His assertions appeared in a column by Don Feder, a syndicated columnist with The Boston Herald . Prager's rejoinders are the very reason state-sponsored school prayer is unconstitutional. We don't need an amendment. Fans at a ball game can sing the National Anthem any time. We sing it publicly to make a patriotic statement.
School prayer makes a philosophic statement and symbols are important.
A prayer recited at the start of congressional sessions doesn't make legislators more spiritual. In order to give something social significance, it must be publicly affirmed. School prayer affirms the importance of God to our civilization. It compels students to take note that this society deems God important. The Pledge of Allegiance probably makes Jehovah's Witnesses uneasy.