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4. Isn't religion in public schools against the law or does it depend on the state?

Fri Oct 6, 2023, 05:54 AM

Oct 2023

Back when I was in the earliest grades, we said a "school prayer" along with the pledge. All I remember was that it ended with "our parents, our teachers and our country," not espousing any particular religion. But while I as still in elementary school that changed. At first there was a "moment of silence," pray to ourselves if we wanted to. And then that disappeared, too, and nobody missed it. I'm in New York.

And this sounds completely unacceptable, at least where I lived, kids in school belonged to numerous religions, or no religion at all. It should be up to the parents.

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Students fight to defend school against takeover by fringe religious ideology - Alex Wagner - MSNBC [View all] Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 OP

Is that a particular school ? Tetrachloride Oct 2023 #1

Sounds like this is a problem for area students, not just that particular school Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 #2

Dominion theology has taken over Texas government. It is now a barely democratic state. Lonestarblue Oct 2023 #3

Isn't religion in public schools against the law or does it depend on the state? Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 #4

Prayer in schools has been unconstitutional n the past, but states like Texas are pushing for Lonestarblue Oct 2023 #5

There are schools that include religion, but they're parochial or private schools chosen by parents Rhiannon12866 Oct 2023 #6