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Talk:Am Govt Midterm (view source)
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:As to question 9, your own citation to the Anti-Defamation League states, "vocal denominational or nondenominational prayer, and ceremonial reading from the Bible, are unconstitutional practices in the public school classroom." So (vocal) classroom prayer is prohibited.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 22:02, 30 December 2012 (EST)
:As to question 9, your own citation to the Anti-Defamation League states, "vocal denominational or nondenominational prayer, and ceremonial reading from the Bible, are unconstitutional practices in the public school classroom." So (vocal) classroom prayer is prohibited.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 22:02, 30 December 2012 (EST)
::That was referring to teacher-led Bible readings or prayers; my information comes from the previous section on student prayer. See also [http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/religionandschools/prayer_guidance.html the Department of Education on school prayer] ("Accordingly, the First Amendment forbids religious activity that is sponsored by the government but protects religious activity that is initiated by private individuals, and the line between government-sponsored and privately initiated religious expression is vital to a proper understanding of the First Amendment's scope. As the Court has explained in several cases, "there is a crucial difference between government speech endorsing religion, which the Establishment Clause forbids, and private speech endorsing religion, which the Free Speech and Free Exercise Clauses protect." (citation omitted)). [[User:GregG|GregG]] 10:13, 31 December 2012 (EST)