Prayer in school: good or bad?
As secular humanists and groups like the Christian Coalition are at war with each other regarding prayer in high schools behind closed doors in Washington DC, the average high school kid is the one that gets caught in the middle. For years now there has been a heated debate about whether or not prayer should be allowed in school,. Everytime the argument is rekindled, it ends in a stalemate, and is a topic that campaigning politicians tend to stay away from. In the beginning, the argument was whether or not the school day should be started with a prayer over the PA system of school. This didn't last long, as anyone can see that there is so much diversity between the religious beliefs of high school kids today. The argument then moved on to replace "prayer" with moment of silence." Those in favor of prayer in school pose several arguments. They say it will
What 5,8 or 10-year-old could view prayers recited as part of class routine as "voluntary,"? Religion is private, and schools are public, so the only appropriate situation is that these two do not mix. Our nation became increasingly secular and less tolerant of moral standards and values. Children in public schools are a captive audience. Since America became to proud to pray to the God of Heaven who created us, we have been reaping the rewards. I feel that is it is time that our school stop viewing discussions about religion as tabu. They state that public schools exist to educate, not to proselytize. Personally, I feel that voluntary prayer should not be a part of the school days schedule, however, should be allowed upon individual request. By this I don't mean that children be allowed to skip entire school days because of prayer, however, a few minutes is definetly reasonable. increase tolerance in schools, as children learn of different religions and how they practice. The most common however is the argument that bringing prayer back to schools will help reverse the moral degragation of this country. Osgood, pastor of the First southern Baptist Church in Dover wrote, "Back in 1962, when prayer was removed by the Supreme Court, something happened to America's soul and America's schools. Its time for a change!" On the other hand, Secular Humanists, have several arguments focusing on why prayer in schools is a bad idea. Making prayer an official part of the school day is coercive and invasive.
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