Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The "wall of separation"

[MDixon6569]

In a message dated 7/9/06 4:48:54 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Schools are considered an unusual situation by the courts. The studnets are young, impressionable and are *mandated* to be there. Merely being present where a prayer is being led can be seen as coercing a student to participate in the prayer without parental permission. That's my understanding of how the courts deal with separation of church and state in the public schools. That's why you can have prayer meetings in prisons, hospitals, etc., but NOT in the schools. But then that is suppressing the free exercise of religion. __._,_.___ To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. __,_._,___