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
Not censorship....
Prayer in schools has never been abolished. Anyone can pray to whatever object they wish, anytime they wish, so long as they aren't being disruptive. However, evangelizing/proselytizing is definitely crossing the line of what is acceptable and what isn't. Brittany McComb's rights weren't violated; she continued her speech, though it was disrespectful to the people who believed otherwise. So, her free speech rights weren't violated, she just didn't have any special right to a microphone or an audience. If believers want to pray and share their faith among like-minded people, that's fine, but imposing it on a somewhat captive audience is unconscionable.
- aveteran
June 9, 2009 1:39AM
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