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Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: NO

"That sounds to me like you're against praying with people of other religions. Or am I crazy?"So you think "I never felt comfortable" = 'I am against'? Not very smart. Sounds to ME like you just saw an opportunity to call me closed minded. And I was trying to agree with you in the first place. Jerk.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

Just because I'm right, and you agree, doesn't make you right. Sorry, I'm not the jerk here.I think you should embrace diversity, and that was the spirit of my post. I disagree with being both "against" and "uncomfortable" with embracing othersSo shove it. You're really being a douche today.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: No

"I think you should embrace diversity"No. I don't think kids should have to learn to pray in other religions at school. It's a waste of time and very messy. It would make a lot of people uncomfortable. It's a stupid idea and thankfully it will never happen.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

Then you don't really agree with my post at all, do you? So what is your problem?
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: No

I agreed with this part:"If it is a teacher led prayer session involving the entire, or part of the class and only one religion? Hells NO! For many of the same reasons listed above.If it is a single child praying as a result of his own faith. Heck yeah." That is all.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

You did not specify that at all. I'm not psychic. Your failure to make specifications is your own damn fault.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: YES

You are right, I should have quoted that and said I agreed with it.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

This Country Was Suppose To Be FREE and We Are ONE nation Under GOD! And i think We should be Able to pray in the mornin .. my school which is public we pray in the mornin in a circle for the day and people.. And we did have a Boy who Was muslim And he Got Saved And His Whole Family Did Too!!!! And if someone who may have troubles in there life ask my friends and I to pray for them and we start praying for them ....What's wrong with that ... how are we offending Anyone ?? i mean its not like we are screaming in someones face that their religion is wrong... if you dont wanna pray with the us you dont have to.... AND If You really Wanna To But A lable on Me Just put "JESUS FREAK" Cause I LOVE JESUS!!!
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

That's a great story...... I agree with you 100 percent!Amen!
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

School Prayer? If you mean a regulated interval dedicated to prayer, than no.But if you just mean someone's right to free speech and freedom of practice, than yes. A student has the right to pray when ever they want where ever they want. This is America, land of the free.Plus, you have to consider how many times a student does pray in school. Maybe before a test or on Friday when a school game is going to come up. you can't really just eliminate prayer.And if you want to say (in their heads) than you're once again eliminating the right to free speech. Public Sector does not mean "Constitutional rights do not apply". If anything, the Public Sector is the ONLY place where Constitutional Rights can not be infringed upon. In a private sector, the rights you are given are determined by the owner of that private sector. In a public sector, the rights are "God" given (Constitutional).
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

Yes school prayer should be allowed in schools! im christian, i pray all the time at school, there are also a considerable amount of other religions at my school and they are free to pray as well. I think think that the prayer of other faiths shouldnt have an afffect on the faith of someone else because if you truly beleive in your religion than you wouldnt be foolish enough to let a simple parayer inturpt you and your god/s.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

If you want to pray, pray.Just because I feel it's a waste of time doesn't mean I'll force you to stop. =/
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

I think it should be allowed. If you don't want to pray then don't. But there are people that need blessing from Christian like us.. If we can not pray, Then your just wanting us to come down to your level. I think this should be ALLOWED with out a doubt!
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

Preach It Brother......!! I support ya!!! Unlike theses other People.......
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

there is no good reason why prayer shouldn't be allowed in school you should definatly be allowed to because if yo are christian that means that 5/7 days a week you can't pray, imagine that! you obviously be allowed to pray in school but wether you should have to is another matter...........................
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

Certainly, there are many existing Christian schools that also teach theology and creationism. A government mandate should not be able to prevent these schools from practicing what all students attending support and engage in. As for non-Christian schools, there is no reason for them to have a school prayer in the first place.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

It should be allowed but not enforced!
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

Absolutely. Like Jake said, why shouldn't it be allowed? But it shouldn't be forced upon students, like jessald is describing.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

