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    In many schools prayer is not allowed anymore. I personally disagree with this. I understand that some students and teachers do not believe in the power of prayer‚ but on the other hand there are those who do. Why is prayer being took out of schools because of those who do not agree with it? What about those who do? Prayer should be allowed in schools and for those who don’t agree with it can simply ignore it. We the people have the right to pray. Praying is something we as Christians

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    Smith April 8‚ 2013 PERSUASIVE ESSAY PRAYER IN THE SCHOOL I am for prayer in the schools‚ because majority of our young people are not learning how to pray. Yes. We need to go back to the old landmark‚ and pick up what our forefathers taught us‚ the ways of prayer. prayers are essential for all of our students‚ regardless of what religion they are affiliated with. Prayers are necessary for every child and it should be allowed in schools to offer prayers because there is not

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    Argumentative Writing Final Paper Dr. George Pullman Introduction School prayer is a major controversy of this society. Public schools are supported with taxpayer money and you have a lot of believers who want his or her taxes to support an institution that prohibits children from praying in school‚ but at the same time‚ you have a loot of believers that don’t want to support an institution that prohibits their children from prayer in schools. The First Amendment of the United States protects both believers’

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    Prayer in the Public Education System EDU 5410 Abstract The question of the constitutionality of prayer in our public schools and public school system has been an ongoing controversy over the last few decades. Prayer in public schools have led to major Supreme Court decisions. As a result‚ numerous constitutional amendments in the U.S. Congress which would permit voluntary prayer in public schools‚ or limit federal court jurisdiction have been made. Although arguments both for and against

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    though public schools today are without school prayer‚ most schools have replaced prayer‚ with a "Silent moment of reflection." Also‚ the assumption if there is a God or not is a big question as well. I think prayer should be re-instated into schools‚ because children should be able to express religion freely. I also feel that lack of discipline; youth pregnancy‚ dropouts‚ and violence in schools are other issues that can be more controllable if there were religious classes and school prayer. Public

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    John wants prayer in school‚ and Mary does not. Describe a compromise position you think John and Mary might agree on. The First Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. There are so many different religions in the world. One compromise I think John and

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    1)Prayer has always been part of the culture of the United States of America‚ its people‚ and its foundation. George Washington himself was a devout Christian‚ as were most of the founding fathers. The hand of God directed the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution. Christianity found its way into the very heart of our nation and remained the pulse of this country until 1962. That year was one of tragedy‚ opposition‚ and downfall for young people in America. That year the Supreme Court prohibited

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    The topic of prayer in school has been heavily debated since the early 1960’s‚ when standard prayer was removed from all public schools. Many believe that having prayer would prove to be very beneficial to the students. Those favoring the concept of the recital of prayers in school think that a school should not only train its students academically but should also cultivate the minds of the children. Prayers can help the school authorities to instill fundamental moral values in the students’ minds

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    most highly debated topics involving schools evolves around prayer in school. Both sides of the argument are very passionate about their stance and there have been many legal challenges to include or exclude prayer in school. Background: Before the 1960’s there was very little resistance to teaching religious principles‚ bible reading‚ or prayer in school. In fact it was the norm. You could walk into virtually any public school and see examples of teacher led prayer and Bible reading. McCollum v. Board

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    School Prayer Brittany Owens PHI 200 Mind and Machine Kunsoo Choi 02/15/2012 School Prayer In this paper I am going to talk about the Ethics of School Prayer. I will be telling you about the differences between wanting school prayer in schools and not wanting school prayer in schools. I will also tell you about the statistics of the parents on who would like prayer in schools and the parents who do not want prayer in schools. There are so many people who would love to have prayer in schools

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