Prayer and Religion in the Public Schools: What Is, and Is Not, Permitted

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Few areas of constitutional law have proven to be as controversial and as subject to misinterpretation as that concerning the constitutionality of government-sponsored religious activities in public schools. In the last three decades the Supreme Court in five decisions and the State arid lower Federal courts in dozens of related decisions have attempted to articulate the 1 / meaning of the religion clauses of the First ~mendment- for a variety of such activities, including State-sponsored prayer, Bible reading, and religious teaching. Notwithstanding continuing political controversy over many of these decisions, they provide a fairly consistent interpretation and application of the … continued below

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Ackerman, David M. September 4, 1980.

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Few areas of constitutional law have proven to be as controversial
and as subject to misinterpretation as that concerning the constitutionality
of government-sponsored religious activities in public schools. In the
last three decades the Supreme Court in five decisions and the State arid lower
Federal courts in dozens of related decisions have attempted to articulate the
1 / meaning of the religion clauses of the First ~mendment- for a variety of such
activities, including State-sponsored prayer, Bible reading, and religious
teaching. Notwithstanding continuing political controversy over many of these
decisions, they provide a fairly consistent interpretation and application of
the First Amendment.

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Ackerman, David M. Prayer and Religion in the Public Schools: What Is, and Is Not, Permitted, report, September 4, 1980; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs8146/: accessed May 12, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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