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From: mcmillan@eosp1.UUCP (Tobias D. Robison)
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Subject: Re: School Prayer -- My personal opinions
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Date: Sat, 10-Mar-84 23:29:34 EST
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In reply to Prentiss Riddle, who is concerned about what the children of an
atheist and a Hindi would do during a Christian school prayer...

Why don't they just refuse to participate, thus setting themselves awkwardly
apart from the rest of the class.  Don't you want them to learn to be
ostracized?  What is school for, anyway?

My Grandmother once went to school to do battle for her (Jewish) children,
whose classes were singing some of the more religious Christmas carols.
The principal advised her that of course, her children need not sing; they
could stand apart and not participate.  May grandmother then asked, "And
what should they do while they are not participating?  Stand there and feel
superior?"  I think tht the principal in the process of biting back a reply
that of course they should not feel SUPERIOR, understood her point.

Prayer in schools would be divisive.  Silence in schools is a waste of
money.
					- Toby Robison
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					(NOTE! NOT McMillan; Robison.)