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    Prayer in the Public Schools Diana Brown Everest Online Composition 1-226 ABSTRACT This essay is composed of facts supporting that prayer in Public Schools would be beneficial for the children and the United States of America. Prayer is an address to God or a god in word or thoughts. The Anti- Defamation League states that‚ “A moment of silence will inevitably be unconstitutional or the purpose and effect of such moments of silence are invariably to advance religion. The U.S. Supreme Court

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    A Better Place First it didn’t strike‚ then it hit me. Prayer in school should be a matter of choice not law. During the colonial times‚ religion and prayer were an important part of school. This carried over into American school life for almost one hundred and fifty years‚ until the case of Engle v. Vitale (370 U.S. 421). This is one of the most important cases in the history of the supreme court ’s. Since the removal of school prayer morals and values of youngsters have continuously deteriorated

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    debate on whether or not prayer should or should not be allowed within the public school system. Often the argument is validated so as to not allow the actions of [prayer] disturb or influence another. The points of which both sides present are valid‚ however I believe there needs to be a middle ground. A way to compromise and allow for those who wish to pray be able to do so and those who don’t to not even be exposed to it. There are many religions where prayer is of the utmost importance

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    Prayer in Public Schools Introduction: “Is not a prayer a study of truth‚ a sally of the soul into the unfound infinite? No man ever prayed heartily without learning something.” Ralph Waldo Emerson. This quote basically says that people can learn from prayer. Everyone has freedom of religion from what the Constitution states. So should prayer be a loud in public schools? Thesis I believe that prayer should be a loud in public schools. Prayer is a way to get you through a day or pray

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    Prayer was taken out of school. On June 25‚1962‚ the Supreme Court decided that prayer in school violates the First Amendment by representing establishment of religion. Prayer should be allowed in school. According to Dr. Robert G. Wilkerson’s article “Reasons why prayer should not be allowed in public schools‚” “It would be a terrible burden on the school’s.” School is a place for kids to find themselves and religion is a huge part of who people are. Teachers should be there to help the children

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    "...Schools do more than train children’s minds. They also help to nurture their souls by reinforcing the values they learn at home and in their communities. I believe that one of the best ways we can help out schools to do this is by supporting students’rights to voluntarily practice their religious beliefs‚ including prayer in schools.... For more than 200 years‚ the First Amendment has protected our religious freedom and allowed many Faiths to flourish in our homes‚ in our work place and in our

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    Should a Catholic school be reimbursed by the state for school supplies? Should there be time set aside in school for kids to pray? These are some of the many questions the U.S. Supreme Court asks themselves when they are confronted with cases involving religion in school. Although there are some sound supporting arguments for prayer in school‚ the opposing arguments more than justify the non-religious atmosphere of public school. Supporting arguments for In School Prayer have little validity

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    Composition II Unit 3 Assignment 2: Exploratory Paper Prayer in Public Schools Since the US Supreme Court ruled that prayer should not be in public schools‚ it has changed the way Americans feel towards religion and state and it has also affected the upbringing of our children. By the separating of religion and state we have taken away a fundamental part of our culture. A lot of the older generation was raised with prayer in schools. Because of the diversities of religions in America

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    Prayer in public schools has always been a “hot” and controversial topic. It is very emotional‚ and that makes people passionate about this subject. Prayer should never be included in public schools; prayer in the classroom deviates from the Founding Father’s vision‚ excludes other religious activities/rituals and ostracizes individuals who do not participate in prayer in the classroom. For generations‚ children have said the Pledge of Allegiance in school‚ but many people might not know that the

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    hopes are forgotten. Today‚ some students have to think twice before talking to their God in any school setting. The United States‚ with all its rights‚ is beginning to hold back on one of its most important. I believe that school boards should not be allowed to limit students’ free expression of religion as they have been allowed in occasions. This includes prayer during school hours and after school hours (at football games‚ graduation ceremonies‚ etc.). Worshipping has never been a problem in

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