Prayer in School

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Those who argue against allowing prayers in school point to the American Constitution, which mandates a separation of church and state. Those who support the issue, however, remind the world that Senate, Congressional, and city meetings start with a prayer. This paper presents a detailed examination of the issue of prayer in school. The writer explores the issue from both sides and includes several examples of government debate regarding prayer in schools. After presenting both sides of the issue, the writer's view is presented on the side of those who believe that a student should be able to express his or her religion freely, but should not be forced to do so.

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"One of the problems with the issue of allowing prayer in school or not is the fact that the public is receiving many conflicting messages. The constitution clearly mandates that there should be a separation of church and state. To those who are against prayer in school, this easily translates to believing the founding fathers did not want anything spiritual allowed into a public school system, which after all is funded and run by the "state", a government body. Separation of church and state, according to the detractors of prayer in school, means that no religious events or activities should be allowed within the school grounds during public school hours."

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