As you know, our own little Billy (not so little, any more though) is now in the second grade. We hoped someone would sue us so we could go all the way to the supreme court and get the old devil-inspired ruling reversed. As you might have already noticed on Mr. Bartons graph, Americas moral decline rapidly accelerated following one event the U.S. Supreme Courts removal of prayer from our nations schools. The Christian Right, while advocating Christian prayers in Schools, also voted against health care for the poor; they are against bussing black kids to white schools. I lived before 1962 and I can tell you that things were different. Boston: A family sued to take the words "under God" out of the . So you think prayer should be back in school? Yes, it is the parents responsibility to teach the children about the Lord at home, however all kids are not as blessed or fortunate to be reared by God-fearing parents and guardians. School prayer in the United States if organized by the school is largely banned from public elementary, middle and high schools by a series of Supreme Court decisions since 1962. To fund these drugs, crimes had to occur. Children should have the right to meet God on their own terms. 9 in Hyde Park, New York had violated the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution by directing the districts' principals to cause the following prayer to be said aloud by each class in the presence of a teacher at the beginning of each school day: "Almighty God, we . Hey my partner and I love this info. There is just absolutely too much going on in schools for there to not be any prayer. Think about it.if we really did have our freedoms then I would not have been told that I can only hold my prayer group once a week now as oppossed to every day like we used to. Prayer was never forced when I went to school, it was a freedom of choice for a child. Lord, in our shock and confusion, we come before you. I Believe Religion Should Not be Allowed In SchoolOur Teachers These Days Anyways Are To Lazy To Do Anything To Help Us Learn About Prayer And Religion So Honestly Who Gives A Shit. Christian Schools and home school kids rate in the top 98% in college entrance exams. God bless you all. No one was ever forced to pray in school. No wonder 50 million babies have been aborted since 1973. Using the FBI data, the violent crime rate fell 49% between 1993 and 2019, with large decreases in the rates of robbery (-68%), murder/non-negligent manslaughter (-47%) and aggravated assault (-43%). Your morals, mean nothing to a person that is of another religious affiliation. August 4, 2020. As a Christian, I believe prayer affects our lives. How many religions have been founded or made off the words of one man. I have not read one statement where the difference between being a Christian and being Religious has been stated. The First Amendment was designed to keep the state out of the church, not the church out of the state. And the separation of church and state in the constitution, was so that a goverment couldnt tell a person how to worship, not the other way around. the teacher cant lead prayer. A moment of silence would not violate anyones rights or religious views. I too believed that out nation is under a great fall due taking prayer out of schools and attempting to take God out of everything we do. Open your eyes as well as your hearts. Your website has provided me with that information. I believe the demise of our schools are solely due in part to the removal of prayer in schools.When you remove God you invite everything that is wicked to come in and destroy.Removal of prayer in schools is not a violation of the third amendmant. Youre severly missing the point of those trials and using it for your own religious propaganda. I believe in evolution. the pornography capital 1. Am I right? Unlike the bible. Thank you for your time. Figure 1 shows how drastically the actual knowledge of high school students began to drop at an accelerating rate after 1962. Meaning, we should pray all the time. I think its wrong to say god is not allowed in school because he is people wear crosses. I find it funny that neither the author nor the most of commentators seem to understand the concept of separation of church and state.They seem to think their particular religion(christianity) deserve special priviledges.Secularism is fair for everyone. No wonder Hurricane Katrina smote New Orleans just before a gay rally! Students ARE allowed to pray in public schools. It is our jobs to teach the faith of our kids - why do we keep sending them to public school. God is the only True, and Living God who can answer our prayers. PS:The Creator isnt small but positive energy certainly IS. You know about 60 % of religious people that I have personally met are hypocrites they preach about this and they preach about that and then once they are done putting on there Sunday best they go home drink a fifth and beat their kids. We learned to take ourselves and each other more seriously with everything we did. my point with this story is people think its okay to be athiest, or