Mississippi returns prayer to schools for students with a ‘disclaimer’ to protect the district
Mississippi governor signed a new law requiring school districts to adopt a policy to allow a “limited public forum” at school events such as football games or morning announcements, to let students express religious beliefs.
Praying Hands (Betende Hände) by Albrecht Dürer
The policy must include a disclaimer that such student speech “does not reflect the endorsement, sponsorship, position or expression of the district.” (Senate Bill 2633)
Gov. Phil Bryant of Mississippi signed the bill into law requiring…
“…public schools to develop policies that will allow students to pray over school intercoms, at assemblies and at sporting events. While not allowing school-sanctioned prayer, the law permits students to offer public prayers with a disclaimer by the school administration.”
“(The bill) provides a limited public forum — making it clear the state is not endorsing the speech,” Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ellisville said. “What we don’t want to do is make it where prayer is discriminated against.”
The act, effective Monday, also sets out a model policy for adoption by local districts, mirroring the law, and forbidding treatment of religious expression any differently than nonreligious expression.
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I’m confused, why do you need a law to pray in school, why does the entire student body have to stop what they are doing so you can pray? you just stop at your locker, close your eyes and quietly talk to your imaginary friend. No one is stopping you from doing that.
Nathan, you are way too rational and smart. You cannot be a fundamentalist Xian from Mississippi.
I honestly do not have a problem with religion or prayer in school as long as ALL religions for that particular school is observed. That includes Buddhist incense burning, ANY native American ritual that reflects the school population, any WICCA circles that might be worshipped by kids in that school. The key words are ANY and ALL religions that present represents the population of the ENTIRE school must be available for open recognition and reverent respect from ALL factors of the school. I. Do. Mean. ALL. Religions. Represented. In. EACH. School.
Waste of time waste of money… and still not very nice.. it will all stop when someone wants to pray to Odin or Allah.. stupid rednecks