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Rhiannon12866

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13. That Supreme Court ruling could have been what eliminated the "School Prayer" when I was in school

Reply to Walleye (Reply #12)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 10:47 PM

Jun 20

And I grew up in a fairly diverse community and many of my classmates were Jewish, Black or whose parents were immigrants. It makes no sense, given the diversity in this country, to force kids to embrace a religion that their families do not.

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BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil released after more than 100 days in detention - The Weeknight - MSNBC [View all] Rhiannon12866 Jun 20 OP

Way past due, better yet never should have happened in the first place. Uncle Joe Jun 20 #1

Thanks, Uncle Joe! Rhiannon12866 Jun 20 #4

Halellujah! choie Jun 20 #2

Grabbed up, imprisoned for 90 days without a trial Walleye Jun 20 #3

Do kids still recite this every morning in school?? Rhiannon12866 Jun 20 #5

Yep and they're about to start doing it with the 10 Commandments Walleye Jun 20 #6

How can little kids understand that language?? And shouldn't religious education be up to the parents?? Rhiannon12866 Jun 20 #7

Yes, many adults don't understand it. And religious instruction used to be up to the home, but that was when we lived in Walleye Jun 20 #10

When I was in the early grades, we used to say the "school prayer" every morning along with the Pledge Rhiannon12866 Jun 20 #11

When I was in first grade, we did the pledge plus the Lord's prayer and a Bible verse Walleye Jun 20 #12

That Supreme Court ruling could have been what eliminated the "School Prayer" when I was in school Rhiannon12866 Jun 20 #13

Religions can be a very sensitive thing because people learn it from their mother and their families Walleye Jun 20 #14

Excellent point. Rhiannon12866 Jun 20 #15

I think he said it was 144 days. choie Jun 20 #8

Wow, I was thinking of the jail sentence for a misdemeanor, but this is. Walleye Jun 20 #9