Tenn. Students Keep Up Prayer at School Despite Ban

Good for them! I am glad we still have some youth that are not afraid to stand up for their beliefs! :thumbsup:

The Viking wrote: Good for them! I am glad we still have some youth that are not afraid to stand up for their beliefs! :thumbsup:

I know I've probably asked you this before, but would you be okay with a school assembly where students are led in prayers where they kneel toward Mecca and pray to Allah?

I don't bow my head or close my eyes when I'm somewhere and people are praying and expect me to. I'll hold their hands. The ones I care about know what I believe, so I also don't make a big stink about not praying with them.

At school, unless it's a private religious school, keep your prayers private. No point in forcing it on those who do not believe as you do.

If you want to try to convert people, do it off school grounds and away from school events. If it's that important to you, you'll find a way to meet somewhere else.

why punish those who want to pray at sporting events, or for assemblys, when the muslims get special prayer time in public schools? I have my own faith, and I could careless what others pray about in public..

Scruffy wrote:

The Viking wrote: Good for them! I am glad we still have some youth that are not afraid to stand up for their beliefs! :thumbsup:

I know I've probably asked you this before, but would you be okay with a school assembly where students are led in prayers where they kneel toward Mecca and pray to Allah?

I don't think you're going to get an answer to your question...... :Whistle

outdoor338 wrote: why punish those who want to pray at sporting events, or for assemblys, when the muslims get special prayer time in public schools? I have my own faith, and I could careless what others pray about in public..

Do they really? Can you give some evidence that Muslims are getting preferential prayer treatment?

Some say schools giving Muslims special treatment
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/200 ... ools_N.htm

Nashville Public Schools to help Muslims retain Islamic identity & pray in school
http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/201 ... in-school/

Muslim Prayer in Public Schools
http://www.suite101.com/content/muslim- ... ols-a26209

Wellesley, Massachusetts Public School Students Learn to Pray to Allah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7-I9Qp3d4Y

Muslim School Prayer In Public San Diego School
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeG775sgK_k

For what it's worth, Outdoor, I do not think they should be doing that. Keep religion out of schools, regardless of which religion it is.

Why ban christians from praying and allow muslims to have prayer time? PC is out of line, so IMHO, let everyone pray...until its fixed..

Scruffy wrote:

The Viking wrote: Good for them! I am glad we still have some youth that are not afraid to stand up for their beliefs! :thumbsup:

I know I've probably asked you this before, but would you be okay with a school assembly where students are led in prayers where they kneel toward Mecca and pray to Allah?

If they belived in it sure. And those who don't, don't have to, or can pray to their own God. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. And I totally stand by that! Religion should be allowed by whoever wants where ever they want and government should not have the right to stop anyone from practicing thier religion no matter where they are. I am not like you and many others that wants our government to tell us when and where we can pray and practice our religion.