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Newsgroups: net.religion
Title: Re: attempts to disguise school prayer
Article-I.D.: ihlts.134
Posted: Thu May  5 17:41:41 1983
Received: Tue May 10 00:57:10 1983


   What's wrong with a couple of minutes of silence in school?
<Same Old Tired Argument>
   Besides the fact that it implies *Christian* prayer, it takes time
out from the reason that kids are in school: education.  There
is a concept of separation of church and state, and as long as
education falls to the state, prayer has no place.
<Mildly Close-minded Flame>
   If prayer is so important to a child (and I can't imagine any
kid between the ages of 6 and 15 who believes that without the
strong prodding of parents), let him pray before school, after
school, at recess, and at lunch.  Those whose minds are still
open should be spared the ritual.
<New Question>
   But on the other hand, do schools have
an obligation to teach (currently acceptable) moral values,
and if so, are traditional religious teachings a valid way
of doing so?

	Bob "Morals? I'm still trying to learn Pascal!" Lied
	...ihnp4!ihlts!ryl	BTL Indian Hill