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Allowing prayer in public schools remains a compelling and often heated issue for many Americans. Is a student-led Lord's Prayer acceptable before the big game on Friday night? What about a two-minute "moment of silence" during home room? Of course, this isn't simply a matter of prayer itself but a representation of a much larger, more encompassing topic: Where does the line exist between religious freedom and religious imposition?
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Too Often, Schools Choose Censorship Over Religious Expression
Always Too Careful
As an individual that feels very strongly about my faith, I am not speaking to impose my views on others, but to share a truth that is more often than not forgotten. I feel that the allowance of prayer in school really does no harm to others. It is not imposing on others, I feel that it is strictly for an individual's "use". I feel that most of the time things such as Christianity and Catholicism are taboo in society because we have to be careful no to offend those who may not believe in God, but I feel just the same. What about the feelings of those that do believe in God? I am always saddened when individuals neglect to pay homage to our nation by not saying the pledge because of one three letter word that has different meaning for all. It is not prayer. I think people get to caught up in the politics of it all, that what is neglected are the values and morals that individuals like to uphold in their everyday lives.
- TrapshootingGirl
February 17, 2009 8:42PM
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