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 it 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. | ||
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Revision as of 18:10, January 1, 2008
Prayer was encouraged, allowed and practiced in public schools from colonial times until 1962, when the U.S. Supreme Court in Engel v. Vitalebanned it 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.
