Sentences with phrase «on prayer in schools»

Even the beliefs on prayer in schools is almost identical to boomers and Gen X at the same age.

Not exact matches

The answer is that the Christian right in our country is constantly trying to force their religious beliefs into the public sphere (science education, school prayer at public schools, Decalogue displays at court houses, nativity scenes on city hall property, crosses in all kinds of public places, national days of prayer, etc.)-- if these things stopped, the outcry from us non-believers would be greatly diminished.

Even when they had the White House (George W) and both Houses of Congress the GOP never even introduced, much less voted on, any bill banning abortion, allowing prayer in school, banning gay marriage or any other of the wedge issues they use to attract a certain mentally deranged segment of the population to their side by pretending to defend those things that are important to Christian conservatives.

The religious among us keep trying to chip away at the separation of church and state by making people recite the pledge of allegiance with the God clause, installing religious symbols and displays on public property, holding prayer breakfasts for politicians, berating the removal of prayer in public schools, trying to pass laws limiting women's access to birth control, and trying to get an amendment passed outlawing abortion (since in their view God creates a soul the moment a sperm enters an egg).

It amazes me that many on the left cry out about separation of church and state when arguing against prayer in school or the words in god we trust on money.

On the question of secularism and the Supreme Court's decisions on prayer and other religious activities in the public schools: No doubt these decisions, which repudiated both history and the wishes of parents and state legislators alike, played a significant role in the acceleration of what Richard John Neuhaus later dubbed the «naked public square.&raquOn the question of secularism and the Supreme Court's decisions on prayer and other religious activities in the public schools: No doubt these decisions, which repudiated both history and the wishes of parents and state legislators alike, played a significant role in the acceleration of what Richard John Neuhaus later dubbed the «naked public square.&raquon prayer and other religious activities in the public schools: No doubt these decisions, which repudiated both history and the wishes of parents and state legislators alike, played a significant role in the acceleration of what Richard John Neuhaus later dubbed the «naked public square.»

It seems to me that the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the school - prayer cases had a much deeper and more powerful impact on the culture.

Whether I was writing for school, a fictional story for my personal entertainment, processing through my teenage years on my Xanga / Myspace blog, or even in college in my English classes, I found myself feeling an overwhelming sense of urgency to spew every single occurrence, happening, decision, prayer and thought onto paper or onto a digital document.

Right wing conservative types have a Jesus who is against gay marraige, is anti-abortion, thinks there should be prayer in school, and teaches the prosperity stuff and so on... Left wing liberal Christians quote the verses about giving up possessions, feeding and clothing the poor... inner city Christians often have a Jesus who is about social justice... we were made in His image?

Although it might also include opposing government encroachment on civil rights, such as, banning personal prayer in school, banning student led prayer groups and meet - at - the - flag - pole groups, and banning Muslism garb.

@SeanNJ, I would think the meetings would primarily be about educating the public on the separation of church and state and opposing religious encroachment on the public / government arena, e.g. creationism / ID in the science classroom, ten commandments displays in government buildings, school sanctioned prayer or religious activities.

When her mother, the daughter and granddaughter of Methodist ministers, died on May 9, 1905, Jarvis in a series of recollections penned for friends and family remembered her mother especially for her evangelical piety and practice: her conversion at age 12; her lifelong work in a Methodist Sunday school in Grafton, West Virginia; her habits of secret prayer, her graces at table; and her abiding affection for her favorite hymns.

On the other hand... If the student's «prayer» or carrying of a Bible is causing a disruption in the classroom or disturbing the educational process unduly, then the school is correct to reduce said disruptions.

This is well documented throughout history, whether its the Spanish Inquisition, blue laws forcing businesses to close on Sundays, anti-abortion laws, laws prohibiting gay marriage, prayer in schools, religious persecution and so on.

But they don't leave it there — they want to set laws based upon their religious beliefs, set school curricula based upon their religious beliefs, have their religious prayers in public meetings, put their religious texts on public buildings, etc..

Bondi, who teaches at Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, recently wrote Memories of God (Abingdon) and is now working on a book about prayer titled In Ordinary Timin Atlanta, recently wrote Memories of God (Abingdon) and is now working on a book about prayer titled In Ordinary TimIn Ordinary Time.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the ruling on Friday, saying the family had not persuaded the three - judge panel «that the individual prayers or other remarks to be given by students at graduation are, in fact, school - sponsored.»

And of course there would be those on the right, advocating for Muslim prayer in schools, not worrying about how the few Christian children might be impacted, and doing whatever they can to write bits of Sharia into the law of the land.

Or, most recently, you might have heard the rumor from Bryan Fischer, from Mike Hucakbee or a friend on Facebook, saying that God abandoned the children at Sandy Hook because, though children have every right to pray in public schools, those schools can not sponsor prayer events out of deference to religious freedom.

As everyone knows, there is a tremendous cultural struggle going on in national politics, manifested in disputes over abortion, capital punishment, gun control, crime, welfare, affirmative action, gay rights, school prayer, and other kindred things, many of which have a subtle racial dimension.

I would agree except other nationalities / religions try to strip me of my beliefs... we can't say prayer in school anymore, we can't say Merry Christmas, they don't want «In God We Trust» on anything, they want us to remove the 10 Commandments... if they want us to respect their beliefs... RESPECT OURin school anymore, we can't say Merry Christmas, they don't want «In God We Trust» on anything, they want us to remove the 10 Commandments... if they want us to respect their beliefs... RESPECT OURIn God We Trust» on anything, they want us to remove the 10 Commandments... if they want us to respect their beliefs... RESPECT OURS!

