Sentences with phrase «support public prayer»

70 % of Americans support public prayer in schools... that alone makes people laugh in the developed world.

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The coalition then crafted questions to determine where the politicians stack up when it comes to, say, their stances on faith - based initiatives, public prayer and support of the word «God» in the Pledge of Allegiance.

You support not allowing prayer or reference to «god» in public schools?

The Supreme Court's 5 - 4 majority sided with Greece, saying that Town Hall meetings can start with prayer — falling in line with both public support and the White House.

On the basis of the First Amendment, as well as the general principles of the Constitution, he opposed public payment for chaplains in Congress and the military, spoke out against national proclamations of days of prayer (though as president he did «recommend» them) and while president vetoed congressional efforts to incorporate churches in the District of Columbia (fullest statement, V: 103 - 105) At the same time, Madison frequently opined that it was appropriate for private citizens to support chaplains and various kinds of semiorganized public religion through voluntary contributions (V: 104,105)

Only late in the article does it touch on the real issue» not «public observance» and not «spontaneous expression» but religious displays, songs, and presumably prayers that are supported or sponsored by local governments.

Here, then, are nine thoughts I want to share with my fellow religious conservatives: 1) As a matter of political liberty I believe there are justifiable reasons to support such issues as prayer in schools and public displays of religious symbols.

They are the same people who fight nondenominational prayers in public schools, the use of public school facilities for meetings of high school religious - interest groups, and state support of private schools.

President - Elect Donald Trump's pro-life platform against abortion, along with his support for traditional family values, marriage as stated in the Bible as one man and one woman instead of same - sex marriage, in favor of prayer and the reading of sacred scripture in our public schools, and his promise to appoint conservative judges to the United States Supreme Court made Evangelicals and even Democrats who espouse those positions to support Donald Trump.

Attitudes: support for diversity (racial integration), a perception of inequity (that the public schools provide a lower quality education for low - income and minority kids), support for voluntary prayer in the schools, support for greater parent influence, desire for smaller schools, belief in what I call the «public school ideology» (which measures a normative attachment to public schooling and its ideals), a belief in markets (that choice and competition are likely to make schools more effective), and a concern that moral values are poorly taught in the public schools.

Edward C. Schmults, the deputy attorney general, outlined the practical application of permitting prayer in public schools in a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is considering the Administration - supported amendment proposal.

President Clinton last week expressed qualified support for voluntary prayer in public schools, and said he is willing to discuss with House Republicans their intention to offer an amendment to the U.S. Constitution assuring students the right to pray.

Although the U.S. Constitution prohibits public school officials from directing or favoring prayer, the new religious studies materials are designed to represent the academic study of religion, which the Constitution supports, Harvard scholar Diane Moore told the Chicago Tribune.