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From: co@cbscc.UUCP (Corinna Owens)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: prayer in schools
Message-ID: <1911@cbscc.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 6-Mar-84 14:57:57 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar  6 14:57:57 1984
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After listening to President Regan's speech to the National Evangelical 
Association, I realize I spoke too soon.  The proposed amendment for 
prayer in schools states that the state cannot compose a prayer, nor 
can a student be forced to recite a prayer.  These are the two items 
I was concerned about.  I still do not believe that the amendment is 
necessary to allow a child to pray, but allowing a moment of silence 
for prayer is not all bad.

When I was attending the public grade schools, the pledge of allegiance 
was recited each day.  Some students chose not to recite it.  Is this 
pledge still being recited each day?  If time is reserved for the pledge 
of allegiance, which incedently refers to the Lord, then time can be 
reserved for prayer.

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Corinna Owens
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