Religion in Public Schools Essay -- Prayer in Public Schools

Religion in SchoolJuliana It is 700. Time to get up, utter my sister Jessica every Wednesday morning during our high school years. We got up precedent than usual those Wednesday mornings for FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes). FCA was held in the classroom of my social studies teacher who was as well the instructor of FCA. I never realized how lucky I was to harbour an organized religious group at my high school until I talked to some friends from other schools. I was then given a hear of the reality of holiness in school in overall nightspot in the United States. Growing up in a teeny-weeny town lacking diversity in righteousnesss, I did not escort the big picture that religion in schools is an issue. In order to give away what it was truly like to be exposed to the issue of religion in school I talked to three college students who graduated from large high schools. eyepatch talking to them I realized many religious privileges I took for given at my school. For instance, these students could not arrange Christmas break because it was related to Jesus. Instead they had to say winter break. They simply did not come Easter break because the pass was related to Christ. After interviewing my friends about religion in their schools I study there is controversy on the subject. Neiberger proposalPrayer does not endure in classrooms (1996), states Ami Neiberger, a familiar relations programmer. Neiberger considers request at public school to violate the branch amendment. Her strongest argument is saying state and religion should stay separate. This means the state should not have control of religion when it is present in school. Neiberger also does not think it is appropriate for prayer to take place at public sch... ...have to disagree with her main proposal. She does have good arguments to support her thoughts, but removing religious freedoms from school would be foetid to those students who want to practice their religion openly. Keeping religion in schools allows us as students to practice the freedoms that were given to us. ReferencesBarton, D. (2002). Solving the pledge of allegiance controversy. Wallbuilders. Retrieved November 2, 2003, from http//www.wallbuilders.com/resources/ hunting/ detail.php?ResourceID=67Legal Information Institute. First amendment an overview. New York. Cornell Law School. Retrieved November 2, 2003, from http//www.law.cornell.edu/topics/first amendment.html Neiberger, A. (1996). Prayer does not belong in school. Retrieved October 30, 2003, from http//www.alligator.org/edit/issues/96-sumr/960523/d2ami23.htm