There are many different philosophies regarding prayer in public school. It seems to be a difficult issue to decide. The opinions are wide-ranging and convoluted. I am going to highlight the many ideas and opinions as to whether prayers in public school should be allowed and to what extent.

The first opinion I am going to look at is that there should be absolutely no prayer of any kind in public schools. Bob Croddy has been teaching for almost 30 years and he wrote an article for the NEA Today opposing any type of prayer in school, including a moment of silence (NEA). In his article he first cites the Constitution's First Amendment, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." Mr. Croddy goes on to say that a moment of silence is really just the beginning of the erosion of this First Amendment right (Croddy 45). He also says, "If we give the agents of government the right to require any religious practice of the citizenry - no matter how small-then we are well on our way to eliminating religious freedom" (Croddy 45). In his article he makes his opinion very clear that there is no need to institute a specifi

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Approximate Pages = 11 (250 words per page double spaced)