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Should a Catholic school be reimbursed by the state for school supplies?

Should there be time set aside in school for kids to pray? These are some of

the many questions the U.S. Supreme Court asks themselves when they are

confronted with cases involving religion in school. Although there are some

sound supporting arguments for prayer in school, the opposing arguments

more than justify the non-religious atmosphere of public school. Supporting

arguments for In School Prayer have little validity. For instance one argument

is that the framers of the constitution were religious, so they didn't mean to

prohibit all government sponsored prayer or acknowledgment of "GOD." This

is assuming one way just to be in favor of the In School Prayer idea.

Pro-Prayer activists also believe that it is VERY important for the nation's

children to have religious values instilled in them. I strongly disagree with this

statement solely because they are assuming that someone without a religion......

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