be muslim, or satanist. Whew! Since prayer was eliminated from public schools, the quality of education has shown a steady statistical decline. Now if your scared enough and all of a sudden in what seems like coincidence, someone comes up to you and says hey you know what. But you must donate so that I can build a better platform to get the word out that I can save people you must help me you must donate and dont forget, dont do this this and this or else you will not go anywhere remotely nice when you die. the public arena . I want justice in this country to , im sick and tired of these non belivers taking my rights like they dont mean a thing, just because they are mad at GOD ,,,, we alloew them to take him away from our children , this is not right , i would say its discrimation against MY GOD, and i want something done about this.. WHO will stand up for OUR GOD , look at what he has done for us. 4 Other incidents include possession of a firearm or explosive device; possession of a knife or sharp object; distribution, possession, or use of illegal drugs or alcohol; inappropriate distribution, possession, or use of prescription drugs; and vandalism. I believe that morals is a family constructed issue. Our experiment with replacing affirmation of Gods existence with atheistic humanism has been a dismal failure. :). The significance of this ruling is that it officially removes the practice of invocation of Gods presence, power and guidance over us. For more information, see Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools in 201920: Findings From the School Survey on Crime and Safety (NCES 2022-029). Correct me if Im wrong, but doesnt taking prayer out of school allow more time for teachers to be doing their job: /teaching/ students? our country through moral School would be sued if they did not recognize every religion Can you imagine all the different requests for different days off for all the religions?just a thought. ratings companies hadnt School-associated violent deaths also include those that occurred while the victim was on the way to or from regular sessions at school or while the victim was attending or traveling to or from an official school-sponsored event. they have received their reward in full. Theyre my friends and I dont care if theyre black white Asian or freakin Mexican. } There were 2 thefts per 1,000 students recorded, compared with 1 theft per 1,000 students reported. Remember the bad things that happen and we ask GOD why? All were suspended for 3 days and my nieces mother was told to keep her daughter home until she understood that she was NOT ALLOWED to pray at school. Perceptions of Personal Safety at School and Away From SchoolStudent Reports. We will seal our eternal fates right here on Earth as this is a practice life for the eternal life to come. God forgive us . All one man has to do is get people to follow him and how does he do that. I am a christian but I attend a public, secular college university. What has been banned is teacher directed (i.e. Like you the Lord has laid upon my heart to do a petition and have folkes signing it and send it to the supreme court may be by the hand of AcLJ or centre for moral clarity ( Rod Parsely) will you help me do this? I also do not feel that prohibiting teachers from being involved in the religious meetings is right. Judging by all the comments on this page, mine will never be read. The New York school children which prompted the Engel vs. Vitale ruling had simply prayed: Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence on Thee and beg Thy blessing over us, our parents, our teachers and our nation.. And believe me when I say that it will not get better but much much worst. Id love to hear how the church is involved in speaking up for justice,acting with mercy, feeding the homeless, caring for the fatherless, working on sheltering the mentally ill, stopping human trafficking etc. here is the link..http://signon.org/sign/dear-god?source=c.url&rby=. It tells students that they are more than just a collection of chemicals and energy that happen to be occupying space and time. Its just a prayer walk which only takes a few minutes, but is so awesome, God Moves I promise! We tell our kids that the best way to witness to someone is to do the right thing all the time, even when they dont think anyone is looking. suffering from the consequences of our own Come on Brothers and Sisters in Christ! In the post- prayer years the numbers immediately began to soar. My question is whether that purpose is being served. On another note, the Courts are taking prayer out of schools in the sense that it is mandatory for everyone, not forcing it out of anyone. For doing so my life has been awesome. Why would Jehovah have a problem with that? A prayer in school should be Christian since we are founded on Christian principles but that doesnt mean it is shoved down other peoples throat either. Look, I dont want my son praying to the Eternal Spirit of whatever to Buddha. so one day this girl was in the school parking lot and waiting for her mom to get there to pick her up. As