Dec 18, 2012 22:14
I thought I would post this here since very few people read LJ anyways. It will offend less here.
For those seeking prayer in public schools I have some questions.
How do we go about deciding which kids pray in which room?
How do we quickly sort the children?
How do we make sure that each child gets to the correct room?
What happens if a child's family wants them to pray in style A but the child wants to pray in style B?
What happens if a child does not want to pray?
Will we be adding rooms to schools to accommodate different types of prayer or just moving things in current classrooms to suit the needs?
What happens if there is not a teacher available who is knowledgeable about a specific prayer type?
Will we hire special people to lead the prayers?
Do teachers get to pick which prayer room they sit in?
Do teachers have to sit in a prayer room for a form a prayer they do not engage in so that the children are adequately supervised? If yes, do we provide them a separate time in which they can pray in the manner in which they prefer?
How much time do we devote to the actual prayer part?
How much time will it take to sort the children, to get the children to the correct room, to take attendance, to quiet them down, and then to send them all back to their classrooms?
Who will write the prayers? or Will we say the same thing every day?
Does the prayer writer get paid extra?
Who approves what is said in each groups prayer room?
What school subjects are you willing to compromise your children learning in order to fit this extra amount of work in?
What keeps children from praying in school on their own without it having to be a big production?
When was the last time you heard of a child being in trouble for "praying" in school?
If you think these questions are stupid or silly then I have a couple more for you.
How personal is prayer to you?
How would you feel if I said you could only pray one specific way that was totally different than the way you were taught?
Who forces you to send your children to public school instead of a private school that would specialize in the type of prayer or religion that you feel is best for them?
Maybe it is just me, but I think we should be focusing more on the things that bind us together, instead of focusing on things that tear us apart. Segregating children in the school into "prayer" groups just does not seem like a good solution.