Prayer in School Debate: 10 Times Twitter Has Proven Moment of Silence Isn't About God

Critics of moment-of-silence laws in schools argue that such practices are a thinly veiled way to bring religion into schools. But Twitter users demonstrate that a moment of silence isn’t always about God.

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The moment of silence at school really gives me time to reflect on my day.

— Dr. Sheldon Cooper (@aoSheldonCooper) November 24, 2014

moment of silence for the schools who have school today and tomorrow #WeekLongTurkeyDayBreak

— mikey (@mikeyx97) November 24, 2014

Moment of silence for all the gymnasts who never get any recognition at school because they don't do a "school sport."

— Chalk Talk (@TalkingChalk) October 25, 2014

A moment of silence for all the people who are going to be lost after high school. Maybe ya should've put down the swag & picked up a book.

— Amanda Foti (@ay_Foti) January 8, 2014

It's sad that there wasn't a moment of silence at school and that no teachers even acknowledged the fact that it's 9/11. We can't ignore it.

— Bailey Dilks (@bdilks11) September 12, 2013

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moment of silence for all the really smart kids who everyone thinks are stupid just because they don’t get good grades in school

— REUBEN (@reubybooby) June 16, 2013

It's only in a moment of silence that you are able to reflect and truly value your worth- Mr Z

— @zwa (@Zwanndam) November 18, 2014

we had a moment of silence for michael brown at my school today it was really nice

— kaylee ♡ (@hellyesmalum) November 26, 2014

A moment of silence is to reflect on someone or something, having one every morning dedicated to nothing takes away the value of it #BHSChat

— Adam Morgan (@Amorgs20) November 13, 2014

'A moment of silence' is an expression for us to pray, meditate or whatever suits you best. Why is it a big deal to use that expression?

— sharifah syakila (@sharifahsyakila) August 22, 2014

I'm so disgusted to attend a school that doesn't even take a moment of silence for a teacher that passed away over the weekend.

— B (@briittanny_) November 17, 2014

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