Scuola di Preghiera
School Prayer
A school of prayer is a prayer common to all children of school before the start (or end) of the classes. The implementation of a school of prayer is in conflict with the negative freedom of religion and the principle of separation of church and state.
Currently, the school of prayer in Germany bound denominational schools. In some countries, school prayer, still widely practiced daily practice. In secular states, school prayer unusual.
History The school was in Europe since the Middle Ages through the churches worn. Both the religious education and school prayer were obvious elements of the school. With the Reformation, the question of the (correct) School prayer before. The principle of regional deceased, eius religio (whose region, his religion) and the school in Catholic schools and Protestant. Although the forms of prayer, school hours confessionally distinction, you do not have the need or usefulness of such a school of prayer.
With the advent of the Enlightenment religious freedom was first the freedom of establishment of religious schools, maintaining the tradition of school prayer.
With the end of 18. Century, the simultaneous translation school. Although this is now cross-confessional state, is, however, was based on common Christian faith. In addition, (ecumenical) School prayer are spoken and the school of prayer is not in question.
With the November revolution in Germany was the first time the principle of separation of church and state, through her childhood. Participation in the school of prayer was voluntary. Despite this formal volunteer sat down students who do not pray at the school wanted to participate, the risk of social isolation. 1965, the Hessian State Court, then, the school of prayer is inadmissible. 1979, the Federal School of Prayer is basically harmless, even constitutional, if a student whose parents or oppose the holding of prayer, whose fundamental right to freedom of confession is not violated when negative freely and without restrictions on its participation in prayer can decide. "
Other countries United States of America
In the United States, freedom of religion as an Additional Articles of the Constitution of the United States protected. The so-called "estabishment clause" designed to protect against the imposition of a state religion in 1985, serving in the case vs. Wallace. Jaffree by the Supreme Court so that the school prayer, in principle acceptable.
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