Amen: Does Prayer Play An Important Role In Our Lives Today?

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Term Paper Title	Amen: Does Prayer Play An Important Role In Our Lives Today?
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Amen: Does Prayer Play An Important Role In Our Lives Today?

Amen: Does Prayer Play An Important Role In Our Lives Today?

     Does prayer play an important role in our lives today?  The minority
would say no and that prayer shouldn't ever have played an important role in our
society.  But, the simple fact of the matter is that for hundreds of years,
prayer in school has been encouraged by both society and government.  In recent
years, it has been established that prayer in schools has led to a steady moral
decline.  Morals must be taught, in school and at home, and they cannot be
properly taught without religion as a much needed stepping stone.
     Our government was based upon religious beliefs from the very beginning.
The Declaration of Independence says:  “We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by God with certain
unalienable rights. . .” Certainly, it talks about God, creations, God-given
moral rights, the providence of God, and the final Day of Judgment-all of which
are religious teachings.  And school prayer has been an important part of our
religious experience from the very beginning.
     Our very First Amendment didn't separate God and government but actually
encouraged religion.  It reads:  “Congress shall make no law respecting the
establishment of religion, nor prohibit the free exercise thereof,”  (Encarta
96).  The first part simply says that the federal government cannot establish
one religion for all of the people. The simple idea of everyone in our nation
being limited to one form of religion is inconceivable.  The second section
insists that the government should do nothing to discourage religion.  But
forbidding prayer in schools discourages religion, doesn't it?
     Early congressional actions encouraged religion in public schools.  For
example, the Northwest Treaty (1787 and 1789) declared:  “Religion, morality,
and knowledge being necessary for good government and the happiness of mankind,
schools, and the means of learning shall forever be encouraged”  (Encarta 96).
By seeing this, religion, which includes prayer, was deemed to be necessary.
Congress has prayed at the opening of every session since the very beginning.
By acknowledging these facts we ask the simple question, “ If the government can
pray in their sessions, why can't the governed pray in their (school)
sessions?
     Public schools had prayer for nearly 200 years before the Supreme Court
ruled that state-mandated class prayers ...

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