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From: rcj1@ihuxi.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: School prayer
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Date: Tue, 28-Jun-83 12:40:29 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 28 12:40:29 1983
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	I don't mean to re-kindle old fires but I thought
	this might be interesting to someone out there...

	The Reagan administration Monday formally endorsed
	a constitutional amendment restoring voluntary
	prayer to the classroom and said it "is not
	enough" to settle for merely allowing silent classroom
	prayer and voluntary religiious meetings.

	The administrations proposal would read:

	Nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to
	prohibit individual of group prayer in public schools
	or other public institutions. No person shall be
	required by the United States or by any state to
	participate in prayer."

	The alternative supported by a few Senators and others would
	allow silent prayer and meditation during class time
	and the "equal access" right of students to meet
	voluntarily for Bible study or prayer at school
	during non-class hours..

	Interesting enough, the following opposed the proposal:

	Rev. Dean M. Kelly of the National Council of Churches
	of Christ, Baptist Joint Committee on Public affairs,
	Washington office of the Episcopal Church, B'nai B'rith,
	National Council of Jewish Women, General Conference of
	Seventh Day Adventists, American Jewish Committee, and
	Union of American Hebrew Congregations.

	P.S. I might add that the Rev. Dean M. Kelly was quoted as
	saying: "Children can now engage in silent prayer or meditation
	in public schools or anywhere else. They do not need the permission
	of the U.S. Supreme Court, the president, the Congress or all
	the state legislatures in the land."


			Ray,
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