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Opinion: Because some liberal people don't believe in God and they would rather not hear about him. The ACLU got its nose bent out of shape and believes that everyone should adhere to their "democratic" rules and regulations, regardless of their personal and/or religious beliefs.
AlsoPrayer IS allowed in schools. The school simply cannot FORCE students to pray.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 13y agoPrayer in schools is not a violation of the First Amendment so long as it is voluntary and not coerced.
However, the Supreme Court has ruled that public schools cannot lead students in prayer or organize other activities that endorse religion. According to the court, doing so would constitute a violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment which states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion". Numerous cases have been argued before the court about what constitutes coercion as well as whether a specific religious activity is truly voluntary.
In 2000, for example, the court ruled in Santa Fe Independent School District v. Jane Doe that public schools cannot provide a forum for student led-prayer to be broadcast over the public address system prior to an athletic event even when the choice to engage in the prayer and who would lead it was made by the students. The court has stated over the years that the establishment clause must prohibit schools from engaging in behavior that promotes religion (or one religion over another) because students of high school age and younger are impressionable and have not yet necessarily formed their own independent belief systems.
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∙ 8y agoThe United States constitution stipulates separation of state and religion; it also requires freedom of religion, providing the same freedom of religion for all citizens regardless of their belief. Even strongly religious jurists feel bound to enforce the constitution as they see it.
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∙ 12y agoTo overly simplify: Because the US Constitution prohibits the state (government) from interfering with or encouraging participation in any religion.
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∙ 11y agoIt isn't.
It is illegal for the school to make students pray or practice religion. Students are free to practice religion and pray on their own as they wish.
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What amendment banned prayer from the school?
The First Amendment Establishment Clause has been used to ban organized prayer in public schools.
Which amendment would make prayer before lunch illegal?
The First Amendment
The debate about prayer in school is a debate about?
the First Amendment
Which amendment prohibits federal government from having prayer meetings in a courthouse?
The first amendment.
Which amendment would make mandatory prayer before lunch illegal?
The first amendment.
Why were the Hollywood 10 blacklisted?
They felt the hearings were a violation of the First Amendment.
Is prayer in schools unconstitutional according to the US Supreme Court?
Yes and no. The US Supreme Court says organized prayer in public schools is a violation of the First Amendment Establishment Clause, because schools are supported by taxpayer dollars. Taxpayer money comes from the government, the government is constitutionally prohibited from "establishing" religion, and public schools are an agent of the government.Organized prayer in schools established, run and supported by private or religious institutions is acceptable.Individuals have a right to pray privately wherever they want to - even in public schools, as guaranteed by the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.For more information on the Supreme Courts view on prayer in public schools, see Related Questions, below.
Do you think that prayer in public schools is permitted or disallowed by the establishment clause and/or the free exercise clause of the First Amendment?
Yes, it should be under the freedom of speech and freedom of religion.
Do you agree with the democratic-republicans that the alien and sedition acts were a violation of the first amendment?
Yes!!
Do you agree with the democratic republican that alien and sedition acts were a violation of the first amendment?
Yes!!
What does organized prayer in public school violate?
Organized prayer in public school violates the First Amendment Establishment Clause.
Prayer in school violates what clause?
Private prayer in school is allowed under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Institutional prayer is forbidden under the same amendment--freedom of religion is to be respected, and there should be no governmental establishment of religion.
