"sanctioned prayer" versus the right to freedom of religion
WKYT 27 NEWSFIRST & WYMT Mountain News - Judge Blocks Prayer at High School Graduation
This story warms my heart. The judge did rule correctly in this case: that the school should NOT have a sanctioned prayer as part of the graduating ceremony. This does violate a separation between government and religion, the key word being "sanctioned." However, that does NOT prohibit the 200 or so graduating seniors from doing a prayer on their own. Anyone who thinks that prayer should be outright banned from schools needs to re-examine the Constitution. Only a SANCTIONING of religion by a state institution is banned by the Constitution. A person can pray if they want to, whenever and wherever they want to. THAT is the definition of "freedom of religion."
This story warms my heart. The judge did rule correctly in this case: that the school should NOT have a sanctioned prayer as part of the graduating ceremony. This does violate a separation between government and religion, the key word being "sanctioned." However, that does NOT prohibit the 200 or so graduating seniors from doing a prayer on their own. Anyone who thinks that prayer should be outright banned from schools needs to re-examine the Constitution. Only a SANCTIONING of religion by a state institution is banned by the Constitution. A person can pray if they want to, whenever and wherever they want to. THAT is the definition of "freedom of religion."
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