LETTER: Instituting morning prayer like instituting breakfast

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by Noah Shapiro

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To the editor:

On the forefront of current policy is the reinstitution of prayer into the public schools.

The rationale is that our children need to be instilled with values and a moral order -- goals that naturally come to fruition by public school prayer.

Oh sure, a good way to start off the day for our public school students is for them to pledge their devotion to some unknown, supernatural force of great vengeance.

To me, this is nothing short of a perfect way to safeguard the very moral fiber of our country.

Yes, come all ye faithful to the tawdry panacea, public school prayer.

Prayer may be a good way to start the day, but so is breakfast.

Maybe we should have a constitutional amendment which mandates that free breakfast must be made available to all of our stu- dents (perhaps this is the modern-day equivalent of loaves and fishes).

Having breakfast will instill values into our children -- wholesome, traditional family nutritional values!

Furthermore, not all lawmakers pray, but I'd venture to guess that nearly all of them eat break- fast.

And what of breakfast? Breakfast tastes good, it is good for you and it is enjoyed by over 90 percent of the religious leaders in this country.

This is a policy which ensures that our children will be morally and nutritionally correct in their formative years.

To this I say, amen and bon appetit!

Noah Shapiro

Lovett '96

This item appeared in the Opinion section of the January 26, 1996 issue.

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