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Originally posted by CelticNewAger:

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Really?
In our school, they catch you
and give you detentions if they
see you wearing a star of david
or a cross. That's not exactly prayer,
but it does go against the
freedom of religion.

What type of school are you in?

I've heard of things like this. Happens in areas where the school board isn't threatened by enough parents to not get re-elected.

I believe there are official laws in France and such, where the display of any religous symbol at all is banned in public schools.

Both situations are just obscene, and grounds for some sort of uprising, ha.

Hell I go to a public school and my Football team prays after each game

My school is public, we pray with our school teams and at pep rallys and we have silent moment of prayer on the intercom every morning. WE have uniforms and I live in a small town.

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What type of school are you in?

one that sucks would be my guess celtic you can't preserve the freedom of some by lmiting that of others

That's what I was getting at.

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Hey prayer should be allowed they dont make muslims take off there head thingy (Sry if ur muslim id ont no the actual name for the head things)so why cant we pray I wouldnt care if someone else was praying about something bad but we should pray in skool

So, wearing a cross means you're praying?

Because the Muslims aren't actually practicing their religion. If (this only applies to some) they got 15 minutes from class every few hours to *pray* in the direction of Mecca, THAT would be prayer. Same with Jewish people. Some wear Yamakas (spelling?) but they aren't PRAYING.

Hey prayer should be allowed they dont make muslims take off there head thingy (Sry if ur muslim id ont no the actual name for the head things)so why cant we pray I wouldnt care if someone else was praying about something bad but we should pray in skool

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Really?
In our school, they catch you
and give you detentions if they
see you wearing a star of david
or a cross. That's not exactly prayer,
but it does go against the
freedom of religion.

What type of school are you in?

Really?
In our school, they catch you
and give you detentions if they
see you wearing a star of david
or a cross. That's not exactly prayer,
but it does go against the
freedom of religion.

I agree with zzyzx.

And my Power of Prayer club prays in a school classroom every time we meet.

Well, anyways--
Prayer is allowed in schools, ergo this thread is pointless and misinformed.

The Catholic Church came first and then it broke in to sections like Greek and Russian Orthodox as well as the Prodestant break off lead by Martin Luther this resulted in the many churhces we see today but Catholicism was there first

Wait what? I thought that Catholics, Methodist, Lutheren, etc. were all different denominations of Christianity. Protestants are all of the Christian denominations that aren't Catholic (as in all of the ones that broke off the Catholic church.) Correct me if I'm wrong.

no, no FoD all forms of christianity (like prodestants and methodists) are denominations Catholicism

.....
Catholics=Christians

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(Same thing)

No, Catholicism is a denomination or Christianity.

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Christian or Catholic.

(Same thing)

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I think prayer should be allowed in school

(...Prayer is allowed...just not teacher led.)

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(except satanism)

I know I like to start my lunch by saying a few Ave Satani's.

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except satanism

Proof?

You're a rather nice Christian, telling people to kiss your ass. What a nice example of Christian morals.

aslong as there are tests there will be prayer in school