Without a doubt!!! This country was founded on the belief of our father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Thomas Jefferson made it mandatory that the Bible be required reading in school. Who incidentally coined the phrase "Separation of Church and State", which has been polluted for generations. It is NOT in the constitution!!! Nowhere in the constitution will you find the words...separation..church..or state.
I'm doing a report for school about Prayer in School. is there any way i could ask you to go into more detail about your view on this? Jman13@gmail.com
Yes....A simple short prayer for peace and blessings. Not bible study because we should include all faiths. I don't think children should be chastised for not participating though.
I think religious schools should have the right to include prayer in their curriculum but it shouldn't be forced on everyone else. Freedom of religion includes the choice to follow no religion at all.
Prayer in schools???? What!? Just look at the question on which is your favourite philosopher? An unbelievable 56% couldn't even recognise the philosophers' names! These were great thinkers in their time, immortalised through their great writing - yet ignorance of even their names on such scale is depressingly astonishing.
Prayer is the last thing that needs to be taught in schools. Reason and the application of reason to knowledge should be prioritised if we are to have healthy thinkers among future generations.
Why should anyone be taught to believe in god? What religion one chooses to follow (or not to follow) is a personal decision, and cannot, not should not be taught.
Not prayer in the schools, but I am in favor of churches making much more use of the release-time provisions for children and teens to leave school each week to take a Bible class off-campus at a nearby church or other non-school location.
So why am I a civilised person, i.e., who doesn't pray? To say that prayer is civilising is to ignore what happens when there is too much prayer among fanatics who cling to every word literally!
Fanatics cling to words that are not prayer, but propaganda from a evil person. That's just like Hitler was. Prayer to God is a good thing. It brings peace and confort to the heart,
Any time you want to learn, I can teach you prayer, I can teach you about the Lord Jesus, and I can teach you about the only way to salvation and eternal life. It really is a good thing ! I am an Ordained Minister. Reverend Jim!
You send kids to school and brainwash them to learn, and what do they learn ? Let's see,school gangs, murders in the hallways, campus rapes, oh yea they seem to learn a lot.
Prayer and believing in God, does not cause these things, but ingorance of the Lord, does.
Prayer was and always has been permitted in schools. Only MANDATORY, MASS PRAYER led by an authority figure (read: teacher) was banned.
I wonder how "accepting" evangelical Christians (and these are the folks pushing for it) would be if the school their child went to was predominantly Muslim, Jewish, catholic, or some other religion and he or she was forced to stand and recite a prayer from another religion, or to sit silently during such a prayer looking like the proverbial odd man out. I doubt they would so readily push for mandatory prayer under those conditions despite the fact that it would be "putting God back in our schools".
Prayer should remain personal except in venues of like-minded and willing persons (i.e. churches, revivals, social gatherings, etc.). Mandatory prayer is an anathema to both freedom and true spirituality.
No. What will prayer do? It'll only divide communities. Besides which of the fictional "gods" do we pray too? Or, do we allow everyone their own time to pray to their own God?
And the "Our Father" is the prayer.I repeated it in school when i was kid. Now I'm an Ordained Minister. Let's see! the kids today don't pray in school. Oh wait ! they do drungs in school, rapes, murders, but they don't pray.
OF COURSE NOT-Obviously the prayers are going to be Christian! What about all the Jews and Muslims and Buddhists and Hindus? What about them? Should we find Jesus just for you guys to say some prayers at the beginning of the day. I seem to recall there being something somewhere in the New Testament about not displaying and showing off your faith.
Also, if you think that our founding fathers were staunchly Christian you obviously don't know anything about American history. Jefferson and the group were "Christian" because that was what the times were like back then. Jefferson was actually an atheist, along with many other prominent figures. If you don't believe me, research it instead of sticking your nose in a 2000 year old fairytale.
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yes by all means....was put there for a reason and it should stay.
Absolutely !
Without a doubt!!! This country was founded on the belief of our father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Thomas Jefferson made it mandatory that the Bible be required reading in school. Who incidentally coined the phrase "Separation of Church and State", which has been polluted for generations. It is NOT in the constitution!!! Nowhere in the constitution will you find the words...separation..church..or state.
I'm doing a report for school about Prayer in School. is there any way i could ask you to go into more detail about your view on this? Jman13@gmail.com
Yes It should be.
Yes....A simple short prayer for peace and blessings. Not bible study because we should include all faiths. I don't think children should be chastised for not participating though.
Absolutely!
Wow, with these comments, I'm just glad that the majority cannot veto my constitutionally protected rights.
I think religious schools should have the right to include prayer in their curriculum but it shouldn't be forced on everyone else. Freedom of religion includes the choice to follow no religion at all.
hmmm its funny that... i agree with allison... (waiting for lightning to strike)
Kids pray anyway. Why does it have to be "official"? Right before a test Lord knows I pray! ;)
I think it is amazing that people act like prayer NOT being in school is working....are you kidding?!!---and the murders keep going up....
Prayer in schools???? What!? Just look at the question on which is your favourite philosopher? An unbelievable 56% couldn't even recognise the philosophers' names! These were great thinkers in their time, immortalised through their great writing - yet ignorance of even their names on such scale is depressingly astonishing.
Prayer is the last thing that needs to be taught in schools. Reason and the application of reason to knowledge should be prioritised if we are to have healthy thinkers among future generations.
