Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site bbncca.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!decvax!bbncca!msimpson From: msimpson@bbncca.ARPA (Mike Simpson) Newsgroups: net.religion,net.politics Subject: Re: School Prayer -- My personal opinions Message-ID: <614@bbncca.ARPA> Date: Thu, 8-Mar-84 11:15:01 EST Article-I.D.: bbncca.614 Posted: Thu Mar 8 11:15:01 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 10-Mar-84 07:12:22 EST References: <1403@mit-eddie.UUCP> Organization: Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Cambridge, Ma. Lines: 24 *** 8 March 1984. Probably the easiest way to solve the problem would be to eliminate public schools altogether, something I heartily support. If all schools are privately run, a parent does not have to object to his/her child being 'forced' to pray in a manner that s/he objects to. Simply send your child to a school that espouses your particular religious belief. ("I don't agree with your religious belief, because I am not religious, but I will defend to the death your right to pursue it, as long as it doesn't infringe upon MY rights.") Also, has anyone noticed that while the PARENTS are having coronaries over getting prayer back into public schools, most of the CHILDREN either don't care or don't want it? Comments welcomed, to the net or to me directly. -- -- cheers, Mike Simpson, BBN msimpson@bbn-unix (ARPA) {decvax,linus,wjh12}!bbncca!msimpson (Usenet) 617-497-2819 (Ma Bell)