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 Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 3:54 pm
*extent (darn limits)
Alright so tomorrow is National Day of Prayer where kids from the FCA *Future Christian Athletes* surround a pole in front of the school in order to pray. A few friends of mine dislike that for a few different reasons:
a) No religion present in schools even activities since it's "illegal" or something
b) Well the "religion" seems to promoting just Christianity, though I don't feel other religions are that willing to pray around a pole (I'd like to see my friends go Hail Satan since they were planning to do that XD)
Since I'm in Gov't class, my personal opinion is that the group is doing their own private prayer, and no one is really forced into anything and nothing is hindered. Just the prescense of prayer around a pole (yeah my school still has the moment of silence, but it has it's secular meaning nowadays). I don't see what the big fuss is about sweatdrop I'd only be concerned if others who want to pray but to whatever they pray to (I kinda feel National Day of Pray was started just for Christianity lol).
Any thoughts on this guys?
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Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 4:13 pm
I'm pretty sure FCA stands for Fellowship of Christian Athletes. o.O
Meh, different schools different names for the same things.
a) It's not illegal at all, because a public school is part of the government and the constitution demands that there be separation of church and state, there are some intricacies that need to be observed. For example the club cannot exclude anybody, even if they are of a different religion, and they can't force their religion on anybody else.
b) Like I said earlier they cannot discriminate against anybody based on their religion, if somebody of a different faith wished to join them in the prayer circle they cannot legally exclude them.
Considering the country is over 70% Christian the odds are pretty good that it was indeed started by a Christian, but that doesn't mean anything, and if it does at your school, they're doing it wrong.
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Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 4:17 pm
As long as the Muslim/Jewish/etc equivalents are allowed to do the same, I see no problem with it.
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Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 8:26 pm
Alas, it is freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 12:51 pm
The FCA at my school sometimes does this, and I think it's a nice way for people of the same religion to come together and share something that they all have in common.
I have a friend who is Muslim, so during the month of Ramadan, he fasts. There's somewhere in my school where he and other Muslims can pray during lunch time.
As long as groups like these aren't posing some kind of threat to the school, they're a good thing.
Freedom of religion :3
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Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 8:36 pm
I think that its alright as long as no one screws it up.
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Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 1:52 pm
I think it's fine as long as no one is forced into anything. If I want to pray in a public place (which I never do as I don't want to make a spectacle of myself, but much of my family will pray publicly) I want the right to.
Of course, this calls to mind for me the idea of PDA. There's nothing wrong with being affectionate, but no one wants to see it.
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