On Tue, 27 Aug 2002 23:15:08 GMT, Bob LeChevalier <lojbab at lojban.org>
yelled from the fourth floor ward window, and subsequently was
sedated:
*>"John Knight" <jwknight at polbox.com> wrote:
*>>Just because a feminazi and a "liberal" agree with each other that
school
*>>prayer was never banned doesn't mean that school prayer was never
banned:
*>>
*>>1962: Engel v. Vitale. The Court ruled that public
*>>school officials could not require pupils to recite a slate-
*> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
*>>composed prayer at the start of each school day, even if the
*>>prayer was nondenominational and pupils who so desired
*>>could be excused from reciting it, because such official
*>>state sanction of religious unerances was an unconsitu-
*>>tional attempt to establish religion.
*>
*>The underlined are the key words.
*>
*>>This was called "BANNING SCHOOL PRAYER".
*>
*>Then it was called that in error, because school prayer was not
*>banned.
*>
*>>It violated almost two centuries of "case law" to the contrary.
*>
*>Actually, it did not. Several state courts had previously banned
*>school prayer, some of them over a century earlier.
*>
*>>It was 180 degrees out of synch with the spirit and intent of the
US
*>>Constitution,
*>
*>False.
*>
*>>and of the dreams of our Christian Founding Forefathers.
*>
*>Not likely, since only Jefferson was an especial advocate of even
*>HAVING public schools.
*>
*>>It was the STUPIDEST thing this country ever did.
*>
*>No. Admitting you to this country was. But we probably had no
choice.
*>
*>>Your DENIAL that school prayer was banned earned you a permanent
spot on the
*>>school prayer page
*>
*>If you quote someone without their permission on your page, that is
a
*>violation of copyright law. Be prepared to get sued.
http://christianparty.net/schoolprayer.htm
I see your name there, Bob.
