Religion Roundup
Students Nationwide Expected to Pray before Classes Tomorrow
Associated Press
September 23, 2008
SAN DIEGO - See you at the pole.
That's what Christian students may be telling classmates as they leave school this afternoon.
Students nationwide are expected to gather around their school flagpoles before classes tomorrow to pray for each other, for their schools and for their nation.
This will be the 19th annual "See You At The Pole," an event held on the fourth Wednesday in September. Organizers predict that up to two million students will take part this year.
The Reverend Doug Clark, national promotion coordinator for See You At The Pole, says it can take courage to be openly Christian in public school. And while parents and youth pastors may encourage participation, he says each school's prayer gathering is student-initiated and student-led.
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