well as marriage and many other words. It is my sincere prayer that the land of the brave will return back to God and the basic principles. Please dont let the ignorance of 10 people ruin a nations well being!!! And if you choose not to see the Ten commandments in a Court house, then dont go in that Court house. For the families of those who have been killed we pray. Worse than taking the Lords sacred name in vain is treating it with contempt, denying it rightful place and stripping it from public use and even from the lips of children. If prayer is the answer, why are our jails and prisons bulging with born-agains! Some people said that a simple prayer should not be taken out of public. Of these 39 school-associated violent deaths, 10 homicides and 3 suicides were of school-age youth (ages 518, also referred to as youth in this Fast Fact).2 Considering all persons, there were 29 homicides and 10 suicides. It should be up to the parents to teach their children their belief systems. What gets me is that I was forced to pay for this FYI shouldnt we be allowed to send our children to our choice of school and not have to pay if they want to break our freedom rights? If you are told not to, you can sue as you have the right to pray. God gives us all choices and we as human beings must make the right choices because everyone doesnot get a second chance at life. But God and faith are probably present in more ways now than ever in public schools, say law and religion experts and . Adagio Overview; Examples (videos) those who wanted to participated in the prayer, and those who didnt simply sat there in silence and showed respect for those who did participate. Jesus teaching on oath-taking recorded in Matthew 5:33-37, while often misinterpreted, is actually a strong affirmation of the third commandment and a clear warning that the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain (Exodus 20:7). It is to learn and become educated and become the successful people that we all know they can be. Fifty years ago this week, on June 25, 1962, the U.S. Supreme Court declared school-sponsored prayers unconstitutional in the landmark case Engel v. Vitale. We need to get a real president with real Christian values. And if any of you are saying Well what about the belt? there is a difference between getting a belt to the butt and physically assaulting your child multiple times with your fists. Related Tables and Figures:(Listed by Release Date), Other Resources:(Listed by Release Date), Explore the Institute of Education Sciences, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS), National Household Education Survey (NHES), Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates (EDGE), National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), Career/Technical Education Statistics (CTES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS), Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Grant Program - (SLDS), National Postsecondary Education Cooperative (NPEC), NAEP State Profiles (nationsreportcard.gov), Public School District Finance Peer Search, the table on current marijuana use for all locations in the YRBSS Youth Online Data Analysis Tool, https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2021092, https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/a01?tid=200, https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/a02, https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/a06, https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/a16, https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/a15, 2022, Digest of Education Statistics 2021, Table 228.10. The school has anti bullying policies that dont work. Turn back the pages of your beautiful stories where the founding fathers started with prayer and reading the Word of God when they began their new lives in the new found lands. Your argument is breaking the Bill of Rights by infringing on the rights of those who do not wish to pray, or at the very least do not wish to pray in a public place in such a way. All you Christians go crazy over prayer not being in public schools. We are adults who can make our own decisions on religion and prayer, and do not have to agree on these issues! (Which has nothing to do with the main topic of prayer in schools in the first place.) This country was founded on Christian principles. Kids and teachers can still prayer in school. What did we ever do to deserve the bashing we get? You get bashed because you try to force your religious ideals down everyones throat. I am only praying to a loving Father, who hears my prayers and that is what matters most. More of the same is not the answer. If not, our nation will perish. As the quip goes, "As long as teachers give math . Look at the data, there is a clear correlation. doesnt that mean something? prayer should School age children face so many problems and trials and if they are of a Christian faith, they need Gods guidance and protection. It has been 50 years since the Supreme Court banned school-sponsored prayer. So dont go there. Im 13 myself and I make my own decisions