Our country was founded on the biblical values we had christian leaders, we had prayer in our public schools now we have hatred no love.

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The situation may account for the way some conservatives want the creche on the Court House lawn, their prayers in public schools, definitions of America as Judaeo - Christian or Christian.

It's all happening — what next — prayer times set aside for Muslim students during school, wash basins like at University of Minnesota so they don't try to wash their feet before praying in the school basins for washing hands, demands for special cafeteria food, demands that girls cover their heads, then faces, then disappear from school altogether, wake up New York and hold on to our great city before they knock down the rest of the buildings!

And prayer in schools is a matter of secularism which is something we all should embrace as it keeps us safe from someone else's religious view being foisted on us.

Consider all the issues in schools alone: prayer, sex education, the dispensation of contraceptives, creation versus evolution... the list goes on.

When asked how the glossary will help he said: «People will sometimes have particular words they struggle with but on the whole this will be a helpful school in parishes and sometimes with clergy as well but it's part of the wider training to enable people to use this liturgical tool and explore the riches of the prayer book going forward.»

In the UK Christians are not allowed to offer prayer in a hospital to the sick, on airlines wearing a Christian symbol of a cross is not allowed, Christian teaching in school must not be taught as the only truth, and a blind eye is turned to extreme religious life styleIn the UK Christians are not allowed to offer prayer in a hospital to the sick, on airlines wearing a Christian symbol of a cross is not allowed, Christian teaching in school must not be taught as the only truth, and a blind eye is turned to extreme religious life stylein a hospital to the sick, on airlines wearing a Christian symbol of a cross is not allowed, Christian teaching in school must not be taught as the only truth, and a blind eye is turned to extreme religious life stylein school must not be taught as the only truth, and a blind eye is turned to extreme religious life styles.

On the Lord's Prayer being recited at high school commencement in Maryland, Linda Chavez column in Chicago Tribune, June 2, 1999.

As much as we might fight against prayers in public schools, churches on city property and political leaders who have the nerve to declare that this is a Christian country, we must accept the fact that we are a minority.

Btw, what about those Christian fundies that are always trying to get prayer in schools, the Ten Commandments on the walls in schools and public buildings, etc?

Then the crazy atheists started screaming about prayer in the schools... on and on.

I would not hesitate to go to a wedding, funeral, graduation, retirement party, baby shower, ballgame, courtroom, birthday party, family reunion, public hearing, town parade, school play, or other social function due to the presence or lack of a 1 - 2 minute prayer from a pastor, priest, rabbi, imam, valedictorian, mayor, police chief, council member, or 3rd grader who will play the Tree in the school spring play, nor would I feel it appropriate or necessary to make a social scene just so everyone could hear my opinion on the matter.

This school prayer room is also the local mosque for about 100 families in the area, and adults join the children for prayers at noon on Fridays.

Afraid of being branded as moralists, or even worse, proselytizers, politicians cling to surface arguments that remain in the public's comfort zone, choosing sides in the familiar debates on school prayer, pornography, media immorality and abortion.

The issue that aroused the greatest public interest and a good deal of irrational zeal on both sides involved the problem of Bible - reading and the saying of prayers in public schools.

A woman in a class on prayer, when asked to remember her first spiritual experience, told the instructor that she could not remember anything about a time of prayer, but what was flooding her mind and heart was a school girl's memory.

In that case Justice Rehnquist wrote that Alabama has the right to enforce government - sponsored prayer in public schools, and even to establish a state - sponsored church if it wants to — which questions the premise (based on the Fourteenth Amendment) that constitutional prohibitions on infringement of rights extend to the stateIn that case Justice Rehnquist wrote that Alabama has the right to enforce government - sponsored prayer in public schools, and even to establish a state - sponsored church if it wants to — which questions the premise (based on the Fourteenth Amendment) that constitutional prohibitions on infringement of rights extend to the statein public schools, and even to establish a state - sponsored church if it wants to — which questions the premise (based on the Fourteenth Amendment) that constitutional prohibitions on infringement of rights extend to the states.

This often results in the two communities being on opposite sides of hot issues like abortion or school prayers.

Let me know when Obama claims to have run because god told him too, or when Obama calls for 3 days of prayer to end a drought or signs an anti-gay marriage bill on a sunday in a christian school.

Picking up on this theme, «Maine Liberal» wrote, «Christ taught us to pray in private,» so we should keep our prayer out of schools and legislatures and off of the streets.

I believe she is refering to the very Vocal Churches and Christians who have for 30 years been hollaring and screamin about the issues of prayer in public schools abortions and the anti- gay verbage we been hearing for so long... nearly every day somthing is beign said on these issues you must be mr. van winkle..

The resolution goes on to defend voluntary prayer in schools and religious displays on public property because they reveal «the positive role that Christianity has played in this great nation of ours.

While not increasing in numbers of recent decades, they have grown in public awareness through aggressive moralizing on issues like abortion and school prayer.

He doesn't, it's Satan who is running wild in this country because GOD has been taken out of public places and prayer has been taken out of schools etc., when you take GOD out, you let evil in... this nation hasn't learned that yet... there will be more tragedies like this or worse unless GOD is bought back into every facet of the public as he was decades ago when prayer was allowed in school, the commandments were made visible and even on our money his name was present — BRING GOD BACK!!

you would be ok with hindu prayer in school, a koran on the mayor's desk, a tibetan buddhist prayer bell at ground zero or a whole host of non-christian religious items?

Thus Machen, unlike most of his conservative peers, then and now, opposed Bible reading and prayer in the public schools as well as Christian political action on behalf of Prohibition.

I challenge every young person in America, and around the world, to realize that on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School prayer was brought back to our schools.