But you didn't answer the true underlying question.... which is..
WHO ARE YOU TO TELL ME I CANNOT HAVE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN MY SCHOOLS??????
As long as every major religion (and atheism) is represented and if someone objects that theirs isn't taught and is willing to teach a week's worth, then what right do you have to object? IT IS BASED SOLELY ON YOU SAYING "YOUR BELIEF IS THE ONLY BELIEF YOU WILL SUPPORT", and what separates that belief from Pat Robertson's or militant Islams or so on?
You are militant about your belief and you refuse to allow open conversation that may open people's minds to accept others beliefs.
If you can't see that, then you are as blind in this area as Pat Robertson, militant Islams, etc.
The Constitution states
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"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"
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There hasn't been an establishment of any religion as the "official religion" of this nation from Congress.
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"or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;"
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I argue that taking someone's right to say prayer in school is abridging their right to freedom of speech.
And Article 9 states;
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"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people"
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So if a community or state wishes to allow prayer by MAJORITY vote of it's citizens, those rights should not be denied nor disparaged.
Yet, you would deny the majority voters those rights based on nothing else but YOUR SPIRITUAL BELIEF or lack of... or whatever, however you wish to phrase it.