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::* First, it's not self-evident, especially to people not intimately familiar with the situation in the United States.  It could be any one ''or more'' of the following (and this list may not be exhaustive):
 
::* First, it's not self-evident, especially to people not intimately familiar with the situation in the United States.  It could be any one ''or more'' of the following (and this list may not be exhaustive):
 
::** A time for students to pray silently in a classroom.
 
::** A time for students to pray silently in a classroom.
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::** Someone praying out loud in a classroom.
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::** A student praying out loud in a classroom.
 
::** A teacher praying out loud in a classroom.
 
::** A teacher praying out loud in a classroom.
 
::** A chaplain or religious education teacher praying out loud in a classroom.
 
::** A chaplain or religious education teacher praying out loud in a classroom.
 
::** A group praying together in a classroom, led by a student.
 
::** A group praying together in a classroom, led by a student.
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::** A group praying together in a classroom, led by a teacher.
 
::** A group praying together in a classroom, led by a chaplain or religious education teacher.
 
::** A group praying together in a classroom, led by a chaplain or religious education teacher.
 
:: * Second, being self-evident is not a reason for not explaining it, just like dictionaries don't skip words that everyone should know and American encyclopedias still list the capital of America even though everyone knows what it is.
 
:: * Second, being self-evident is not a reason for not explaining it, just like dictionaries don't skip words that everyone should know and American encyclopedias still list the capital of America even though everyone knows what it is.
 
::The description should be at the beginning, even if it's a brief one and there's a more detailed one later on.  I've often criticised Wikipedia's ID article for not being an article ''about'' ID, but about ''what's wrong with'' ID (supposedly).  We should not repeat the same mistake.  Encyclopedia articles should start of explaining what something is first.
 
::The description should be at the beginning, even if it's a brief one and there's a more detailed one later on.  I've often criticised Wikipedia's ID article for not being an article ''about'' ID, but about ''what's wrong with'' ID (supposedly).  We should not repeat the same mistake.  Encyclopedia articles should start of explaining what something is first.
 
:: [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 11:03, 9 June 2008 (EDT)
 
:: [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 11:03, 9 June 2008 (EDT)
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