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School Prayer

It is almost eight o’clock and you are going to be late for school. You rush to your classroom and set your bags down in time for the pledge of allegiance. Now, imagine that after the pledge has been said and before the principal lists the announcements, the principal asks you to bow your head and prepare to pray. Then, he begins to recite the Lord’s Prayer, you ever so slightly raise your head to look around and observe the other students reciting the prayer along with Mr. Principal. You begin to notice that you are the only one wearing a yarmulke or the girl behind you is wearing a yashmac (a Muslim head piece that covers the face of a female while out in public); however, you see another student wearing a Christian cross around her neck and the little boy across from her is wearing a WWJD (What Would Jesus Do) bracelet. It is only then that you begin to notice the vast variety of religions in your classroom. Suddenly you ask yourself “Why do I have to recite a Christian...

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