As many people and groups like the Christian Coalition are at war with each other over prayer in public schools, the average high school kid is the one who gets caught in the middle. For quite some time now there has been a heated debate over whether or not prayer should be allowed in school. Every time the argument is brought up it becomes a huge up roar between students, faculty and parents. In the beginning, the argument was whether or not the school day should be started with a prayer over the PA system of school. This didn't last long, as anyone can see that there is so much diversity between the religious beliefs of high school kids today. The argument then moved on to replace "prayer" with moment of silence." This was then implemented to relieve all the tension with the ongoing argument about prayer. If someone was to pray that moment of silence would be there chance to express their beliefs.
Those in favor of prayer in school brought about several arguments. They say it will increase tolerance in schools, as children learn of different religions and how they practice. Many feel it will bring to surface the personal questions kids have about god and religion and allow them to search for their own beliefs. The most common however is the argument that bringing prayer back to schools will help the kids in the future by setting up morals. Reverend Jeffery L. Osgood, pastor of the First southern Baptist Church in Dover said, "Back in 1962, when prayer was removed by the Supreme Court, something happened to America's soul and America's schools. Our nation became increasingly secular and less tolerant of moral standards and values. Since America became too proud to pray to the God of Heaven who created us, we hav ...