At least 75 percent of Americans support permitting a prayer being said during a school graduation ceremony, which is down from the 83 percent that supported in 1999.
The support is also based on the person’s own religious activities. The report says those who do not regularly or never attend church “are split on daily prayer in the classroom.”
“Religion continues to be important to many Americans,” according to the Gallup Poll report. “The vast majority of Americans identify with a religion, a majority of Americans say religion can solve today’s problems, and three in four Americans see the Bible as the actual or inspired word of God. Thus, it is not surprising that a majority of Americans are in favor of religion having a larger presence in schools.”
In 2005, according to Gallup, three out of four Americans said they would support a constitutional amendment to allow voluntary prayer in public schools.
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