I don't get what the issue with prayer in schools is all about. If a kid wants to pray, no one is stopping him/her. But there's no way that other kids in the class should be forced to participate in an activity from a religion they don't believe in.

The rule was made for an entirely, 100% religious purpose and there was no secular justification. It would be like a state requiring that students wear a crucifix around their neck and trying to weasel out of the 1st Amendment by saying it can be any type of crucifix they want.

I feel that it was wrong to rule this unconstitutional. The fact is that the students still have a choice of whether to pray or use that time as any other moment of silence. The argument that those praying would influence others is ridiculous. If those students have a strong base of some other belief and that belief is upheld at home and around family, then they will not choose to take any religion as their own.

I don't think that a public prayer in public schools (considering that they are run by the government) should be allowed. However, I see absolutely nothing wrong with a moment of silence. The observance of a moment of silence does not necessarily have to be a religious activity. We have a moment of silence each day at my school, and kids do not have to pray. They can lay their head down and sleep if they wish. This was certainly a step in the wrong direction. The government shall not endorse one religion or another, but they certainly shall not deny me my right to pray for the safety of my family and friends, and for the brave men and women fighting overseas.