Prevent Coercive Prayer In Public Schools
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The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America
reads: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof." This amendment, commonly called the
Establishment Clause, forms the foundation of the right of every Ameri ....
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.... view the routine recital of prayers during the school day as a
voluntary action? This invasive practice would create unnecessary divisions
among children by making them unduly aware of their religious differences.
Public schools are for everyone, whether they are Buddhist, Catholic, Muslim, or
Taoist. The practice of organized prayer in schools invades the student's right
to an education free of the discrimination which organized prayer would
encourage.
Many people mistake the relig ....
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