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While a devout [[Baptist]], Schwengel opposed [[school prayer]] and helped defeat a constitutional amendment that would have restored it following the [[Supreme Court]] ruling ''[[Engel v. Vitale]]''. He stated on the matter:
While a devout [[Baptist]], Schwengel opposed [[school prayer]] and helped defeat a constitutional amendment that would have restored it following the [[Supreme Court]] ruling ''[[Engel v. Vitale]]''. He stated on the matter:
{{cquote|I think we'd lower the quality of prayer if we let the state write it.}}
{{cquote|I think we'd lower the quality of prayer if we let the state write it.}}
He was defeated for re-election in 1972 by Democrat Edward Mezvinsky,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=53925 IA Distrct 1]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 17, 2021.</ref> currently the father-in-law of [[Chelsea Clinton]].
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