Should prayer in school supporters be jailed and subject to the same punishment as drug dealers?
404202
Yes, they are pushing a dangerous and addictive (to some) idea that is totally fallacious and without any evidence at all, they should not be allowed to foist their abusive indoctrination onto children, let them believe what they will inthe privacy of their own homes...this is freedom of religion but please do not deprive young children of their right to freedom from indoctrination.
895902
It is acceptable to violate a law. Speeding to get someone to the hospital. Jaywalking to save someone. Countless others.\n\nI grew up in Boston. Strong Iriish Catholic but no prayer in public schools. My children are now in grade school in TN (Bible belt). They pray in public school. Could not draw Jack-O-Lanterns for halloween because it was satanic. Way over the top for me.
471326
Not in state-funded schools--separation of church and state should be strictly enforced.  In religious-run institutions, they should do whatever they want.  If a student didn't want the religious instruction, they could go somewhere else.  In my perfect world.
909098
The US Supreme court and virtually every lower court have all consistently ruled that prayer in public school is unconstitutional.\n\nWho's forcing your kids to pray?  Report 'em, they're breaking the law!\n\nFYI, when they say the pledge of allegiance at school, my kids skip the "under god" part, which wasn't added until 1950's anyway as a reactionary measure to "godless communists" during the red scare...:)\n\nPeace.
1058342
anyone who rails against people that use drugs illegally as much as he has should get the very same punishment that he has been preaching. "lock up all drug offenders" To do any thing else would just be pure hypocrisy.
306287
I don't know I can only say I hope its a LONG one. Retards that produce (and its prob meth) should go down as examples and be punished to the fullest. These drugs promote filth and crime, child molestation, and prostitution along with many other negative things. One does not produce drugs without knowing the awful effects, they just don't care. In jail you go my friend.....see ya butt head! (whoever it is)
591843
No. Not all people are affected because of sin (meaning only drugs here) and to outcast someone for their mistakes is wrong anyways.
515289
Any "illegal" drug which doesn't have to be manufactured should be legal.  I don't believe in God, but the best religious support I've heard for Marijuana and Mushrooms is: By making these drugs illegal is like saying God was wrong!  Take that to the local church, or even the religious leader Goegre W. Bucsh (yes, he probably spells his own name incorrectly).
161387
Absolutely not. It would be a huge waste of money. First, it wouldn't really limit the amount of drug usage, just increase the amount of truancies. Second, it would cost a MASSIVE amount of money. There are an awful lot of kids, and you'd have to test all of them at least once a month to have reasonably accurate results. Finally, there's just no point. Drugs can be bad, but the majority of people who do drugs do not end up dead or killing someone or on and on. What would be the consequences of failing the tests? Being kicked out of school? Because that's certainly the way to solve drug problems... the kids who are on drugs are the ones who need education the most. Being sent to jail? How exactly can you force people to submit to tests like that without violating the 4th-6th amendments?
454224
I've asked this same question ... makes no sense to me.  "Some" child molestors, people convicted for homicide, murder, rape ... get less time than than drug dealers.  I beleive the governement is pissed because they lose "tax" money on the drug industry so they will at least squander and pilfer the money from the dealers through prison time.
907777
The small percentahg of offenders who don't affend again have been spiritually rehabilitated.\n\nanyway, there's a similiar type of law in KS
873358
Yes. The Criminal Justice System does not recognize the judicial powers of an Islamic body to punish anyone. Hence, any crime committed in pursuance of carrying out any Fatwa issued against the victim would be triable under the criminal law and the Fatwa issuing body is also liable for prosecution.
849260
That's the flaw in their argument. Nine times out of ten, they only want Christian prayer and Christian material in schools. It's the same people who support the Ten Commandments being placed in a government building, but would flip over backwards with anger if someone put the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism or the Five Pillars of Islam in there as well.
1138813
I think he/she makes a very good point, it seems the country is ran by homosexual atheist criminals, and if you are not apart then you are against and every one else should suffer. I like the point made here good job.\n\nONe thing to add back in the day when people use to burn flags they would get jail time what hapen to the good ol days
1056231
My initial reaction is that they should receive the harshest punishment allowable because of what they defaced.  But they'll have to face God someday for that act anyway and deal with the consequences then.  So I guess in the here and now, they should be treated the same as anyone else who who would deface any piece of public or private property.
137117
Within reason they should be able to follow the "laws" of their religion. less so, things which may just be custom. Certainly, a limit needs to be placed on anything which would place an undue tax burden on the taxpayer or create an unsafe situation. In the cases , where money is the issue, a religious charity organization could be appealed to.
972434
I know what case the ACLU is going to take up next.\n\nIf it is true that these people were arrested for praying, this is a serious constitutional rights violation.