Does prayer belong in a public school?

This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley chat with Linda K.
Wertheimer, a journalist and the author of the book Faith Ed:
Teaching about Religion in an Age of Intolerance. In a recent
article in The New Republic, Linda explores renewed efforts in some
parts of the country to get prayer back into public schools. They
discuss: Linda’s experience of being the only Jewish student in a
public school with weekly Christian Bible classes The history of
school prayer at the Supreme Court How to balance religious freedom
and inclusion in an increasingly diverse country In Signs of the
Times, the hosts give an update on Pope Francis’ recovery after his
three-hour abdominal surgery and discuss the approval of what would
be the first publicly funded religious charter school in the
nation. Finally, Ashley reflects on her vision of heaven. Links
from the show: Surgeon: Pope Francis is ‘alert’ and cracking jokes
after hernia operation Catholic virtual school approved by Oklahoma
board would be first religious charter in the U.S. Inside the
Christian Legal Crusade to Revive School Prayer Learn more about
your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices