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Mkayla Simons
K.Hensel
English IV
14 March 2016

Annotated Bibliography: School Prayer

Question: What has happened to students with and without prayer in schools?
Thesis Statement: When prayer stopped in schools it caused a decline in students education and
students with prayer increased their education.
"Prayer in School Affects All of Society." Creation Today. Web. 15 Mar. 2016.
Prayer in schools helps students get a sense of something that is greater than man.
Acknowledging a God that is superior to humanity gives them faith to believe there is a high
being. This article stressed about how removing school prayer in schools has caused the quality
of education to decline over the decays, since the law passed between the separation of state and
church. The organizations that believes in school prayer began to recognize prayer in schools has
an important standard on students lives. Over the years there has been a drastic increase of
violence, teen pregnancies, teen suicides, and divorce rates. Since students havent fed their
spirituality it causes a free society that drifts into anarchy. School prayer is a great benefit to
students since it gives students a purpose to letting them know that they are not a mix of
chemicals that occupy space and time. I will use this research to show how prayer should be
considered in schools again.
"What Happened When The Praying Stopped?" What Happened When The Praying
Stopped?Web. 16 Mar. 2016.

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This article explains the need of God in students lives. Giving students faith in a superior
being shows the human heart that this isnt the end. Students have been affected positively with
school prayer because they have values and push for success to a better life. The study of
statistics show students werent as trouble as they are now. Students only focused on their mind,
body and spirit which gives their lives fulfillment before the 1960s. Kids were still disruptive and
rebellious as always but it never came to a point where such a drastic change interrupted their
success in life. Leaving god out of the picture only gives them a sense of temptation of values on
earth that will only last so long. Students only begin to feed themselves with negativity and
temporary things that will only disappear if that dont believe. I will use this in my research to
stress how important it is to have morals and values in life.
"Education Expert: Removing Bible, Prayer from Public Schools Has Caused Decline." CNS
News. 2014. Web. 17 Mar. 2016.
A professor named William Jeynes from a California state local college suggests that the
Bible and prayer should be placed back in schools. He believes that turning away from an oath to
oneself causes consequences. By giving students a foundation to start with will help them work
their way up to greatness. She explains that the some schools provide the Bible for literary
purposes but never really stress the importance. Such as the moment of silence gives a students a
moment to choose. Studies and surveys show that students with or without faith both respond
positively to the Bible with literature curriculum. Most students say they learn about the Bible
more in school than out church. Students give positive feedback because they are willing to learn
something new. It increases their curiosity and interests in Christianity. I will use this in my
research to show the interest in prayer with or without faith.

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