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Engel Vs. Vitale-Prayer In Schools

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Prayer in Schools
In 1962 the Engel versus Vitale lawsuit ended prayer in schools. I believe the intentions were good at the time, as it was to protect the first amendments rights of the pupils so that they would not be forced to pray outside of their faith. I believe everyone has the right to his or her own beliefs and should be able to pray to whatever faith they may practice. However, I believe that once this law was put in place it opened the door to a much broader spectrum of things to be admonished. At this time, children are no longer allowed to pray at school at all, football teams are not allowed to pray on the field. Dare we ask why? My opinion is that it is to protect the school system from backlash from anyone who may be

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