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Prayer In School
A very controversial widespread issue today is the right to have prayer
in public schools. The proposed amendment reads:
"To secure the people's right to acknowledge God according to the dictates
of conscience. The people's rights to pray and to recognize their belief,
heritage or traditions on public property, shall not be infringed. The
government shall not require any person to join in the prayer or religious
activity, initiate or designate school prayers, discriminate against any
religion, or deny equal access to benefit on account of religion. (AVSP)"
This would permit but not mandate school prayer. I think that the
government should be focused on the school's academics,
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