greg@zinfandel.UUCP (03/20/84)
#N:zinfandel:20600003:000:715 zinfandel!greg Mar 19 09:33:00 1984 <A moment of silence please...> Here's the current text of the prayer amendment for those who haven't read it: Nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to prohibit individual or group prayer in public schools or other public institutions. No person shall be required by the United States or any state to participate in prayer. Neither the United States nor any state shall compose the words of any prayer to be said in public schools. Apparently the motivation for making no distinction between vocal and silent prayer is that there have been several school-children suspended from school for praying vocally on the playground during recess. Greg Boyd decvax!sytek!zehntel!zinfandel!greg
andrew@inmet.UUCP (03/23/84)
#R:zinfandel:20600003:inmet:11600016:000:427 inmet!andrew Mar 21 12:17:00 1984 > Apparently the motivation for making no distinction between vocal and > silent prayer is that there have been several school-children suspended > from school for praying vocally on the playground during recess. Care to back these allegations up with some facts? This sounds like the kind of unfounded scare story Reagan is well known for fabricating. Andrew W. Rogers, Intermetrics ...{harpo|ima|esquire}!inmet!andrew