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    Should Public School Teachers Lead Prayer in Jesus’ Name? Americans Say ‘Yes’

    Erick NeumanBy Erick NeumanJuly 5, 2025No Comments2 Mins Read
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    The majority of Americans support “allowing public school teachers to lead their classes in prayers that refer to Jesus,” according to the Pew Research Center, a respected data and research firm.

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    Invocations in public schools have long been a source of debate and consternation, with the drama intensifying after two Supreme Court cases — Engel v. Vitale (1962) and Abington School District v. Schempp (1963) — essentially banned school-sanctioned prayers.

    The first case found that nondenominational school-sponsored prayer violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. And the second similarly found that reciting the Lord’s Prayer and Bible readings couldn’t be sponsored by schools.

    But more than 60 years later, Pew noted that Americans are deeply divided over Christian prayers in schools. Even with that division, though, the Pew Research Center’s 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study found that the majority seems to support it.

    “Just over half of U.S. adults (52%) say they favor allowing public school teachers to lead their classes in prayers that refer to Jesus: 27% say they strongly favor this, and 26% say they favor it,” Pew reported. “[And] 46% of adults oppose allowing public school teachers to lead their classes in prayers that refer to Jesus: 22% say they strongly oppose this, and 24% say they oppose it.”

    It’s essential to note that the aforementioned statistics pertain to explicitly Christian prayer.

    Pew also asked a separate question: whether Americans support allowing teachers to lead classrooms in “prayers that refer to God but not to any specific religion.”

    This yielded a larger proportion of support, with 57% agreeing.

    Pew also broke down the data on Christian prayer by state, explaining where people are most and least likely to support the teacher-led faith initiative.

    “Support for Christian prayer in schools is particularly high in parts of the South, including Mississippi (81%), Alabama (75%), Arkansas (75%), Louisiana (74%) and South Carolina (71%),” the research firm noted.

    Opposition was highest in Oregon (65%), Washington (61%), and California (56%). Read more about the results here.

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