Although I can’t cite a scientific survey to prove it, I have detected a recent upswing in conflicts over religion in public schools. Just as I was beginning to believe that most schools were finally getting religion right, it appears that the trend is in the other direction.
Two examples from the past school year — one from each end of the spectrum — will suffice to illustrate the wider problem.
Showing posts with label prayer in public schools. Show all posts
Showing posts with label prayer in public schools. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Monday, March 31, 2014
Charles C. Haynes: Push for ‘school prayer’ is about power, not prayer
Never say die.
That must be the motto of politicians, religious leaders and school leaders who keep pushing for state-sponsored prayers in public schools more than 50 years after the Supreme Court struck down the practice as a violation of the establishment clause of the First Amendment.
The latest prayer restoration scheme comes from an Alabama state representative who proposed a law last month that would require teachers to read a prayer from the Congressional Record every day to students in Alabama classrooms.
That must be the motto of politicians, religious leaders and school leaders who keep pushing for state-sponsored prayers in public schools more than 50 years after the Supreme Court struck down the practice as a violation of the establishment clause of the First Amendment.
The latest prayer restoration scheme comes from an Alabama state representative who proposed a law last month that would require teachers to read a prayer from the Congressional Record every day to students in Alabama classrooms.
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