I was 5 prayer was taken out of school, now I will be 55 and prayer is being taken out of our nation! 1962 Supreme Court rules school prayer unconstitutional The decisive battle over school prayer begins in a Long Island suburb after the state recommends an official nondenominational prayer for schoolchildren to recite: "Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon thee, and beg thy blessings upon us, our teachers, and our country." Five families sue the school district, and the case is appealed to the Supreme Court, which rules that the prayer violates the Establishment Clause. Writing for the majority, Justice Hugo Black argues, "It is no part of the business of government to compose official prayers for any group of the American people to recite as a part of a religious program carried on by government." According to legal scholar Sarah Barringer Gordon, "The school prayer decision was, in its day, the most unpopular decision the Supreme Court had ever made."
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:37:54 +0000
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