is illegal. That was decided by the Supreme Court in the 1960s.
Whether the Pledge is prayer is still being debated.
-Kevin
On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 14:21:10 -0400, Monique Boea
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I don't think it always has been
>
> We said the lords prayer along with the pledge in school
>
> It was illegal then?
>
> Actually I went to private school grades 1-8 (catholic)
>
> Sorry :)
>
> But has it always been illegal for public schools?
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 2:19 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Speaking of church and state
>
> Prayer in schools is indeed legal. It always has been, and should be.
> However, schools cannot _mandate_ prayer because that would be
> "regarding an establishment of religion". Same with the ten
> commandments. Posting them on government property would be
> establishing a state religion AND preventing the free practice of
> other's religions, both of which are prohibited by those exact words
> in the Constitution and by Supreme Court rulings.
>
> The intent is to protect people's choice of religion, not to ban all
> religion. Banning religion would be against the Constitution.
>
> -Kevin
>
> On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 14:01:24 -0400, Monique Boea
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > this is what some people use in the removal of the ten commandments from
> > public places and prayer in schools arguments.
> _____
>
>
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