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::Well, then maybe we need to have the article renamed to "Religion in public schools" and formatted with headings about prayer and the Bible, because there are lots of incidents where students simply reading the Bible have been chastised. [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinxmchue]] 21:23, 27 January 2008 (EST)
::Well, then maybe we need to have the article renamed to "Religion in public schools" and formatted with headings about prayer and the Bible, because there are lots of incidents where students simply reading the Bible have been chastised. [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinxmchue]] 21:23, 27 January 2008 (EST)
::: I think changing the title is a good idea (although I have a problem with the term "''public'' [[School#Public school|schools]]" (see that link). "Religion in schools" has broader application than "School prayer". [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 02:18, 28 January 2008 (EST)
::: I think changing the title is a good idea (although I have a problem with the term "''public'' [[School#Public school|schools]]" (see that link). "Religion in schools" has broader application than "School prayer". [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 02:18, 28 January 2008 (EST)
== Query ==
Hi guys, I have a query. Firstly, as a Non-US citizen, I dont want to discuss whether or not prayer in school should be legal/illegal but I am wondering why it is such a big issue. In my school we had the lords prayer before a school assembly and those who were not religious (or of other religions) did not have to participate but we certainly did not have to have prayer before the start of each day. The reasons being is that people who want to pray would certainly pray before school with their family. Surely also a teacher can pray for/with his class either before the school day or lead those students in prayer who wish to privately. I think it is the parents who instill values and religion and should not be the realm of the government or school.
[[User:MetcalfeM|MetcalfeM]] 20:21, 3 March 2008 (EST)