Saying prayers in Public schools a good thing or a bad thing?

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MC Mike Voice of the Voiceless
Originally posted by frodo34x
Thanks. That has explained alot about it.

I'd just like to add that that's what religious private schools are for. Religious people who want their kids to learn about religion.

finti Senior Member

Private religious schools are usually run by a denomination in order to teach their way and only their way, in other words really brainwash and drill the school student into the doctrine of the denomination

naybean Senior Member

Originally posted by Afro Cheese
I don't see how they could ban it. It's already restricted that you can't discuss religion in school.. but that doesn't mean if the kid wants to pray in their head they aren't allowed to... I just don't see why they need a designated time to do that. But doing it out loud is just out of the question. Although I bet if we had free time and some kid started praying nobody would object.. maybe look at them a little weird but I can't see the teacher telling them to shut up if it's during free time.
You cant discuss religion in school? dont you have religious studies or anything? Religious studies is how i learnt about other religions. Surely it would be better to inform everybodya about each others religion so you can understand it and respect it more than if you make up your mind based on opinions.

finti Senior Member

why should we respect a religion?

naybean Senior Member

well you should respect the people who choose to be part of that religion. I just think its stupid that you're not allowed to discuss religion in school.

finti Senior Member

well you should respect the people who choose to be part of that religion. I just think its stupid that you're not allowed to discuss religion in school.
people devoted to a religion usually doesnt hold to much respect for those who have a different view than them.

yerssot Senior Member

if you want to discuss religion in school, go to a private one and get brainwashed there... leave the public schools alone, then there are at least some sensible persons left

Evy_O don't let go

Originally posted by naybean
well you should respect the people who choose to be part of that religion. I just think its stupid that you're not allowed to discuss religion in school.
well, we have religion at school and I go to a public one. Our teacher is a priest, and he's a total jerk, he is still living two centuries ago, he claims all crazy stuff like no sex before marriage, no divorces, that women shouldn't work etc. I think religion shouldn't be taught, cause it's a private matter of each person, why the feck do I have to sit exams saying God is good if I don't believe in God? 😐

and for the record, I went to a private (non religion) school too, and there STILL was a class of religion there disgust

in the end I have managed to fight with all my religion teachers rolleyes1

yerssot Senior Member

Originally posted by Evy_O
why the feck do I have to sit exams saying God is good if I don't believe in God? 😐

cause they push up the average on your report card: just say that god is good, men evil and that we should worship him every damn second and get an A++ 😉

Afro Cheese Senior Member

Originally posted by naybean
You cant discuss religion in school? dont you have religious studies or anything? Religious studies is how i learnt about other religions. Surely it would be better to inform everybodya about each others religion so you can understand it and respect it more than if you make up your mind based on opinions.
It's not that your not allow to talk to other students about it.. or that teachers can't mention a religion.. I think I worded it wrong. It's just that you can't have lesson plans about any religion's Gods and the teachers can't tell kids whether or not God exists.. stuff like that. They just tell us to keep our religious beliefs to ourselves to avoid conflicts over the issue. And they're right... people shouldn't be preaching their religious beliefs at school.

Fiery Eyes Senior Member

You can talk about religion in school, a teacher can NOT bring it up, but a student can, and a student can also pray anytime (No, not during a test LOL or during the teacher teaching, when they have free time or at lunch, or recess). It is respectful to show respect of other peoples beliefs, I've seen catholics do things, that I don't do or would do, and I've never thought anything about it, thats them doing it, we even had a foreign exchange catholic student and he came to our church and when he went to the altar to pray, he did (I don't know what it's called sorry) but He did the hand thing on his chest. No one in my church thought anything about it, cause that was his belief, everyone was very respectful.

Scarpa Mr. Hyde

Those stupid liberals need to leave those kids alone to practice ther faith.

Adam_PoE Senior Member
Originally posted by Scarpa
Those stupid liberals need to leave those kids alone to practice ther faith.

The issue is not preventing students from practicing their faith, but preventing the school from forcing everyone else to practice it along with them.

finti Senior Member

yeah Adam said it, right on man

MC Mike Voice of the Voiceless
Originally posted by Scarpa
Those stupid liberals need to leave those kids alone to practice ther faith.

I'm utterly convinced that argument was only for Catholics. 🙄

yerssot Senior Member

Originally posted by Fiery Eyes
It is respectful to show respect of other peoples beliefs,

it is also respectful to just shut it, swallow your pride and recognise that not everyone has a religion: it fires both ways (and this is a general comment, not aimed at you)
you want respect for them, then respect them back and realise that during class there is no time for a god to butt in... he waited a heck of a time to send his son, it won't kill him to wait two minutes more so the kid can "talk" to him during recess

Kontraz Soundwave: Superior
Originally posted by Adam_PoE
The issue is not preventing students from practicing their faith, but preventing the school from forcing everyone else to practice it along with them.

i agree, but some schools are suspending students for even saying "merry christmas" to each other, because CHRISTmas is a "christian" holliday, yet those same schools are allowing kids to put up decorations dealing with jewish, buddhist, and islamic beliefs.... I could really care less what the government does when it comes form "limiting" religion (as long as it stays out of the churches, etc) but ONLY if it does so to EVERY religion....

hezzy_baby Senior Member

no...obviously not everyones the same religion and not everyone even HAS a religion so why force them to pretty much practice something they dont believe?? all my school does is play the national anthem each morning..

Afro Cheese Senior Member

Originally posted by Kontraz
i agree, but some schools are suspending students for even saying "merry christmas" to each other, because CHRISTmas is a "christian" holliday, yet those same schools are allowing kids to put up decorations dealing with jewish, buddhist, and islamic beliefs.... I could really care less what the government does when it comes form "limiting" religion (as long as it stays out of the churches, etc) but ONLY if it does so to EVERY religion....
Are you serious? Where exactly did that happen? That sounds absolutely ridiculous.. I just can't imagine a school suspending students for saying Merry Christmas.

Kontraz Soundwave: Superior

i dont remember which school it was, but it was on the news.