School prayer

While we're on the subject of Constitutionally-assured rights, I'd like to say a few words on the concept of school prayer.

There are people out there who not only want to forbid prayer in schools (enforced or just allowed), but not even allow for a "moment of silence," stating that it violates "separation of church and state."

Bullshit.

The First Amendment states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." Show me how forbidding even a moment of silence is NOT prohibiting the free exercise of religion. Go on. Show me.

Sorry, but it does infringe on this right. It infringes on the right of anyone who is not atheist or agnostic. School prayer infringes on the right of ONLY the atheist or agnostic. A "moment of silence" does neither. It allows Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, whatever, to have their own school prayer as they see fit; while all the other kids, if they so choose, can just sit there quietly until it's over.

There is nothing wrong with that. Any other law violates this fundamental Constitutional right.