Prayer in schools

When I was in elementary school in the 60's grad 1 through 6 we have prayer every morning and there was not anybody that had a problem with it. Maybe they just didn't say anything, but I knew all of the kids and graduated with most of them. The prayer was what we did and read some Bible verses. We all went to church. I think there should be a time for prayer, not for the whole, but for the ones that want to pray. If you dont' want to pray, that's okay, too.

I'm a Christian woman, and I do not believe that everyone should pray in school. I remember there were times when I would use the moment of silence to ask God to help me make it through the day, or sometimes I would even go to the restroom to pray. Not everyone is a Christian. Someone else may have a different belief, and you can't force your religion on someone else just because you think it's right. Becaue I know for a fact, I would not let someone do that to me. Having prayer in schools would not be fair to all children. There are so may kids who are raised to beleieve differnt things. If I want my daughter to have a strong faith in God, that's something that my husband and I, church, and the people we surrond ourselves with can help her with. When she goes to school, it should be all about learning. Not religion. I respect everyone's belief, whether I agree with it or not.

Yes, there should be prayer in schools. Especially for the students and all whom have a role to play in school. I know that it is mostly needed nowadays..

I believe we all have a God given right to speak our minds. If you don't believe in prayer in school then it your right to state that. The same goes for people that do want it in schools. However I do not believe in the way most people pray. My prayers are very private and are strictly between God and Me. I don't pray for others to hear me. I learned a long time ago the strongest prayer you will ever pray is in your thoughts. You can lie to man or God with your words but you cannot do it in your thoughts. I honestly don't believe God pays all that much attention to what we say. It is too easy for Him to just look inside us and see for Himself the truth about us and how we truly feel. If the kids in school really want to pray they can in private and no one can stop them. At the same time I believe all kids where ever they are have the right to express their opinions. We all need to practice at keeping our nose out of other people's lives.