by common sense and I am a proud atheist. This is awful. If we do our job right we will return to a more righteous life . Prayer should have never been taken out of Americas schools. How does that sound? I can save you I can save you from whats to come. or pray before lunch. Lets keep this going! (function($) {window.fnames = new Array(); window.ftypes = new Array();fnames[1]='NAME';ftypes[1]='text';fnames[3]='MMERGE3';ftypes[3]='text';fnames[0]='EMAIL';ftypes[0]='email';fnames[2]='ZIP';ftypes[2]='zip';fnames[4]='SIGNUP';ftypes[4]='text';fnames[5]='FNAME';ftypes[5]='text';fnames[6]='LNAME';ftypes[6]='text';}(jQuery));var $mcj = jQuery.noConflict(true); Eric Hovind grew up immersed in the world of apologetics and following college graduation in 1999, he began full-time ministry. Now we debate the morality of prayer in schools. more respect for God and for authority. It is against the law for a school official to lead a prayer. Prayer to Stop School Violence,and the Boycott SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics. O and side note all those parents that think that Angry Music & Video Games are the root of all evil and its whats causing your children to become evil and lash out at society. In my opinion, if someone wants to pray, let them. Well or country is doing that right now with legalizing same sex unions. You know this sort of thing gets to me when people think that they are right about theyre religion or topics. The Bill of Rights comes before the commandments. This would be the American Freedom of choice and Free Market Place that gives you the best product at the best price. I am studying to be a teacher and I am also a Christian, and I do not see, if there is a student led religious meeting on campus, why I would not be allowed to participate. Even the great Abraham Lincoln was an atheist. A simple prayer was banned in 1962 :Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers, and our country Do not be like Its falling apart because some people are doing their own sinful things not giving an account to God. Among America's Christian leaders, however, the response was surprisingly mixed. So, true Christians did not lift a hand to kill Muslims during the Medieval times. Just what is Calvinism? The school board doesnt meet for a month. When the post war economy slowed many were drawn to these gangs for quick money. Lamentably, moderate and liberal Muslims have been mute as there leftist ISIS and the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Hezbollah, and other Muslim terrorists groups have killed, crucified, maimed, incarcerate, and tortured thousands upon thousands of Christians in Iran, Iraq, Kurdish, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Congo, Nigeria, Pakistan, India, Phillipines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. I find that is a direct violation of freedom of speech. Americas schools have been on the decline ever-since School Prayer was removed in 1962. sins . Starting off your day with prayer seems like common sense especially with children.You lessen your chances of being attacked by demonic forces when you at least try to put on the protection of God at the start of your day. You then delve down even further into the rabbit hole by suggesting that faith be mandatory in order to hold office. . Just because you dont believe something doesnt mean it doesnt exist. Last time I checked you were supposed to let God do that kind of work. We are also Our nation is doomed to fall if we the Christians do not start to fall on our knees and humble ourselves before the Almighty God. It wouldnt be bothersome if a group of students got together and collectively said a prayer, so long as it doesnt disrupt class-time (so it takes place during homeroom or between classes) and isnt loud or being forced on others. Even though the violent crime rate has . You believe that because our nation was built on Christian Principles is the only proof you need to validate the bringing of prayer back to public schools. Jeremiah 1:12! Only Christianity offers a sinless Savior in the Lord Jesus Christ whose life, teachings, and example show the true character of God. Box 138030, Now I understand that there is GOOD and BAD in everything. What a hypocritical message we send to our children when we allow laws to be passed which limit the free expression of speech in public by banning public prayer in classrooms. effect on our whole economy . Of Course, in the letter, we protested that we NEED God in schools! 