion which is our great nations first amendment. All across the country students are required to recite it, and if they don’t, they will be punished for acting out in class. What they don't realize is that they are only…

The Pledge of Allegiance Although many American citizens believe that students should be required to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance because it shows respect and patriotism, standing for the Pledge should not be mandatory for students because it goes against their rights, possibly their religion, and it is also morally wrong to force a student to stand for the Pledge if they are unwilling to do so. Several courts have ruled that forcing students to stand and recite the Pledge goes against…

Should Public Schools Allow Prayer? With any and all religiously based arguments the ongoing debate of whether or not to involve prayer in public school is heated. Both parties on the subject at hand have valid concerns and legitimate stand points. With the society that we live in today’s day and age is entirely involved with religious freedoms that allow us all free liberties. The subject matter of prayer in public school has existed in the U.S since around the 1830’s. However in and around…

that I see a Christian Counselor. What stands out the most from my sessions, is the way that prayer seemed to be forced on me during each session. It was like the counselor would not proceed with the session if I did not repent or pray for something and I was made to pray out loud so they would know that I was actually praying. I know that it is important, especially after reading this book, to have prayer and Scripture in sessions, however, the way it was presented made me feel even less of…

first church session that I was made to feel that I was not worshiping god correctly and that I was going to hell for my sins. Are you kidding me? I was nine years old and my fate was already determined. Unless, I begged for forgiveness, I recited a prayer and confessed my sins, and accept the lord as my savior. Where do I sign up for this? I need to be forgiven, because at nine, I have committed sins that will damn me. Understand, I was distraught, and in tears, I mean what have I done that…