Except for what can be equated to only the must fundamental form of persecution, there is no reason why the right to worship and pray should be barred in schools. Should public schools have students pray as a class? As a Christian, I can honestly say no at this point in American history because, from an insider perspective this is forcing one's faith unto others and that, in my most deeply experiential opinion on this matter, drives people away in droves. As an American, I can say that it infringes on a person's equally important right to NOT worship (even that is, in my opinion, God-given). Times of prayer should be allowed to individuals or groups of students (or staff, for that matter) for freedom's sake, forcible participation should be discouraged for the sake of my savior's kingdom. To bar those rights is nothing short of persecution.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

Yes it should be allowed in school. I pray all the time in school before I have a test I pray to God to help me past the test. Or when I am in trouble I pray to God for wisdom on what to do in this situation.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

The allowance of a period of silence in which students can pray has no moral, ethical, or legal challenge.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

If it is an private school, then of course. That was easy
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

Today it seems people choose to abide by no faith. The fools and incompetent attitude toward religion is beginning to devour the world. And slowly but surly,people will abandon it completely.Schools have one objective... to bestow as much knowledge and understanding on all its students as possible. How is it supposed to succeed in this task without involving something with deep symbolic meaning and a method of obtaining inner piece.Prayer should be allowed in all places, and to all who disagree, you are simply very narrow minded and unable to accept other people's culture. When people talk about gays or blacks, people today shun the idea of them not being allowed in society. Yet when people talk about something that has been around and accepted in the world long before gays and blacks were, they almost immediately dismiss it.With all due respect, what the hell is the matter with you people...
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

It should not be prohibited to pray in the schools. We should not make everyone Pray. On the other hand we should allow the students who want to pray to do as they wish. There should be some limitations on them.Students who worship will not be allowed to miss classes, or have their worship as an excuse. But basically, I support this idea because everyone has their own choice and should be free to make them.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

Kids should be able to practice their religion anywhere they want. First Amendment, peoples!
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: YES

i think that anyone who has a problem with it just just shut the hell up about it and leave the subject alone, our country was created origionaly for one reason, religious freedom and when the government says that we cant bring bibles to school i say bull shit. they are taking our rights away and were ok with it but once they touch religion it stops there. praying in school is good. christianity is the true religion and budism and greek and muslim is all fake drunk dude stories passed down through generations. theyll be the ones to see the devil. i wont be meeting them anytime soon.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: YES

The questions asks if prayer should be allowed in Schools.. to answer the question the appropriate answer has to be yes. Its the same reason the dollar bill says "In God we Trust" You're gonna trust in a God who you very kids shouldn't communicate to. Do you not see a very clear an evident plan? What do you mean should prayer be allowed in schools by extension you are asking " Should children be allowed to communicate with the one who created them?" Why don't you ask the question, "Should children be allowed to take to their parents?"Why does it take a 17 year old boy to tell you that you're asking an obvious question.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: YES

It's fine because it will be allowed for a long time.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: YES

It is allowed by a student who is about ready to take an exam.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: YES

you should not pray in school because if you pray in school then you will get introuble.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: No

Not only should the prayers of Christian disciples be not heard in schools, they should not be heard in a non-private setting.These include: Schools, Churches, Synagogues, Television, street corners and every place that is not private.Saith who:And when thou prayest, thou shall not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily, I say unto you, they have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.-Jesus Christ (Mathew 6:5-6 KJV)Now, Jesus Christ, the lord of Christianity, is not suggesting his disciples ought to pray in private. He commands that they pray in private. So, is it not curious that Christians seem to be the most vocal about prayer in school, but yet the Lord of their faith has commanded them to go into a closet and shut the door when they pray? Whose ‘will’ be done on Earth as it is in heaven?
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

Are we supposed to let the bible dictate public school policy, now?The question is whether "school prayer" (a curiously ambiguous term) should be allowed in schools, not whether Christians should pray in schools.To answer the question:If "school prayer" is meant to be individual prayer that doesn't interrupt the normal flow of courses (ie, students aren't gathering in the back to pray instead of paying attention in class), then I don't think the school should have the authority to prevent it.If "school prayer" is meant to be school-sponsored prayer, or mandatory prayer, then it should certainly not be allowed.In short, schools should not dictate or interfere with the religious practice to their students, save when that practice directly conflicts with educational activities.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: No

