Should Prayer Be Allowed in Public Schools?

What was the question, again?

Uhhhhh........What was the question?
It seems to me that the question was whether or not prayer should be allowed in public schools. Not whether or not one religion beats all. Or are these two arguing under the wrong heading? Speaking of which, the small print suggests a totally different question than the main heading. Which do we debate: fine lines or overall rules?

My point is as follows: Yes, the IA makes a good point that nondisruptive religion is fine. And darn well should be allowed. People have the right to express their opinion, so long as it isn't imposed on others. But allowing prayer in school DOES NOT MEAN (believe it or not) that any specific religion MUST be observed. All it means is that people can pray if they so desire. And yes, atheists, this means you don't have to pray, either. This also means no mandated prayer. That wouldn't be allowing prayer in school, that's requiring one specific religion in school.

Having said that, I now turn to the argument at hand. One, the arguer states that they intend to restrict only the staff. From doing what? Making an allowance for prayer? So kids praying without official permission is good, but it's bad if it is permitted by the government? The argument seems to be nitpicking about this idea of who gives the permission. If the result is meant to be the same, why the argument? There also seems to be an underlying assumption that the allowance of prayer in school requires a specific prayer by all. From what I understand of the question prompt, that makes this a strawman argument.

Additionally, IA has no real argument. They qualify their position and support of student prayer. But then they claim that they dispute a "completely different issue." First, if you admit that, put it under the right topic. Second, they state that government-prescribed prayer restricts rights. Yeah, we know...but what's the point? Of course a law imposing one sole religion violates rights of students. We all know that. Can you say anything else other than "freedom" over and over again? And I repeat, are we debating authoritarian government or prayer in school? I don't think this is a question between no religion and Catholicism. I think it's about, I don't know, ALLOWING PRAYER IN SCHOOL? Note the key word, allowing! Not mandating, not forcing, ALLOWING!