Constitutional Amendment In Public Schools

In the early 1960s the Supreme Court of the United States of America ruled to outlaw prayer and Bible reading in the public schools of our great nation (M. E. Frankel, 1994). The results led to an infuriated outcry from those who opposed the ruling, and on that front, very little has changed after more than fifty years. One Senator went so far as to say that the decision "Made God Unconstitutional." Despite a vast majority of Americans stating that they want the ruling overturned in public opinion polls, the proposed constitutional amendments to reverse the Courts decision has never received the mandatory two-thirds votes need to reverse it. Even Newt Gringrich made a proposed constitutional amendment for the return of school prayer when he

was incoming House Speaker in 1994. It is appalling that so many are crying out for this change on behalf of our children, the future of our nation, and it has continued to be ignored for well over half a century. There is no one better equipped to lead our children than the Lord Our God; learning to trust and follow him as a youngster can be nothing but beneficial. The right to have prayer in the American public school system is well deserved, and should be a constitutional amendment guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States of America.
I chose to write about this subject because it is near and dear to my heart. It is something that I am passionate about; I am truly worried as a parent, as well as an American citizen. As a Christian woman, there is nothing more important than a relationship with God. The idea that God should be taken out of any area of my child's life (or any child's life) is preposterous, and the concept eludes me.

REFERENCES
Frankel, M. E. (1994). School without a prayer. New Leader, 77(12), 3.