A moment of silence isn't anymore than that, and do with it what you want. If nothing else, it gets those kids a moment to rest their voice boxes. If they got rid of it, would people still find time to pray? Of course!
The Pledge of Allegiance is outdated, and if it could be re-written to accommodate the diversity in America, it might be a whole lot more to memorize! I don't make my ELL kids say it, as some of them aren't even citizens, but I do make them stand up at the very least, so they don't forget to do it elsewhere.
America is the most law-suit crazy country I have ever seen.....people will sue anybody for anything here, and my feeling is that it is usually for a quick bump in income or a serious desire for the 15 minutes of fame.
It's funny that in a country where there IS separation of church and state, no one "can keep their hands to themselves." Maybe part of the problem is that there are too many religions whose doctrine requires that they witness and convert. Perhaps if there was a law that addressed interfering with another's religion/lack thereof that would do the trick. Probably not though.
Below is a cartoon that sums up my thoughts on this issue better than anything I could say about it.
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