I agree with you Audrey.
not saying the prayer over the intercom is not being ashamed. it's actually being respectful to others that may believe differently. I'm all for a moment of silence.
you and your Lord is all that really matters. he really doesn't care about nations or counties or towns. he's in the soul business.
towns, counties and nations are just meaningless boundries created by man to seperate each other and hold claim to. they don't have an actual soul.