School Prayer Should Be Allowed

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fact, prayer in public school is legal, so is prayer in church and
prayer in stores etc... . The area which is not legal is when students or
teachers pray when engaged in school activities or instruction. This means
students or teachers may pray in an informal setting, such as cafeterias and
hallways. They may talk about and discuss problems with religion and their
beliefs at that time. A person may come to school early and sit quietly and
pray. With the permission of the school a group of students could establish a
prayer club. All these things are legal, but what the government is trying to
avoid is mandatory school prayer. Mandatory school prayer is illegal and
violates the constitution. It would contradict all separation between church and
state. If prayer in public school was made necessary the country would most
likely be divided. You would have the religious leader ecstatic about the
freedom of prayer. Then you would have offended non-believers or believer of
other ...

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