Quote:Only thing I disagree with is the prayer in school, I for one don't want the state who runs the schools telling my child how to pray and when to pray. The separation of church and state is for protection of both institutions and we are all better off keeping the two respectively separated.

 

I also have to admit I don't think the state has a role to play in education at all, I'm a staunch opponent to "public" education. But while it is public and ran by the state you have to keep all religious affiliations out of it. There is nothing more dangerous then the merger of the state and the church, that has ALWAYS led to persecution through out history.

 

I'm not saying that prayer in school would be "telling children how to pray or when to pray".  My reference is how prayer is "not allowed".  For example, when I was a child in school, we always had a "prayer" in the locker room prior to playing a game.  It wasn't from any certain denomination, it was pretty general.  Think of it this way.  Watch the start of any NASCAR race, and there is always an invocation prior to starting the race.  Those that choose to do so may participate.  Those that choose to do so may refrain.

 

At my high school graduation, one of the first things that took place was an invocation that was similar.  It's non-denominational, but a practice that has taken place for decades.  It's going away because a small percentage of the population is "offended" by it.

 

Heck, even in speeches at a graduation it is prohibited to acknowledge one's faith because someone might be "offended".

 

That's what I mean by "prayer in schools".

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