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A) That was likely not written by a 15 year old. It is possible, but unlikely
B) It is in no way at all illegal to pray in class. Never has been, never will be. Any student can pray, silently or aloud (provided he is not a disturbance to the class), and even invite other students to pray with him or her at any time. The school, however, cannot organize prayer sessions for all its students. So the entire point of the 'new school prayer' is worthless.

The sorry thing is that students are often shunned by classroom authorities. I don't know if this is a problem in other areas of the country, but even I got shit a few years ago for prayin in class before the AIMS.

From students, or from school administrators?

School personnel (Teacher and 'Director')

Were you praying loudly, or silently?

Silently.. But I was setting a bad example to my fellow students.... " "

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Originally Posted by Atrusino (Post 3965423)

The problem with that thought is that you'll always have human instinct getting in the way.. If you leave it in, the Christians are happy, but the Mormans, Jewish, and Atheists are ticked.. You take it out, the Atheists are happy, but the Christians, Mormans and Jewish are ticked.. You put a fkin (no offence intended) Star of David ont he flag, the Jewish are happy, but the Atheists, Christians and Mormans are pissed.. There is a bible in almost every hotel room in this (seemingly) God forsaken country.. Why? There are crosses in front of houses and state buildings alike all accross the country.. A large portion of Government parties pray before elections and during critical times.. Religion is here.. You can't stop it.. Just as you can't stop the fuel economy and global warming, you can't stop it.

All the more reason to take a neutral stance, NO religious endorsement of any kind in schools. Let the parents and children decide for themselves.

As for your state buildings being covered with religious stuff, that's just a product of (willful) ignorance really, since the people authorizing their placement apparently didn't know what their own country is about.

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Originally Posted by Atrusino (Post 3967074)

Silently.. But I was setting a bad example to my fellow students.... " "

How so? You can do whatever you want as long as it does not infringe upon the rights of others. Granted there are seperate school rules which must be followed, but they certainly can't force you not to pray if you aren't being disruptive.

my school stills says the pledge with "under god", nothing has changed here, if people dont want to say they wont, and allot of kids dont bother to even stand during the pledge, so it wouldnt change much if they did take it out

i see no reason to keep it in the pludge, it was started during the cold war, its not something that has been there since the dawn of the nation or anything like that

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Originally Posted by Roaming East (Post 3966243)

Praise the lord and pass the ammunition brother

It's more like pass the lord and praise the ammunition. ;)