H. the website you suggested I look for resources on promotes my point: http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=15332
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 9:32 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Bush Wins! > > There are a myrid of cases were school principals, school superindentents > and school boards have prevented students from praying at school under any > circumstance, from carrying a Bible to school, from writing an essay about > Jesus, from holding or organizing religious meetings. > > So, if you would like to understand the actual facts of the issue, I > suggest > you get the facts first. > > If you research the issue at http://www.freedomforum.org/, you'll find > that > how schools have treated student-initiated religious activities to vary > widely. > > > H. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Fleischer, Beth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 9:20 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Bush Wins! > > > > HBO: Ah, prayer in school ... here is the perfect example to illustrate > > my > > point: If a teacher takes class time to lead the children in prayer (any > > prayer), then that teacher, who is a representative of the government, > is > > violating the Constitution. Clearly, she is establishing religion. > > However, > > if a principal prevents students from gathering on the playground to > pray > > (we're talking non-class time and nobody is forced by the school to > join), > > then the principal is violating the free exercise clause. But many > times > > schools have prohibited the free exercise of religion (no-student lead > > prayers, no religious-based clubs, no essays about the life of Jesus), > and > > this is wrong. > > > > > except that you understand that kids ARE free to pray in schools on their > own - their rights to pray in groups isn't denied either, its just the > school led prayer thats an issue here. > If you would like to understand the actual facts about this subject > please > read here: http://www.religioustolerance.org/ps_pra2.htm > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
