Pro-Prayers

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This paper discusses how prayers in schools have mostly been touted as activities that violate the rights to religious freedom. According to the paper, many parents feel that since they do not believe in God, their children must not be asked to recite the name of God in schools. The paper further discusses whether the name of God should be removed from schools and if not what would be the benefits of keeping this tradition in the schools.

From the Paper:

"Every child needs something greater than himself to hold on to. They need to understand that when they are being asked to do something good and avoid evil, there are rewards waiting for them from that highest power. I feel there is nothing wrong with reciting prayers and pledge in schools because it leads to the creation of a better and more responsible society where caste and creed differences can be minimized since everyone is looking up to the same power i.e. God and pledging allegiance to the same country i.e. America. The opponents however feel that the law should be secular in nature, it should not seek to support of 'advance' any one religion and thirdly it must not give evidence of government's intervention in religious matters. They feel that Pledge of Allegiance does not sound secular because of the word God in it; secondly it does seem to promote the belief that God is present and He is one. This means that even if no particular religion is being promoted, the pledge does contain words which make it religious in nature and give everyone an impression that government endorses and agree with Christian religious beliefs of monotheism. The law also violates the establishment clause, which calls for separation of church and state. (Ostling, 2001)"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Michael A. Newdow vs. U.S. Congress: Retrieved online April 27th, 2006 from http://www.cfac.org/Attachments/newdow_v_US_Congress.htm
• Richard N. Ostling. Associated Press, PUBLIC FIGHTS FOR 'UNDER GOD' The Columbian, 7 September 2002
• "School Prayer- The Issue" Retrieved online April 27th, 2006 from http://www.itvs.org/schoolprayer/issue3.html
• Magin McKenna, "Public prayer Controversy arises as Louisiana legislators endorse prayer at school board meetings" printed on June 11, 2005 and Retrieved from http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050611/LIFESTYLE/506110301/1024

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