No Prayer In Schools

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Praying in schools. Should you or shouldn’t you? A lot of people think that it is a good thing to have in school. Other people think that it is a very bad idea. Most of the people that think it is a bad idea have either rejected all religion or just don’t care at all. The people that are in the school system and school staff have all the rights to keep or decline the right to pray and not to pray in schools. Prayer in school is not a bad thing or a good thing. There are pros and cons to the prayer in school subject. Also in the athletic word prayer is a big thing. There are a lot of players in many different sports that do pray and that don’t pray. It is the players’ choice to pray or not to pray. According to Morgan Chilson, “[t]he debate
The students just want to go to school and go home don’t want to hear about others prayers or problems when they talk to their God. Knowing that there may or may not be a God is heard for some people to comprehend. Like in the theory of evolution, Darwin never really stated if he was religious or not. Some accused him of atheism for why their religion is the way it is. Not everyone can understand that there is or isn’t a God. There is the bible to say that it is God is real, and some of the things in it have actually happened. But, what about the things that haven’t happened or won’t happen. Religion is just based on faith and trust. Not knowing for sure of anything specific. If no one has faith then they might as well be an atheist. Being an atheist comes with perks. Knowing that, that person can do whatever they want whenever they want is simply amazing. Having nobody tell you what to do at a certain time or place is the best thing possible. According to Ronald Reagan “Isn’t the real truth that they are intolerant of religion? That they refuse to tolerate its importance in our lives?” (“Pros and cons of prayer in school”). Overall the religious fight can go both ways. It can be right and alright for their God. Or it can be right and good for no God. God or no God? That is what a lot of people are trying to figure out for themselves. If there is or isn’t a “God” then people should just go on with their day as they are right now. God or no God that is going to be one of the biggest debts of life and

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