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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the constitution or laws of any state to the contrary notwithstanding.
What happen to Separation of Church vs State?
Originally posted by drwizardphd
reply to post by bozzchem
Do we really need prayer in school?
Let's keep prayer in church. The fact is when you say a Christian prayer in a public setting, you're basically excluding anyone who isn't Christian. It's simply not appropriate in an educational setting.
Originally posted by buster2010
reply to post by muzzleflash
What happen to Separation of Church vs State?
This is separation of church and state. The school is government property.
Originally posted by muzzleflash
So when you are eating a hamburger in public, that is basically excluding me. I sit there and starve and watch sad.
We should ban you from eating a burger in public. It's not fair to the rest of us.
Originally posted by muzzleflash
You do NOT HAVE the right to CENSOR anyone.
Originally posted by drwizardphd
That's a really silly comparison and you know it.
The school is a public institution. High school students from other denominations should be able to attend their graduation ceremony without being bombarded with religious speech they may or may not take offense to.
Will everyone really go to Hell if we have a secular education system? Something tells me the opponents of this would feel differently if this was a ban on "Islamic Prayer".
Originally posted by drwizardphd
Originally posted by muzzleflash
You do NOT HAVE the right to CENSOR anyone.
Censorship is perfectly rational in certain situations. A public school is one of them.
Would you disagree so vehemently if the school said that nobody could use swear words during the commencement ceremony? What about a ban on nudity? Hate speech?
The principle is exactly the same. If speech is offensive, it has no place in a public school. Believe it or not, many people find prayer offensive. The only way to be fair is to cover all religions, or pray to none.