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Prayer at Public School Athletic Events
-Can We Get a Moment of-
-Silence Here?-

If public schools are just that, public, then why is the issue of prayer in school such a
prominent and controversial debate especially when most of the public wants prayer in school?
The first amendment grants the right to free speech, yet everyday students are punished and
ridiculed for their beliefs. Is this a fair system? Every person has his or her own rituals and for
many students prayer is one of them.


Agreeing with this matter is Andy Johnson, a current high school football player who says, that "They [the students] should be able to say what they want. Freedom of speech. If they
asked the crowd to bow their heads in prayer, they don't have to." Unfortunately not everyone
feels the same, such as Jon Hall, a former high school football player who says "I don't agree
with it, that's saying you believe everyone is a Christian, and that's wrong. But a moment of......

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