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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify that the Constitution neither prohibits voluntary prayer nor requires prayer in schools.
Other Bill Titles (1 more) 3/29/2007--Introduced.
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits anything in the Constitution, including amendments, from being construed to prohibit voluntary prayer or require prayer in a public school, or to prohibit voluntary prayer or require prayer at a public school extracurricular a... moreSee Full Bill Text
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| Introduced |  | Voted on by Senate |
| March 29, 2007 |
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April 21, 2008 Ãducation
La prière devrait être permise dans les écoles publiques. Cochran co-sponsored SJRES.11, which proposed amending the constitution to clarify that prayer could not be prohibited in public schools.
Source: Thad Cochran
April 21, 2008 Educação
Oração deve ser permitida nas escolas públicas. Cochran co-sponsored SJRES.11, which proposed amending the constitution to clarify that prayer could not be prohibited in public schools.
Source: Thad Cochran
April 11, 2008 Prayer should be permitted in public schools. (Education)
Rockefeller co-sponsored S.J.RES.11, which proposed amending the constitution to clarify that prayer could not be prohibited in public schools.
Source: Jay Rockefeller
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No person in this nation can stop any individual from praying at any time. Peoples in the position of power speaking from a government pulpit (or bnehind a government pulpit) cannot be permitted to espouse prayers at public events for the simple reason that any sort of publicly pronounced prayer serves to indicate bias.
Seriously folks, nobody can stop you from whispering or telepathically communicating a prayer to any sort of divine power or structure. I can will my thoughts anywhere and can say quietly a personal prayer, but imagine if you will a Satanic prayer being offered at the begining of football games (I use this example with no desire to submit commentary or even a basic understanding of Satanism but rather to provide a metaphor/simile which may help to illustrate my point).
This amendment would allow an educator or public official to imbibe young children with the linguistics of Satanism. "All hail the dark lord of H*** for it is in his glory that our warriors charge forth onto this field of battle." To some people, religious prayer of any kind (no matter how inspirational they may be to individuals) takes on a similar presence.
It's not that Christians, Muslims, Jews, Taoists... should be restricted from their individual belief but rather to offer the same respect and courtesy they would enjoy of society to all its members by keeping Faith an individual affair.
Please note that I am totally in support of persons gathering for religious purposes, but they should not be in positions of government sponsored power or suggestion when they do so. This being said I believe Presidents of the US should be sworn in over a copy of the Constitution, for that is the document that binds this nation.
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