The movement towards reinstating school prayer is gaining momentum due to the Bush Administration ability to reach out to many Republicans who identify themselves as Christians, and the popularity of faith based initiatives. Evolution is a scientific theory that says the universe is very old, and animals including humans on earth have come to our present state of being, through hundreds of thousands years on this planet.

The public school system should be used as a place where children can learn civic values, and the basic skills to get a job and learn how to think. One of the greatest battles facing schools now, is whether Christianity should be injected into the public school system. There are those who argue America is in a worse moral state since the Supreme Court Case Engel v. Vitale, (1962). This case banned forced prayer in the public school. In that case, Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black stated," A union of government and religion tends to destroy government and degrade religion."

Evolution has become a target of some religious folks, because it gives an account of world history that is in conflict with the Bible. There are parent who go to PTA meeting just to complain about the subject mentioned in science class, for the one week in class that it taught each year. In some school systems they have decided to buy new science textbooks that reflect "Intelligent Design," in which a divine maker created us all. Now understand that "Intelligent Design" does not validate the Creation story in the Bible, but does attempt to explain why there are no random acts nor natural selection in the formation of world and its inhabitants, as would a Darwinian might believe.

We need to become the United States instead of the divided states. Mandated school prayer in the public school system is a bad idea. What if I am Jewish or Hindu, should my child be subjected to recite Christian prayers in school? Better yet , would others religions have their day to say a prayer over the speaker? If you do not let religions have equal time, then you are basically saying their taxpayer money and faith is less important than yours. If you want a good regiment of religion for children on daily basis send them to parochial, as my parent did or another denomination school. I did attend public school for fifth and sixth grade, and there was grace said before every meal. Evolution also needs to be put out of public school. It is not bringing anything important to learning in school. Save it for college where grown people can make up their own minds.

People may state that the absence of prayer in school has led to the moral decline of Americans. Maybe the promotion of greed, the constant bombardment of advertisement towards the youth and teaching less commitment in society could be a major cause. People are getting married later and later in life, therefore you have less pure individuals. At one point in time when people claimed this was a moral society, teenagers being married was a rite of passage. The average parent is probably spending less time with their child now, in order to make more money, because kids are way more expensive, in comparison to what would have been required, even ten years ago when you factor in inflation. Some fast food restaurants do not offer condiments without you paying for it. I can remember ten years ago going to certain places and never had to ask for ketchup or mustard. We hear story upon story of companies not offering healthcare to their employees, these are desperate times because the whole picture is not being examined. You think advertisers do not see your children as buckets of money, if not watch how many commercials are geared towards them on a any given Saturday.

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