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Is it okay to explain the benefits of religious meditation and prayer to the students?

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Is it okay to explain the benefits of religious meditation and prayer to the students?

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Once again, the teacher in this case must ask what the academic purpose of this lesson is. If there is a legitimate academic purpose that does not have the effect of promoting or denigrating religion, then it may be permissible; but it is not permissible to involve students in the activities of “meditation and prayer” in the classroom, nor is it advisable to role-play any religious activity or ritual.