Well, what about a “Moment of Silence” instead? That way, we don have to worry about specific prayers?
What for? Why do we need a “moment of silence”? School prayer boosters have sometimes proposed this as a way of establishing a legal precedent which, they hope, will eventually lead toward explicit and vocal school prayer. Over a decade ago, the Supreme Court struck down this type of proposal; legislation of this type often calls for the “moment of silence” to be used for “meditation or prayer.” Besides, consider the declining number of hours that students are in school each year. Every “moment” should be used for useful and educational instruction, not meditating!
