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Old 05-22-2005, 02:11 PM   #147 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MageB420666
Just because the majority wishes it does not make it right. School prayer was done away with because it created a situation that bred trouble, students that did not wish to pray would be either forced to or targeted for ridicule. It would violate others rights, besides no where in the constitution does it say that you have the right to school prayer.
The Constitution does protect the individual right to freedom of/free exercise of religion. I'd say that this would cover school prayer as long as it was completely voluntary.
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