Sunday, November 25, 2007

Moment of Silence Gone?

Last week in the newspaper, there was an article about how the new "Moment of Silence" law was on hold for the time being. When I heard that the first time, I could not help myself but to laugh. I found myself laughing not because it was on hold, but because after all of the trouble this new law has caused us for the past month or two, they have decided that they need to re-word it. A man found that the original title of the act, which was called the "Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act" was unlawful and unconstitutional. Going back to the discussion we had in class right after the Act was established, I definately agree with him. Especially for public schools where the students are very diverse, having an act mandated which states that we should take time for "Silent Prayer" is unlawful, and in some cases either mocking or going against some religions.

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