Prayer In Schools: Which Children Will Be Left Behind?

...and mocked... and bullied

... and scourged!

The Religious Right will be at it again today. It's the 45th anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision concerning prayer in public schools.

"Aw, come on! Let the RR have this one. It's totally harmless!"

No, it isn't. Allowing prayer in school is a short step from demanding prayer. And forget the bit about "let's have a moment of silence for prayer." Do you actually think that Fundamentalist teachers are going to say that? Be real! They will want prayers to be said their way or not at all. And woe betide any kid who doesn't say the prayer exactly as that teacher wants. Will the teacher protect the same kid from bullies and taunting in the schoolyard? Will the teacher fight the urge to send the kid to "counseling?"
No, to both questions.

Here's an idea to promote absolute tolerance: if the teacher/school encourages kids to pray in school, that school must offer a compulsory class in comparative theology (world religions). If you make them pray, we'll make you teach religious tolerance.

Fair enough?

Oh, I'll be called anti-Christian for sure. But isn't religious intolerance anti-Christian?

Today I saw a great platitude:

Don't Pray In My School
and
I Won't Think In Your Church