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So the Supreme Court first announced it would apply the Establishment Clause against the States, but initially appeared reasonable in deferring to the states.  The Supreme Court thereby opened the door but stood outside to make it look friendly.  Only later did it enter and beginning demanding that States end prayer and take down the Ten Commandments.  Sound familiar?  The Supreme Court took the same approach in ''Marbury v. Madison'' - let one side win, but base it on a reason that enables the Court to expand its power for future cases.

So the Supreme Court first announced it would apply the Establishment Clause against the States, but initially appeared reasonable in deferring to the states.  The Supreme Court thereby opened the door but stood outside to make it look friendly.  Only later did it enter and beginning demanding that States end prayer and take down the Ten Commandments.  Sound familiar?  The Supreme Court took the same approach in ''Marbury v. Madison'' - let one side win, but base it on a reason that enables the Court to expand its power for future cases.

55 years ago, students in public high schools in [[New Jersey]] recited the “Our Father” ever morning.  States were free to do this, and schools were much better because of it.  But in 1962, in ''[[Engel v. Vitale]]'', the Supreme Court applied the Establishment Clause to abolish classroom prayer in public schools.  Fortunately, that Court cannot ban prayer by homeschoolers.

55 years ago, students in public high schools in [[New Jersey]] recited the “Our Father” every morning.  States were free to do this, and schools were much better because of it.  But in 1962, in ''[[Engel v. Vitale]]'', the Supreme Court applied the Establishment Clause to abolish classroom prayer in public schools.  Fortunately, that Court cannot ban prayer by homeschoolers.

President George Washington would not have been pleased by this.  In his Farewell Address, written by Alexander Hamilton, Washington said:<ref>Philadelphia Daily American Advertiser, Sept. 19, 1796.</ref>

President George Washington would not have been pleased by this.  In his Farewell Address, written by Alexander Hamilton, Washington said:<ref>Philadelphia Daily American Advertiser, Sept. 19, 1796.</ref>

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