Without prayer there might be no future.
i think prayer is healthy.
Absolutely! Children should be taught to believe in God. A simple prayer to include peace in the world. Also the pledge of Allegiance.
Why should anyone be taught to believe in god? What religion one chooses to follow (or not to follow) is a personal decision, and cannot, not should not be taught.
Right on the money.
absolutely
Yes! One single person had prayer removed from our schools. How about a vote? Oh No...that might get prayer put back!
Your right ! One fool !
Not prayer in the schools, but I am in favor of churches making much more use of the release-time provisions for children and teens to leave school each week to take a Bible class off-campus at a nearby church or other non-school location.
Schools are for teaching. what better place than where they are to learn the most.
Schools! And Home!
Children should not be brainwashed. The whole point of school is to open one's mind to learning. Not to close it to reason!
Children's Minds' should not be brainwashed????
While I agree,why dont we put Intelligent Design in schools?????Our Children ARE being brainwashed.....
Yes, but not by prayer, by evil, drugs, crime on TV to show them how to do it, and so much more that just ain't right.
Prayer is a civilizing element in our society. There has been a major difference since prayer was not allowed.
So why am I a civilised person, i.e., who doesn't pray? To say that prayer is civilising is to ignore what happens when there is too much prayer among fanatics who cling to every word literally!
Fanatics cling to words that are not prayer, but propaganda from a evil person. That's just like Hitler was. Prayer to God is a good thing. It brings peace and confort to the heart,
Any time you want to learn, I can teach you prayer, I can teach you about the Lord Jesus, and I can teach you about the only way to salvation and eternal life. It really is a good thing ! I am an Ordained Minister. Reverend Jim!
True; like more murders, and other crimes. What is wrong with these people !
You've got to be kidding...Prayer IS allowed in school as long as it is not Christian prayer.
Christianity is God ! And when he walks upon the earth again, and He will, you better hope your ready...
i agree, no brainwashing for kids.
You send kids to school and brainwash them to learn, and what do they learn ? Let's see,school gangs, murders in the hallways, campus rapes, oh yea they seem to learn a lot.
Prayer and believing in God, does not cause these things, but ingorance of the Lord, does.
Yes
I was a HS teacher for over 30 years.
Prayer was and always has been permitted in schools. Only MANDATORY, MASS PRAYER led by an authority figure (read: teacher) was banned.
I wonder how "accepting" evangelical Christians (and these are the folks pushing for it) would be if the school their child went to was predominantly Muslim, Jewish, catholic, or some other religion and he or she was forced to stand and recite a prayer from another religion, or to sit silently during such a prayer looking like the proverbial odd man out. I doubt they would so readily push for mandatory prayer under those conditions despite the fact that it would be "putting God back in our schools".
Prayer should remain personal except in venues of like-minded and willing persons (i.e. churches, revivals, social gatherings, etc.). Mandatory prayer is an anathema to both freedom and true spirituality.
We got our freedom from God, and with prayer.
The people that built this country from long ago did it with bllod, sweat, and PRAYER,,,
No. What will prayer do? It'll only divide communities. Besides which of the fictional "gods" do we pray too? Or, do we allow everyone their own time to pray to their own God?
There is only one true God.
And the "Our Father" is the prayer.I repeated it in school when i was kid. Now I'm an Ordained Minister. Let's see! the kids today don't pray in school. Oh wait ! they do drungs in school, rapes, murders, but they don't pray.
Time to wake up my friend, prayer is the answer.
For Sammy! The I agree the children should not be chastised,
but they definately should be taught.
The parents of today need to get off the couch, stop doing the booze and drugs, and teach there kids.
Hey AlFitz614 , I hope your constitutional rights include prayer.
"If you pray, He will come"...
Aaron, Freedom of religion , no matter what denomination, should include prayer.
Oh lukewake; you'll know when the lightning strikes, if your not with God.
Hey ybfree; did you forget this;
One Nation Under God.
You bet your sweet Bippie, it should be official. We seem to foget about our for-fathers, and how this country grew.
With God !
marketingpro, You are so right !
For Kevin8118;
Brainwashed, yes; brainwashed into crime.
Wake up , He will return, and we will all now down to the Lord. Even you my friend!
Yes blytheex, a very big difference, and it is not a good one.
Prayer (faith) is at best misguided and at worst evil.
Even my five-year-old knows not to believe in things without proof.
Proof ! You want proof? read the bible. just like the people that don't believe in Jesus + God.
Well here's an example that's good; Did you ever see a new born pigion? no one really has, but we know they do exist.
Every knee shal bow, every eye shall see, when the Lord walks the earth again, and He will, I bet all the non-believers will pray then.
Now if you don't know how to pray and wish to learn, I can teach you.
Believe this my friend; The Devil is real.
OF COURSE NOT-Obviously the prayers are going to be Christian! What about all the Jews and Muslims and Buddhists and Hindus? What about them? Should we find Jesus just for you guys to say some prayers at the beginning of the day. I seem to recall there being something somewhere in the New Testament about not displaying and showing off your faith.
Also, if you think that our founding fathers were staunchly Christian you obviously don't know anything about American history. Jefferson and the group were "Christian" because that was what the times were like back then. Jefferson was actually an atheist, along with many other prominent figures. If you don't believe me, research it instead of sticking your nose in a 2000 year old fairytale.