but there is the problem of implicit approval. Using the school as an example, if a teacher or a principal leads a prayer in front of the class or school assembly what does that say to the students? That whatever the invoked deity is the official one. The authority figure does not have to say such, but it is there.
I have no problems with prayer, I just would prefer it done like Christ originally suggested, at home, in private. On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 12:42 PM, Kris Sisk <[email protected]> wrote: > You make a good point. I admit I've never thought of it quite that way. > > On the other hand our leaders should be able to at least say a personal > prayer whether they're in session or not. Maybe said prayers should be > silent, but they should definately be allowed. Just because they're in > leadership positions doesn't rob them of their right to practice their > religion. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:317981 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