Are we supposed to let the bible dictate public school policy, now?Red-herring question! My argument doesn’t assert the bible is an authority to affect the policy of public schools. My argument is predicated upon the expected behavior of Christians as taught in the bible. Are you suggesting that public school policy should dictate Christian behavior regarding prayer? Would it bother you if Christians refused to pray in school? The question is whether "school prayer" (a curiously ambiguous term) should be allowed in schools, not whether Christians should pray in schools.I adeptly avoided the problem that has ensnared you. I did not speak as though I am the Lord of a religion, and because of such I will not dictate to any person where, when, why, and in what manner people shall pray to their gods!!!!!!! But, if you feel as though that you are a lord of religion and the authority rests upon you to dictate to the believers in god when, where, and how they shall pray to their gods, then knock yourself out.However, I attested to the words of the Lord of the Christian faith and his position on public prayer. Who am I to feign authority to determine when and where another person should and should not pray? I indeed answered the question of this debate, and I went so far to establish a religious objective.If "school prayer" is meant to be individual prayer that doesn't interrupt the normal flow of courses (ie, students aren't gathering in the back to pray instead of paying attention in class), then I don't think the school should have the authority to prevent it.If "school prayer" is meant to be school-sponsored prayer, or mandatory prayer, then it should certainly not be allowed.In short, schools should not dictate or interfere with the religious practice to their students, save when that practice directly conflicts with educational activitiesFrom whom have you derived the just authority to determine the place of prayer of 300+religions?(Don’t think I am attacking you.)
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

My argument doesn’t assert the bible is an authority to affect the policy of public schoolsIt absolutely does. The question is "Should school prayer be allowed in schools". This is a question of school policy in general, which includes public school policy. Your answer is that it should not, and the reason you give is that the bible instructs Christians to pray privately. Thus, you are suggesting that a biblical command should dictate public school policy; ie, that school prayer should not be allowed on the grounds that public prayer is prohibited by the bible.Are you suggesting that public school policy should dictate Christian behavior regarding prayer?I am not suggesting that school policy should dictate behavior regarding prayer at all, save only that they should prohibit it when it directly interferes with the educational activities of the school.Would it bother you if Christians refused to pray in school?No. If you had bothered to read my post for content, you would have seen that I am against enforced prayer, but for allowed prayer. You seem unable to distinguish between the two.From whom have you derived the just authority to determine the place of prayer of 300+religions?I have no such authority, nor have I claimed such. I am speaking to a "should", not a "must", and my position is precisely that schools shouldn't be determining this. That is, that the only time a school should be restricting prayer is when that prayer is directly interfering with education which is the school's mandate.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

You seem to be under the delusion that using technical terms makes you correct.You’ve assumed that the question implies “public”, school “policy” regarding prayer.I've assumed it means what it asks. The question is whether school prayer should be allowed in schools. The bodies which have authority to determine what is allowed in schools are schools and the bodies which regulate them. Thus, the question is whether these bodies should allow school prayer, which is directly a question of school policy. These are English words which you should know.The part about public schools is pertinent on the grounds that the question is general, which means it entails the policy of public schools as a subset of the policies to which it applies. Regardless, my comment about public schools was directed at your own comment on this regard, which was universal and so did explicitly entail public school policy.You assert that school policy should not dictate Christian behavior regarding prayer, at all, which is a universal predication. Then in your next sentence you quickly establish an exception to the universal predication. Those two sentences contradict each other.The statements don't contradict each other; the second just modifies the first by introducing an exception. That is, you are mistaken in assuming that first statement is independent of the second. There is no more a contradiction than there is in the statement "Excepting only the Sun, stars are located outside of our solar system."You asserted no position that is applicable to a Christian’s refusal to prayer in school.I said that I asserted no position that is applicable to a Christian's refusal to pray in school. Let me make it more explicit for you: I do not believe a school should be able to force or forbid prayer by students. If a student does not wish to pray in school, they should not be forced to do so.Consider this rebuttal an exercise in logic;I would if you seemed capable of grasping the fundamental principles thereof.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: No

