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[Grandma Lynn]

Public School Prayer varied around the country but it was primarily a recitation of the Lords prayer before lessons. It took about 1 minute.

When education is divorced from faith we have neither.

I'm thinking more of concentrating on education.
We use to pledge the allegiance to the flag at
school....nothing wrong with that.

I believe your religion is a private thing. Not
something that you recite at school every
morning. Not that I don't believe in the Lords
Prayer, I do.

Education isn't "divorced from faith", it's just
something we learn in school. Like we learn
about religion in church (or our parents).

[reformedfred]

Public School Prayer varied around the country but it was primarily a recitation of the Lords prayer before lessons. It took about 1 minute.

When education is divorced from faith we have neither.

Faith and education are inequitable. And mandatory reciting of The Lord's Prayer" is both an insult to the prayer and to those reciting it. "Vain repetition" ought to mean something to you Mel. Maybe?

[mel bradford]

And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxgpCJT204Y

[Grandma Lynn]

That was darling, but don't tell me
she knew exactly what she had memorized!

[mel bradford]

Of course the child is not mature in the spirit but the prayer, spoken by Christ himself is the key to life. Not a bad start at 2 years old.
Vain repetition can never be described of anyone who repeates that prayer. Only of those who lack the imagination to find out for themselves.


And how has public education and the classroom faired since the central government codified the atheism of Madeline O'Hare ? Shall we all whistle past the graveyard together ?

[beenthereanddonethat]

School is for learning NOT for praying. When church begins teaching the three "Rs" I may reconsider.

[glenstar]

We didn't have prayer in my public grade school, but the teachers did read from the Bible every morning before the Pledge. No one objected, and no one was damaged by it. I see no problem with it if there are no local objections. Objections from those who live outside of that district should not count. I believe that each school district should have autonomie.

[mel bradford]

hear hear !

[Grandma Lynn]

Just wait, our society nowadays is made
up of objections to almost everything.
Still say, school is school, and church is
church. Just because I wouldn't mind
some religion in school, that's not the
place,

[beenthereanddonethat]

Just wait, our society nowadays is made
up of objections to almost everything.
Still say, school is school, and church is
church. Just because I wouldn't mind
some religion in school, that's not the
place,

Agreed, Lynn. Spot on!