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[wombat2u2004]

Loved your post Goodnow, thanks for sharing.
I'm not for or against any religion but it seems that a simple humatarian christian prayer for our friends and neighbors wouldn't hurt start the day off on the right foot. We are all humanitarians and christians, so what's the harm?

There is no harm in the majority (Christians) practicing this at the start of each schoolday. I did it when I was young, and it certainly never hurt me, it probably shaped me into the law abiding and moral person I am today.
The Freedom of Religion section contained within the Constitution (both yours and ours), gives that right to every person of every religion.
So whats the big deal in doing what is right ??? I'm sure we allow other persons of other religions to do the same.
What next ???? Are new immigrants going to be offended by your flag ???
Would you consider changing that to suit the political correct ???
Wom

[lady_zana]

It was founded as a nation of religious freedom.

Hehehehehe....we weren't really founded on Religious Freedom....the Puritians wanted freedom for THEIR religion, not anyone elses......

That said, most of the Founding Fathers were not Christian so much as Deists.

There is no harm in the majority (Christians) practicing this at the start of each schoolday. I did it when I was young, and it certainly never hurt me, it probably shaped me into the law abiding and moral person I am today.

I never had prayer in school and I'm a law-abiding citizen. My parents took me to Mass every Sunday. I feel this is the way it should be - teaching religion should be the parents choice, not the schools.

The Freedom of Religion section contained within the Constitution (both yours and ours), gives that right to every person of every religion.
So whats the big deal in doing what is right ??? I'm sure we allow other persons of other religions to do the same.

But we wouldn't be allowing other religions to do the same if we started every morning off with a Christian prayer. I was raised Catholic. In my life, I have met many people who don't believe being Catholic is the same thing as being Christian. Those people would be horrified if every morning the teacher lead the class in a rosary prayer. But it's Christian, so what's the harm, right?

What next ???? Are new immigrants going to be offended by your flag ???
Would you consider changing that to suit the political correct ???
Wom

The flag is a non-issue here. People don't worship the flag; how they feel about the flag isn't an issue of being taught in schools. There is a difference in being forced to pray to a god you don't believe in and seeing a symbol you may not like.