Prayer in Public School

[Jason]

A moment of silence for any faith seems to go with the US constitution. However, focusing on the Christian God does not.  Anyway, some Christians want God in public school cause supposedly school is becoming a moral disaster.  However, despite my Christian beliefs, I don't think school prayer would make much a difference. Instead, parents should raise children, not the school, but I do know many young people have no parents or have bad ones.

Edited November 12 by Jason

[ZandraJoi]

I am an ex-Christian so I will answer from both sides. While we do have a right to our beliefs, there's also a time & place. I see no harm in prayer in schools, however, some do it for a Look At Me type of deal. "Look At Me, I'm Christian, I am taking a stand against public schools secularism." No, not really. Just like a Christian wouldn't want a non-Christian to "make a mockery" of a belief, same holds true here.

Have a prayer in school. But don't make it out to be about you. Because if you are really praying, isn't it to your god & not to man? So why would it matter if people see it for show or not? If god knows your heart, he would see it even if you pray in your own mind, in silence.

Also have to realize that many founding fathers were actually into Deism.

It's up to the parents, mom & dad, to raise their children. Public places should never take the place of the Home.

[Uncrowned Guard]

In the United States, the principle of separating church and state has been a longstanding topic of discussion, and this extends to public education. The presence of religious references in government, such as the phrase 'in God we trust', can make it challenging to completely exclude religious elements from public institutions.

However, a key focus in public schools should be to foster an environment where students of all religious backgrounds feel welcome and are provided with an equitable educational experience. This includes ensuring that there is no discrimination based on religious beliefs or the lack thereof.

On the other hand, the role of religion in addressing moral and cultural issues is a broader societal matter. While some may argue that a decline in religious observance could impact morality, attributing cultural or moral challenges directly to the presence or absence of religious education in public schools oversimplifies the issue. Public schools are just one part of a larger societal framework, and the solution to such complex problems likely involves multiple facets of society, not solely the education system.