15 Years of Prayer: a steady decline
by Alejandro Esquino Gomez on Sep 28, 2014 | Views: 155 | Score: 0
% Favor Daily Classroom Prayer | % Oppose Daily Classroom Prayer | |
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June 1999 | 70 | 28 |
August 2014 | 61 | 37 |
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Sources:
gallup.com
% Favor Daily Classroom Prayer | % Oppose Daily Classroom Prayer | |
---|---|---|
June 1999 | 70 | 28 |
August 2014 | 61 | 37 |
Americans are slowly changing their view of prayer in the class room. Over the last 15 years, there has been a 9 point increase in the percent of people who oppose daily prayer in the classroom with a parallel 9 point decline in those favoring daily prayer. Notably, 1999 - 2001 saw a 4 point decline in classroom prayer approval.
We need to pray
I'm pretty surprised that we still have over 60% in favor of prayer in the classroom. I know we are a religious country but I thought most Americans were behind separation of church and school.