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One of the 99

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42. I went to Catholic elementary school
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 08:41 PM
Dec 2012

So yes. But I also went to public high school and no one ever stopped me from saying a private prayer.

Question: Did you have prayer in school? [View all] leftyladyfrommo Dec 2012 OP
It was outlawed in my state in 1963, just a few months before I entered school. slackmaster Dec 2012 #1
Sure TexasProgresive Dec 2012 #2
Beat me to it. ;) n/t X_Digger Dec 2012 #10
LOL ... For me it was Latin! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #21
if I remember correctly, bob hope made a comment about the 1963 decision, saying, "now the niyad Dec 2012 #22
I started school in 1955 - No prayer n/t Lebam in LA Dec 2012 #3
Yep. Mass every morning among some of the meanest women in the country. MichiganVote Dec 2012 #4
Yes, I was in school in the '40s and '50s RebelOne Dec 2012 #5
Me too but as a Catholic I did not recite "for thine is the kingdom..etc.". What a joke..LOL..n/t monmouth3 Dec 2012 #26
I was just thinking the same thing. I remember thinking we were hot shits because we got Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2012 #88
Hahaha, oh my god that is the truth...LOL...n/t monmouth3 Dec 2012 #95
I did, in a southern baptist private school arcane1 Dec 2012 #6
Texas. Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #7
Some of us were released for a few hours (Wednesday afternoon I recall) from public school PoliticAverse Dec 2012 #8
Not just for Catholic religious instruction Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #23
mid 60's, 6th grade, in southern california shanti Dec 2012 #104
Hell no. I was in elementary school in the 80's. Do these idiots realize prayer in school was two Jennicut Dec 2012 #9
Just one generation... Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #28
The Millenials are after Generation X, which is me. Jennicut Dec 2012 #60
Prayer was banned in 1962.... Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #74
grade school from 1955 to 1961 annabanana Dec 2012 #57
Yes, I went to Catholic school. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #11
I didn't go to Catholic school, but I saw through the incredible bullshit at a very RKP5637 Dec 2012 #32
I hear you. Jazzgirl Dec 2012 #45
Too funny. Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #37
Only in first grade Catholic school. After that no. 1960s peacebird Dec 2012 #12
Yes, Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #13
In the 50's we all had to get up and read a passage from the bible everyday. It would RKP5637 Dec 2012 #14
Before every test and everytime they whistler162 Dec 2012 #15
only when I went to catholic school(and I also went to a number of public schools in different parts niyad Dec 2012 #16
Yes Catholic grade school high school & college upaloopa Dec 2012 #17
We had the Pledge of Allegiance octoberlib Dec 2012 #18
A long long time ago ... n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #35
I went to a Catholic grade school ... so yeah etherealtruth Dec 2012 #19
No. Started kindergarten in 1960 in Ohio Still Sensible Dec 2012 #20
No duffyduff Dec 2012 #24
nope don't remember prayer in school kydo Dec 2012 #25
Ooooh, I will be looking for the Boston Crusaders. Please congrat him for me. That's awesome..n/t monmouth3 Dec 2012 #30
It's his age out year too. kydo Dec 2012 #54
Band kids are the best! llmart Dec 2012 #36
Band Geeks Rock! kydo Dec 2012 #66
yep. llmart Dec 2012 #73
Don't forget us orchestra kids!!! Manifestor_of_Light Dec 2012 #108
K&R !!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #40
Not that I recall. Just the Pledge of Allegiance (with "under God" in it). In those days.... Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #27
A friend who is about 5 years older than me leftyladyfrommo Dec 2012 #29
NO, but we had bomb drills... Tikki Dec 2012 #31
Ohhh I remember many of those. I grew up not far from a munitions plant and DOD. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #44
I went to public school in the 50's 60's truegrit44 Dec 2012 #51
Catholic Elementary yes, public school no Lokey Dec 2012 #33
Yes, until 7th grade in public school PADemD Dec 2012 #34
Yes, in a Catholic grade school. But not after I transfered to public school. nt Speck Tater Dec 2012 #38
I came up in the 50's and 60's and don't remember ever praying. Jazzgirl Dec 2012 #39