3 Every 10 years, the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) sample is redesigned to reflect changes in the population. There were 8 other incidents per 1,000 students recorded, compared with 4 other incidents per 1,000 students reported. Your problem here is the first amendment either you allow it for everyone, or you allow it for nobody. People always want to simple explanations for complex problems. I dont want to listen to my classmates pray. It does not surprise me that the more religious a country is, the more social ills it will have. When my niece was in 5th grade, she and four of her friends, sat down in a circle on the playground one day, held hands, bowed their heads, and prayed before lunch. Saturday is not just enough anymore. It is not up to Atheists to dis-prove a God. I wrote an article entitled Put Prayer Back. Students can, however, pray in school, as long as it doesnt interfere with the main function: teaching children. America needs to realize that it has suffered enough and it is TIME to get this nation back to its high standards..ONE NATION UNDER GOD! Overall crime on the rise. No one on the face of the earth gets to determine the value of any person (including himself/herself). The details learned during the interviews can occasionally change the classification of a case. We never had a jew as a president. And we have reduced it to nothing. 2 Serious violent incidents include rape or attempted rape, sexual assault other than rape, physical attacks or fights with a weapon, threat of physical attacks with a weapon, and robbery with or without a weapon. Prayer is an action which proclaims that life is more than saving the environment or accumulating wealth. We all have choices if you made yours to stay out or religion or Christianity then that is up to you. Anyone can pray in school that can never be stopped but for a country to ban such a thing shows that our nation is not right with God! You are even allowed to create after school prayer groups if you like. As a student in a public school, I can honestly say Im saddened by the amount of people who diss God and who dont believe. Im only 16, but this topic is helping me get a firmer grasp of my faith as I am about to recieve the sacrament of Confirmation! We have to stand tall for Jesus, otherwise everything might be in vain! Matthew 6: Thanks in advance! Forcing your religion on someone else is wrong and if your faith is not strong enough to withstand any of the statements above without you becoming frustrated or enraged, then maybe you should visit your local religious establishment and pray for open mindedness and patience. The true Christians of the Middle Ages (Medieval times) were not those supposedly serving as soldiers or knights in the Crusade armies. In the wake of the children's massacre in Conn., our mens Bible study has decided that its time for us to get God back inside the schools and the classroom. It is an entirely detrimental issue when such perversions are shoved down the throats of children K-12. MASH (1970) Error: please try again. HE should be EVERYWHERE!!!! Being only 10 years old, she did not understand what she did WRONG. crime rate since prayer was taken out of schools. Ready? If you cant afford it, then go to church. Former Secretary of Education, William Bennet, revealed in his cultural indexes that between 1960 and 1990 divorce doubled, teenage pregnancy went up 200 . Romans 1 states that people will know there is a God by what they see in creation, but what most kids are not able to understand, and I believe is the reason for so much suicide among our students is that without a God and heaven and hell, kids make choices to end life thinking their life on this earth is all that there is. This does not completely solve the problem, but certainly Gods Shield of Protection over our children would not only benefit each of us but our nation as a whole. Rev. but yet we can as simple is pray before every class. Just know He will judge the wicked. In 2019, about 22 percent of students in grades 912 reported using marijuana at least 1 time during the previous 30 days (ranging from 10 percent in Utah to 29 percent in the District of Columbia).11,12 This included about 8 percent of students who reported using marijuana 1 or 2 times during the previous 30 days, 10 percent who reported using marijuana 3 to 39 times during the previous 30 days, and 4 percent who reported using marijuana 40 or more times during the previous 30 days. Really? Note that the figure jumps drastically after the Supreme Courts Roe vs. Wade decision which made abortion legal in the U.S. After prayer was taken out of schools pregnancies increased 187% in the last 15 years. It did not rule impartially, but rather it ruled against God. and God has been sending us warnings with all these tornados, wild fires, earthquakes his shake up is just starting. This is preferable to all religions, be it Catholic, Episcopalian, Islam, Judaism, Atheism, and Protestant. If you like the articles on this website, you may also like: P.O. only God himself can turn this world around and i believe He is tired of all the corruption caused by man. The same was true for serious violent incidents7 (25 vs. 14 percent), thefts8 (32 vs. 15 percent), and other incidents9 (57 vs. 36 percent). The change to virtual schooling and the adjusted school year may have impacted the data collected by the School Survey on Crime and Safety. Im a witness to it. Yeah, cause kids in public schools are all Christian all right, none have different religons, Favoritism, thats the way to go. Results of not being taught the Ten Commandments.
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