Prayer in School
Date Submitted: 04/28/2004 01:25:44
Category: / Law & Government / Government & Politics
Length: 4 pages (1140 words)
Category: / Law & Government / Government & Politics
Length: 4 pages (1140 words)
To Pray or Not to Pray in Our Public Schools
Voluntary prayer in public schools has been a controversial issue since the court ruling in 1963 that changed everything. In 1963, Engle vs. Vitale, this court ruling decided that prayer conducted by teachers, or a moment of silence, would interfere with the Establishment Clause. This meant there would be no more prayer in school. There have been over half a dozen court decisions against school prayer over …
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