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iandhr

(6,852 posts)
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 04:52 PM Feb 2016

The Case For And Against Prayer In Public Schools

As it continues to be a hot-button issue for lawmakers, here are the cases for and against allowing prayer in public schools:

FOR

Students’ vocabulary expanded to include “tresspasses,” “apostolic,” “prodigal,” “fiery wrath”
Genuflecting satisfies daily physical activity requirement
Hypocritical for schools to ban prayer while promoting secular magic such as chemistry and earth science
Might stave off God’s righteous annihilation of America a little longer
Gives teachers one goddamn minute of peace and quiet
AGAINST

Mandated prayer creates hostile environment for the hellbound
Time spent mindlessly regurgitating invocations could be spent mindlessly regurgitating standardized test material
Irresponsible to trust untrained children with the immense, fearsome power of prayer
Underfunded schools lack resources to provide every student with own rattlesnake to handle
Would require some real constitutional gymnastics to exclude non-Christian prayers


http://www.theonion.com/article/case-and-against-prayer-public-schools-52405

Did you expect The Onion here?

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The Case For And Against Prayer In Public Schools (Original Post) iandhr Feb 2016 OP
"Underfunded schools lack resources to provide every student with own rattlesnake to handle." longship Feb 2016 #1
Yeah, and if you try to go cheap on the snakes... Jerry442 Feb 2016 #2
They'll all bite the God fearing, and otherwise. longship Feb 2016 #3
Yeah - and then THIS'll happen! COLGATE4 Feb 2016 #4
When I was in Grade School, yortsed snacilbuper Feb 2016 #5
3rd grade my teacher led the class in prayer for Joseph jwirr Feb 2016 #6
One nation, under...... Gabi Hayes Feb 2016 #7
LOL! That was great. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Feb 2016 #10
thanks for the laugh ;) mgmaggiemg Feb 2016 #8
I grew up on Long Island in the 60's and early to mid 70's. phylny Feb 2016 #9
The second to last one isn't quite right jmowreader Feb 2016 #11

longship

(40,416 posts)
1. "Underfunded schools lack resources to provide every student with own rattlesnake to handle."
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 05:05 PM
Feb 2016

Perfect Onion satire. Absolutely perfect, albeit highly venomous.

Jerry442

(1,265 posts)
2. Yeah, and if you try to go cheap on the snakes...
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 05:20 PM
Feb 2016

...you end up with those imported Pagan ones that'll bite the God-fearing anyway.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)
6. 3rd grade my teacher led the class in prayer for Joseph
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 08:11 PM
Feb 2016

McCarthy the day he died. I do not know what her intentions were but I can tell you this: my parents were furious. They said she should have led a prayer of thanksgiving for his death.

Not to mention our religion does not pray for the dead.

phylny

(8,380 posts)
9. I grew up on Long Island in the 60's and early to mid 70's.
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 09:21 PM
Feb 2016

We had a mix of Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish families. We never prayed in school. So I grew up with the knowledge that there was no organized prayer in school. However, here in Virginia, I wonder if there WAS prayer in school in the 60's/70's or before. Anyone know?

jmowreader

(50,559 posts)
11. The second to last one isn't quite right
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 10:50 PM
Feb 2016

Schools will not "provide every student with their own rattlesnake." Don't be silly.

They'll put it on the School Supplies List the kids get at the beginning of the season: "Please bring to school all these things by tomorrow: 300-sheet pack of filler paper, box of pencils, 24-count box of crayons, venomous snake at least three feet long but NO COBRAS..."

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