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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin
The funny thing is that I'm not sure that's it's necessarily unconstitutional. You know how those things work with the Supreme Court. One court may rule that something is unconstitutional and then another court may disagree. We may even see Roe v Wade overturned. I doubt it will happen but it is possible.
Anyway, depending on who happens to be sitting on the Supreme Court, you may get a totally different interpretation of what is considered Consitutional. There are plenty of judges who would not find it unconstituional if a short period was set aside at public schools for people to pray if they choose to. Whether prayer is allowed in public schools is not a cut and dry thing. If students were being forced to pray and forced to recognize a certain religion, then this would clearly be uncostitutional. But if students are given a choice, then that is very debatable as to whether that would be unconstitutional. In my opinion, that would definitely be permissable under our Constitution and I know that plenty of judges would agree with me.
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but ever since the first ruling, there has been no 'chipping away' about the matter. not too many rulings are unanimous. it doesn't mean that there is any ambiguity regarding the rule....
after what i've looked up, it seems pretty cut and dried....a student has every right to pray in school, whether aloud or silent, before class, at lunch, etc. a group can get together and pray...the unconstitutionality has to do with what my daughters school is currently doing--the entire student body and staff stand as one while a prayer is said over the intercom. that's over the line according to everything i've seen--due to the fact that it has crossed the line from volunteerism to coercion.