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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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Religious Freedom Suffers
Is this the right argument?
Sounds to me like Interfaith Alliance is arguing for something much different than what the question presented is. I don't agree with a teacher imposing their own personal religious beliefs onto the students in a public setting, though if it was done with the clear explanation that it is their personal experiences and not representative of the school then I wouldn't be sending the cops in anytime soon. If a "No" response to this question implies a ban of prayer by anybody, student or staff, in the school then that is nothing but unconstitutional. This assumes that the praying individual is not forcing others to pray along.
- PhilyG
January 30, 2009 12:55AM
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