Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site utastro.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!ut-sally!utastro!bill From: bill@utastro.UUCP (William H. Jefferys) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: prayer in public schools Message-ID: <13@utastro.UUCP> Date: Mon, 5-Mar-84 11:42:47 EST Article-I.D.: utastro.13 Posted: Mon Mar 5 11:42:47 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 6-Mar-84 03:14:26 EST References: <1067@cwruecmp.UUCP> Organization: UTexas Astronomy Dept., Austin, Texas Lines: 14 As was pointed out on ABC's morning show Sunday, "As long as there are math tests, kids will pray in school!" Nothing *now* prevents kids from praying in school if they want to. What I object to is having the state step into this area which I consider to be very personal and private. As for "voluntary", how many kids would want to stand out in a crowd and assert their rights *not* to "meditate"? -- Bill Jefferys 8-% Astronomy Dept, University of Texas, Austin TX 78712 (USnail) {ihnp4,kpno,ctvax}!ut-sally!utastro!bill (uucp) utastro!bill@ut-ngp (ARPANET)