On the morrow at my leisure, I will take the time to torment myself by responding to this non-sense. And until that time I leave the following retort:If the terms I have chosen are too technical for you, then it is clear to me that your ignorance of refutation negates a logical discourse betwixt you and I. (You really know how to compound your fallacies, and thereby only provide additional ammunition for me to further evidence your ignorance of refutation, ignoratio elenchi. I hope you realize that I have already judged this discourse as an act of futility!
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: No

Name both the subject of the question and the predicate of the subject.Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools? Subject:Predicate:
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: No

The question is whether "school prayer" (a curiously ambiguous term) should be allowed in schoolsSchool prayer is and always has been allowed, it has never been disallowed. What is not allowed is school SPONSORED prayer, that is to say that teachers cannot ask children to pray. Children are allowed to pray on their own if they so choose, but the school cannot enforce it.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

"Now, Jesus Christ, the lord of Christianity, is not suggesting his disciples ought to pray in private. He commands that they pray in private"If you notice, Jesus exposed the motive behind the religious leaders' public prayer, "And when thou prayest, thou shall not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men". The motive was the heart of the matter not the act of prayer itself. That is, it was not directed to God, but for people to see them. Secondly, Jesus would not have denounced public prayer for the following reasons:1. Jesus Himself prayed publicly: (Luke 10:21, 22; John 11:41, 42) If it was public prayer being denounced, He would have being confronted for the very same act. 2. Standing in the synagogues was the usual manner: (Mark 11:25) Therefore, it was not the hour of prayer that Jesus condemned, (its usual manner: standing in the synagogue), but the wrong motive.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: No

I am more than willing to counter your argument. But, before I do, would you care to take an opportunity to reconsider your argument as a refutation and a negation of my argument? For I can immediately use every verse you submitted as evidence to validate my argument. Consider this invitation as an act of mercy. (I am granting you an opportunity to correct yourself before I am compelled to shine a light upon the errors of your assertions.)
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: yes

"I am more than willing to counter your argument. But, before I do, would you care to take an opportunity to reconsider your argument as a refutation and a negation of my argument? For I can immediately use every verse you submitted as evidence to validate my argument. Consider this invitation as an act of mercy. (I am granting you an opportunity to correct yourself before I am compelled to shine a light upon the errors of your assertions.)"Lawman, I am a student of the Bible. That is, I do not claim to have all the answers and if I do not know the answer, if there is something that I overlooked on prayer, than I'll be more than willing to investigate and to do further research. But, there is both public and private prayer. There is a difference between them. Therefore, I will not negate my prayer life, private or public, period.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: No

Are you therefore awaiting my counter argument? Or shall I await your response after you have further studied the text you cited?I too am a student of the bible, but I am also,probably, thousands of hours ahead of you. What say you?
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: No

May I make a suggestion? I have no issue when it comes to engaging in a "dialogue", but when a person emphasizes "blow the trumpet" of how much they know, than it really kinda makes an individual not want to read what that person writes. Why?, how it is coming across because I notice how you are doing that with other postings. A good debater knows that. If you do, that is great and I respect that. But, I changed my mind because of that impression.
Debate: Should School Prayer Be Allowed In Schools?
Side: No

Blow the trumpet?Are you suggesting that I act as though I am a debate hustler, sort of like a pool hustler hides his experience in order to snare the less experienced pool player?Remember: the debate is not about who has more experience; the purpose of the debate is to learn the truth. Are you attempting to win debates or are you attempting to acquire truth? I am still awaiting someone to prove that my arguments are validly false. (I have been wrong about much, but the time has come when I am no longer as dull-minded as I once was. And perhaps someone can challenge my assertions better than I have.)