I think i agree with all of this. > Generally, it's unconstitutional if the school sponsors or encourages > it, but if the students do it by themselves, it's OK. This has been > applied to in-school prayer groups, prayer before football games, etc. > > Part of the reason is that by initiating such activities, the school is > more or less implying that they are "right". Part of the problem, which > is actually a more important issue to me, is that having the school > handbook say that kids can refuse to participate isn't the same as them > not being treated differently if they don't. Again, I'm speaking from > experience. > > Just to clarify my position, I have nothing agains voluntary prayer in > schools, so long as it's student-initiated and led. In fact, in high > school, I used to go to a friend's prayer group during lunch, just > because it was a quiet and peaceful place to sit and eat and read or > think. > > --Ben. >
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