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In reply to the discussion: Question: Did you have prayer in school? [View all]brokechris
(192 posts)I was raised in the deep south and attended schools throughout the bible belt. The way it was always done (at the half dozen schools I attended) was that we had 5 minutes set aside before we recited the pledge.
No one recited a formal prayer. During the allotted time, we all had to sit at our desks and be quiet. We were allowed to do whatever we wished (it was basically a quiet time for meditation). I was non-religious and usually used the time to get organized or do last minute homework. I remember occasionally seeing people with their heads down on the desk probably praying--and I remember one girl who was very upset in her prayers after a beloved pet died (crying noticeably as she prayed). It did not scar me at all, and as it was practiced in the places I went to school--I have absolutely no objection.