President Speaks On Prayer Banning In U.S. Schools (1962) 

This didn't age well, just look at this generation.

Prayer should be allowed in school, and anywhere in public for that matter, but not enforced. You have that right as an American. Duh! It’s unconstitutional to deny people their religious freedoms by law. My 2 cents for the day.

Many public schools now teach anti-Christian messages under the guise of "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion". They did this at a public school my son attended for 2 years, and I pulled him out.

"If God does not exist, then everything is permissible." -- Fyodor Dostoyevsky That's the reason these supposed "leaders' in the United States and other countries want God out of the schools, out of your life, out of my life and, most of all, out of their own lives. That way they can do their evil deeds without a conscience.

"...at home. " that last part was like a chilling threat.

NOT to rile any believers - BUT - When the TEN Commandments left U.S. Schools the CURVE OF MORALITY & CRIME BECAME OUR NEIGHBOR .....

Damn right, prayer should be an individual activity, or if there is a congregation it should be a choice, no one should be forced against their will to adhere to any religion or lack there of.

Biggest mistake America ever made

Father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. How many decades ago did they gain control over our political parties? The early 60's were turning points, especially in 1963.

1st-Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Jefferson's letter to the Danbury baptist association was about letting all christian denominations in America, Jefferson said the state cannot establish one christian denomination but they are to allow all denominations that's why the context of the letter matters the court took the letter out of context, and I can't say it enough context!! Context!! Context!! Matters

How else can you carry out the great commission? The Bible says we are to pray at all times... this has always been over reach of power in my opinion. Freedom of speech except for when it goes against government. Well, we must obey God above all else, even when it goes against the rulers that deny God. Government is given for our benefit and safety from God, but the LORD is the Supreme Authority

So remove Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance and add LGBT education??? 😂 good luck people 🏴‍☠️

pray ourselves ❤❤❤

Not the right stance or position for JFK to uphold regarding the banning of school prayer by the Supreme Court in 1963. His statement here during this press conference was an affront to the majority of Catholics, as well as Protestants who supported and voted for him. He should have offered an alternative for public school students to meet in a private room, or be allowed to pray, at least silently outside the classroom. Private, silent forms of prayer were eventually allowed in public schools, to accommodate students of other beliefs and faiths. President Kennedy might have endorsed this right, but I don't believe he ever articulated it and endorsed the idea while in office, and as the first Catholic President. That said, he was one of our greatest presidents and moved our country into world leadership in space exploration and technology. Our nation was secure and prosperous, despite the Cuban Missile Crisis, a very tenuous and worrisome period. His leadership and resolve diffused it and kept America from nuclear war due to his superb leadership.

When Jesus was taken out ,by demonic people, than the devil moved in. Now what is our children being taught?

The beginning of the end... the devil was gleeful when they banned prayer.

We should be able to prayer where the heaven we want.

Strongly disagree

It was a good decision to take prayers out of school. The separation of church is important and upheld as in the constitution.

Prayer at schools if allowed should be allowed for any religion NOT just Christianity. America was founded not even on Christianity, the founding fathers were Deist, that God came down manufactured the whole universe and then left it to us to be caretakers, and that thereby God is in each and every one of us. But, in Islam God never left, he has been nd always is there.

dear president kennedy, this ban would’ve been unconstitutional. just read the 1st amendment-prohibiting the free exercise thereof.

Really poor choice to ban public school prayers.

At home is where prayer belongs.

Pray in private. Or shut up

If only Jesus spoke on the subject of prayer in public.

That was weak

Verybad for our children and nation and Roe v Wade closely followed, then decades later gay marriage, all against the word of God - no, i will not support the supreme court in any of this‼️ psalm 33:12