School Prayer

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This paper presents a detailed examination of the controversy surrounding school prayers in public schools in the United States. The paper examines wording in the Constitution to determine whether school prayers should be allowed. The writer presents the argument that school prayer is the right of the individual student and it should not be banned from schools.

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Introduction
The Opposition
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The opposing side of the issue point to the clause in the constitution that refers to the separation of church and state. They believe this is a forefather mandate not to allow anything religious to enter a public school setting. This is incorrect. The mandate is to not have the public school system turn to a religious body for its rules, regulations and decisions. This has nothing to do with the fact that the constitution allows freedom of speech."
"In addition, those who oppose allowing school prayers point to the fact that there are many different faiths within public school systems. They believe that the minority of students who are not Christian by faith will feel left out or singled out when they choose not to take part in prayer. This can be easily regulated by treating the school prayer rights the same as any other freedom of speech rights."

Sample of Sources Used:

• New federal rules support school prayer NEA Today, May 2003 by Simpson, Michael D (Accessed 4-21-06) http://www.looksmartcollegesports.com/p/articles/mi_qa3617/is_200305/ai_n9187757
• Resolving the School Prayer Conflict by Sheldon Richman, Bonus 1995 (Accessed 4-21-06) http://www.fff.org/freedom/0795i.asp
• THE FIRST AMENDMENT (Accessed 4-21-06) http://www.itvs.org/schoolprayer/issue.html

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