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Religion in schools

 

            
            
             In the past Religion was confined to the state now with.
             religious freedom everything has changed or at least.
             started to change. In order for religion to be in a private.
             school now it is again trying to be in Public schools.
             People ask "why can't freedom to acknowledge god be enjoyed.
             again by children in every schoolroom across this land?" In.
             the past, a long time ago children always prayed before.
             class started and before lunch. But things h ave changed,.
             "in 1791 the separation of church and state" started.
             Although it was made clear about the separation of the two.
             "as late as 1951 some twenty states permitted schools to.
             begin the day by reading aloud a passage of the bible." Bu.
             t that had to stop. People didn't have the same beliefs.
             when it comes to religion, if a family absent even believe.
             in god why should their child be forced to pray? On many.
             different occasions questions similar to this one were.
             brought up and complained about. That is what started it.
             all real big.
             .
             When complaining, arguing and fighting all started over the.
             silent moment. In 1978 a few lawyers got together and.
             considered a constitutional law. The original law said that.
             public school teachers in gr ades 1-6 "shall announce that.
             a period of silence, not to exceed one minute, shall be.
             observed for meditation." This law did not work for long,.
             because it still allowed oral prayer in public high.
             schools. Later in 1981, the Alabama State Senator D onald.
             G. Holmes successfully passed a bill that included all.
             grades calling it "the moment of silence" this law said.
             that "the teacher (was) to announce that the silent moment.
             may be used for voluntary prayer." Although it would have.
             to be si lent prayer. Even after this new law started the.
             lawyers that were opposed to this were trying to say that.
             students "do not have a right to pray in school" silently.
             or otherwise because of growing impressions that affect.
             their life. The silent mom ent supposedly "(forced).


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