Difference between revisions of "School prayer"
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| − | Prayer was encouraged, allowed and practiced in public schools from colonial times until 1962, when the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] in ''[[Engel v. Vitale]]''banned | + | Prayer was encouraged, allowed and practiced in public schools from colonial times until 1962, when the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] in ''[[Engel v. Vitale]] ''banned '''school prayer''' without citing a single decision as precedence for its ruling. |
[[Atheistic]] groups herald this as a great victory for their ideology, as since 1962 taxpayers have been compelled to fund and support an atheistic culture for the 90% of [[Americans]] who attend [[public school]]. Supporters of the decision claim that there is a "separation of church and state" in the [[U.S. Constitution]], though no such phrase or prohibition exists in the document. | [[Atheistic]] groups herald this as a great victory for their ideology, as since 1962 taxpayers have been compelled to fund and support an atheistic culture for the 90% of [[Americans]] who attend [[public school]]. Supporters of the decision claim that there is a "separation of church and state" in the [[U.S. Constitution]], though no such phrase or prohibition exists in the document. | ||
[[Category:Politics]] | [[Category:Politics]] | ||
[[category:Establishment Clause]] | [[category:Establishment Clause]] | ||
Revision as of 12:19, January 2, 2008
Prayer was encouraged, allowed and practiced in public schools from colonial times until 1962, when the U.S. Supreme Court in Engel v. Vitale banned school prayer without citing a single decision as precedence for its ruling.
Atheistic groups herald this as a great victory for their ideology, as since 1962 taxpayers have been compelled to fund and support an atheistic culture for the 90% of Americans who attend public school. Supporters of the decision claim that there is a "separation of church and state" in the U.S. Constitution, though no such phrase or prohibition exists in the document.
