igions, such as “secular humanism”, which do not believe in God,” (Geisler 2). “Justice Potter feared that taking all religious beliefs and practices out of school lead to the “establishment of secularism,” (Bryce 26). By not allowing prayer and other religious expression the courts have favored the beliefs of secularism.Prayer is an important part of America’s spiritual heritage. Removing prayer from school defied everything that our country was founded on. Prayer in school existed 200 years before the court ruled it unconstitutional (Geisler 2). Removing prayer shows unfair treatment, defies what the country was founded on, and challenges our right to freedom of speech and freedom of religion.The Supreme Court unjustly removed prayer from school. Outlawing prayer in school is inconsistent with allowing other religious exercises in government constitutions to continue (Haas 43). Permitting prayer in congress and religious phrases to be written on United States currency are both unmerited and unfair. Congress has prayed at the opening of every session since the beginning. During the first Continental Congress Benjamin Franklin urged prayer saying:“In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, when we were sensible to danger, we had daily prayer in this room for Divine protection. Our prayers, Sir, were heard and they were graciously answered…and we now have forgotten that powerful friend? Or do we imagine we no longer need His assistance? I therefore beg leave to move that henceforth prayer imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessing on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly every morning before we proceed to business, and that one or more of the clergy of this city be requested to officiate in that service,” (Geisler 2).Congress has begun with prayer ever since. If the government can pray in their sessions, why cannot the governed pray in their...
