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From: daver@hp-pcd.UUCP (daver)
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Subject: Re: Re: School Prayer Amendment - postsc
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Date: Tue, 18-Sep-84 22:52:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 18 22:52:00 1984
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>PPS. - I do not object to COMPLETELY SILENT time of prayer.
>If a teacher could simply announce that the next minute will
>be a minute of silence for prayer, meditation or private
>reflection and let it go at that (not even an 'amen' at the
>end much less "in _______'s name"), I don't see then how it
>could be harmful?


If a student used the time to work on homework or read or do something else,
would that student be disciplined?  If so, wouldn't this be establishing some
sort of religion?  If not, would this accomplish anything?

Dave Rabinowitz
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