Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cbscc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!cbosgd!cbscc!co From: co@cbscc.UUCP (Corinna Owens) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: prayer in public schools Message-ID: <1908@cbscc.UUCP> Date: Tue, 6-Mar-84 08:22:01 EST Article-I.D.: cbscc.1908 Posted: Tue Mar 6 08:22:01 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 7-Mar-84 06:24:07 EST References: <1379@mit-eddie.UUCP>, <950@ihuxr.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus Lines: 25 A questions concerning prayer in public schools: Is someone going to be leading these prayers? If so, who? If I had a child, I would not want my child's teacher leading a prayer for the class. This would give a teacher the opportunity to impress upon the children his or her beliefs. And I am sure teachers don't want to waste time giving the class timeout for prayer. The children already have enough useless time out of the classroom during the school day (for example three recesses a day). This is my view on the matter: a child who wants to say a prayer can do so during lunch or recess, or whenever. Many times I pray here at work during a free moment and I disturb no one. If I don't have a free moment then I can wait until I get home. The public schools are just not the place for some enforcement of timeout for prayer. Our country is supposed to have separation of church and state. I sure wouldn't like it if the government stated churches must take time out of their services to allow for political thought. ---------------------- Corinna Owens AT&T Bell Laboratories cbosgd!cbscc!co