Word: prays
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...moment of silence does not reduce the pressure on minorities; indeed, Gingrich revealed his true view several years ago when he spoke before Congress and said, "It's not all that bad to have some pressure to pray...
...pressure to pray is exactly what the moment of silence in public schools brings. Testifying before the Supreme Court, an eleven-year-old boy of Jewish descent told the justices that after he read during the moment of silence, another boy asked him why. "And I told him that I didn't have to pray then and I didn't want to and then he said something to the effect that if I prayed all the time, maybe I could go to heaven with all the Christians when Jesus came down for the second time instead...
...simply unfair to make young children feel that they are outsiders because of their faith. Any student can pray when and where they wish individually. Under the Federal Equal Access Act, high school students can even form prayer clubs and use school property. As for moments of silence that are not used for prayer, there are plenty of those already during the school day. Anyone can steal a few moments to meditate...
Enforced prayer in school only devalues personal devotion and religion in general. Children do not need their teacher to force them to pray. Religion is very personal and individual and the practice of it should be the same...
...emperor and empress of Japan today began a quiet pilgrimage to Nagasaki and Hiroshima to pray for the families and victims of the atomic bombings. Because former Emperor Hirohito's wartime role remains controversial, Emperor Akihito (the late emperor's son) timed the journey to miss the bombing's actual 50th anniversary, on August 6th. In a statement, he said, "I hope the world deepens its understanding ofnuclear weapons,and I pray for the repose of their victims and for peace, so that humanity will never experience such a disaster again." The muted tone of the royal journey mirrors Japanese...