Yep, I remember the day exactly when "under God" was added and our homeroom teacher having RKP5637 Dec 2012 #49
Did you have prayers before games - football and basketball and such. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2012 #41
One half century ago ... ohhhh ... it seems so long ago. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #61
I went to Catholic elementary school One of the 99 Dec 2012 #42
Tell "those people" to go screw themselves. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #43
These wer both older black men. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2012 #53
I dont care who says it, its offensive. It is offensive to blame this on church state separation Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #58
That's the part that chaps my ass beam me up scottie Dec 2012 #79
I asked my wife; "why does the press treat this shit like it's some serious opinion worth airtime?" Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #87
Mr. Bmus fears for the safety of his teevee. beam me up scottie Dec 2012 #93
I remember my Junior High choir teacher starting each class with a moment of silence OriginalGeek Dec 2012 #46
As long as they continue to have tests and homework there will be prayer in school n/t Fumesucker Dec 2012 #47
I did. Was quite common ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #48
No, and I attended public schools in Minnesota and Wisconsin before the 1962 Supreme Court decision Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2012 #50
You are right that where is important. LiberalFighter Dec 2012 #68
I honestly can't remember. llmart Dec 2012 #52
Yes in elementary school I remember saying the pledge and a morning prayer. Also southernyankeebelle Dec 2012 #55
No, and I started school in 1952. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2012 #56
No. Late 60's early 70's. Thor_MN Dec 2012 #59
Catholic school, 60s and 70s, so yes. nt onehandle Dec 2012 #62
No prayer per se- WhoIsNumberNone Dec 2012 #63
I had prayer until the second grade, then the SCOTUS ruling changed everything. Nika Dec 2012 #64
In first and second grade, when I went to Catholic school, yes. Otherwise, no. (n/t) richmwill Dec 2012 #65
Yes, but it was a Catholic school... JHB Dec 2012 #67
Nope, and neither did my mom, who grew up in a small town hifiguy Dec 2012 #69
No bigwillq Dec 2012 #70
Public school education tj_crackersnatch Dec 2012 #71
I was in grade school in the 70's and no. MadrasT Dec 2012 #72
Currently in San Antonio student led invocation at graduation LeftInTX Dec 2012 #75
We had prayer in chapel on Wednesdays XemaSab Dec 2012 #76
We didn't pray and we didn't pledge. We'd just been through WWII. We didn't have to prove anything jzola Dec 2012 #77
I had it. brokechris Dec 2012 #78
K-2: public school for military dependents in Japan (1962-65)- nope, no prayer. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #80
In first grade in a small village near Baraboo, Wisconsin no prayer - 1960 About 120 population LiberalFighter Dec 2012 #81
Yes SteveG Dec 2012 #82
No thank god (no pun intended) but then I'm Canadian... Locut0s Dec 2012 #83
I went to Catholic School in the 60's Liberalynn Dec 2012 #84
I was also in grade school in the 50's union_maid Dec 2012 #85
Only when I was in Hebrew school. sakabatou Dec 2012 #86
The moment of silence is something I never objected to. Liberalynn Dec 2012 #89
Didn't protect this church... Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #90
Yep - Catholic school from 4th grade thru 12th. NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #91
Public schools in Tennessee from 1947 to 1952 tularetom Dec 2012 #92
Yes. Lugnut Dec 2012 #94
Not exactly no_hypocrisy Dec 2012 #96
I started school in 1956, no prayers B Calm Dec 2012 #97
Yes. OnionPatch Dec 2012 #98
Nope, thankfully. Arugula Latte Dec 2012 #99
Yes. In school 1952 to 1964. GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #100
I'm 53. Never, ever had prayer in school. Atman Dec 2012 #101
Every single time there was a health test that involved Jamastiene Dec 2012 #102
This message was self-deleted by its author Horse with no Name Dec 2012 #103
I went to high school in Salt Lake City ... TeeYiYi Dec 2012 #105
Me, no. bluestateguy Dec 2012 #106
Yes, we had a battle ax of a teacher... cynatnite Dec 2012 #107
We had a Christian Alliance club at my school but outside of that nobody gave a shit. Initech Dec 2012 #109
We had prayer in school. I remember how I squirmed in high school homeroom at the time for JDPriestly Dec 2012 #110
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