Sentences with phrase «prayer was in the classroom»

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@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.

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.

If they would stop trying to push their faith into the science classroom, their organized prayers into school functions, and their faith into my bedroom and in my docotr's office, I would be happy to live and let live.

We are asking them in our dorm rooms, at our kitchen tables, over coffee, in classrooms, at Bible studies, at church, in our journals, in our hearts, and in thousands upon thousands of tearful, faithful prayers each night.

Central to this drama are two Supreme Court cases: Engle v. Vitale (1962), in which the Court decided that government - directed prayer in public schools was an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment's establishment clause; and Abington v. Schempp (1963), which declared unconstitutional a Pennsylvania statute that provided for compulsory Bible reading in public classrooms.

At Kingsway Christian Academy on Powers Drive, teacher Diane Hayes Williams was arrested March 15 on felony child abuse charges after a child said she stomped on her foot while he was in the «prayer room,» the classroom's bathroom.

We incorporate the music classroom learning into school Prayer Services and Masses, and those students who are interested in private music lessons are able to take them after school.

Seton employees must be excited about being part of a rich Catholic community in which prayer, church teachings, and Mass are interwoven into classroom instruction and school culture.

Some students with signed parent permission slips were blocked from attending the author's presentation, and one teacher reportedly gathered the students who attended his church and kept them in his classroom during the assembly to have a prayer meeting instead.