| I am a HS senior, and I am fortunate enough to attend a school where we are very loose on religious beliefs. Nobody cares that we pray before football games and at graduation. I understand that I'm in the middle of the Bible Belt (Just look at my location!), but it seems to me that most of these problems span from people who aren't in agreement with a particular religion whining about the people that are. Also, in reference to the constitution's 1st amendment, even if a school sets aside specified time for prayer, it might violate certain LAWS, which supposedly span from constitutional principle, but it doesn't violate the amendment itself. Just look at the first 5 words, "Congress shall make no law." If a school decides to set aside time for prayer (in which, of course, participation would be optional so as to uphold the ideals of freedom that the amendment strives to protect), I don't see congress making any laws. However, these laws that prohibit this obviously violate free exercise.
Just someone who is sick and tired of gray areas, political correctness, and the entitlement mindset. |