Prayer Should Not be allowed in public schools

30th October 2008

Persuasive Speech about Prayer in Public Schools

Ladies and Gentlemen all protocol observed , I would like to tell you the facts behind the reason why I am against prayers in public schools

Prayer in public schools should no be allowed since it is inconsiderate of the different religions that are represented in the school . Public schools host people from all religions since they are cheaper hence affordable . When the prayers are done they are biased against the religion with minor representation in the school hence it is better if

br prayer was abolished in school . When prayers for one religion are done the other religions feel oppressed discriminated against and they have a feeling of inferiority . It feels like the school administration is trying to force the students to join their religion . The school administration should advocate the elimination of prayer to avoid cases where the students feel discriminated . The students will feel like they are forced to worship (Sommer 1984

Instead of conducting prayers in public school each student should be allowed to pray on their own . This way the school will be respecting all religions since all students will have freedom of worship and they will feel appreciated . Even though some of the schools acknowledge all religions , they tend to allocate less time to the prayers of the religions with minor representation . At times the public schools do not even recognize the religious holidays of the religions that have minor representation . Some of the prayers that...