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Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools
Posted by Sara on 3/12/08

On 11/24/04, Vance wrote:
> I want to conduct a simple poll, just to see how many want
> it and don't want it. Please keep the petty bickering to
> the other topic though.
>
> Are you for or against Prayer in Public Schools?
>
> I am against.

I appreciate the guiding presence of the Constitution and would not be happy to
have my children forced to pray and guided by a teacher in prayer in school.
Prayer is a reflective act and one of choice. I remember forced prayer in school
- I'm that old - and it was not truly prayer as if it's forced, it can't be prayer.

I choose my children's spirtual mentors and spiritual counselors until they are
old enough to choose themselves. I'm not allowed to choose my children's
teachers in school but would certainly want to if those teachers were to become
prayer leaders. A moment of silence is one thing - to be forced to pray under
the guidance of a teacher or administrator is another thing entirely.

But let it be said that I took my children out of public school and enrolled them
in an indepdendent school that I chose for them and where prayer is done.

Posts on this thread, including this one

Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 11/24/04, by Vance.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 12/09/04, by Amy.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 12/21/04, by bklynteech.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 12/26/04, by Ellen.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 2/06/05, by Chase.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 2/06/05, by Totally against, but it's not my call.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 2/10/05, by anon.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 2/12/05, by anonymous.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 2/14/05, by anonymous.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 2/26/05, by anon..
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/07/05, by marilyn .
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools: AGAINST, 3/09/05, by Positive person (nfm).
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/14/05, by suzanne.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Pub. Sch.--you said it better!, 3/14/05, by Positive person.
Re: FOR prayer in public school, 7/14/05, by prayer works.
Re: FOR prayer in public school - it is not the problem, 7/16/05, by Ellen .
Re: FOR prayer in public school - it is not the problem, 8/10/05, by Dan.
Re: FOR prayer in public school - it is the problem , 8/10/05, by Ellen .
Re: FOR prayer in public school - it is the problem , 8/11/05, by Well Said! -LL.
Re: FOR prayer in public school - it is not the problem, 8/11/05, by LL.
Re: FOR prayer in public school - it is not the problem, 8/21/05, by Jose.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 9/26/05, by Sandra Howerton.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 9/27/05, by All for it, as long as the children do it privately, either.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 10/20/05, by Beasock.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 10/20/05, by Positive person.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 10/25/05, by Tiffany Taylor.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 11/09/05, by Tabby .
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools: AGAINST, 11/15/05, by johnny.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 11/17/05, by shane.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 11/17/05, by Rebekah Patton.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 11/19/05, by Ellen .
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 11/20/05, by Jose.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 11/23/05, by Ellen .
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 11/24/05, by Jose.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 11/29/05, by Ellen .
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 12/01/05, by Jose.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 12/01/05, by LL.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 12/02/05, by Jose.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 12/06/05, by Are you SURE you're all for it?.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 1/08/06, by CANADA.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 1/10/06, by Katelyn.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 1/10/06, by Katelyn.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 1/10/06, by Positive person.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 1/10/06, by Jasmine.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/06/06, by billy davidson.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/20/06, by free speech advocate.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/21/06, by A praying (in private) Christian.
Re: What type of Prayer?, 6/27/06, by Amy.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 10/22/06, by jenni.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 10/22/06, by Students probably do pray in school.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 11/20/06, by AbbyR.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 11/22/06, by Philip.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 11/26/06, by teacher.
Re: POsting, 11/26/06, by ?"???.
Re: Repeal NCLB, 11/26/06, by Please sign.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 12/17/06, by ''lomain''.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 1/18/07, by anonymous.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 1/18/07, by If prayer is allowed, anon poster, it must include all relig.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 2/13/07, by Daryl Singleton Jr..
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/14/07, by Patrick Morrison.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/14/07, by Patrick Morrison.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/14/07, by Patrick Morrison.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/14/07, by Patrick Morrison.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/14/07, by Patrick Morrison.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/14/07, by Patrick Morrison.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/14/07, by Patrick Morrison.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/14/07, by Patrick Morrison.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/14/07, by Patrick Morrison.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/14/07, by Patrick Morrison.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/14/07, by OK Patrick---.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/14/07, by Patrick morrison.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/14/07, by Patrick Morrison.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/15/07, by Patrick Morrison.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/19/07, by Not praying and happy about it!.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/20/07, by Lisa Koch.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/21/07, by Patrick Morrison.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/21/07, by Chanler S.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/21/07, by taylor payne.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 4/04/07, by tyler.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 4/18/07, by taylor payne.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 6/05/07, by AbbyR.
Re: FOR prayer in public school , 6/29/07, by Angela.
Re: FOR prayer in public school , 7/09/07, by doh.
Re: FOR prayer in public school , 7/17/07, by to angela.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 8/01/07, by andrea lindemuth.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 8/08/07, by Teresa/MD.
Re: Do't pray in my school and I won't think in your church, 11/08/07, by great statement.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 11/17/07, by Leo.
Re: P: About Prayer in Public Schools respecting others beliefs, 11/17/07, by Levy.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 11/24/07, by Serenity jordan.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 11/25/07, by Ali.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 2/20/08, by My 2 cents.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 3/12/08, by Sara.
Re: FOR prayer in public school , 5/07/08, by sru.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 7/15/08, by Alison.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 7/28/08, by Annie.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 7/29/08, by Rebekah Patton.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 9/26/08, by Kenny.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 9/26/08, by anonymous.
Re: There is NOTHING stopping anyone from praying in school, 9/26/08, by Private prayer works as well as group, public prayer.
Re: There is NOTHING stopping anyone from praying in school, 9/26/08, by Bud.
Re: Poll: About Prayer in Public Schools, 10/04/08, by prayer is awesome.

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