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Prayer in Public Schools Still Divides After 25 Years
Washington AP reports the 1962 Supreme Court ruling banning school sponsored prayer remains contentious. The piece notes a New Jersey case on moments of silence looming for the 1987-88 term and recalls reactions from political and religious leaders, including Reagan era efforts to amend the Constitution to permit silent prayer.
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Supreme Court
New Jersey
New York
Sam Ervin
North Carolina
Senate
Francis Spellman
Louisiana
Reagan
Congress
United States
Alabama
Byterian Church
U.S.A
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Episcopal Church
Synagogue Council of America
Harvard Law
Alan Dershowitz
Law School
University of California, Berkeley
Sam Rabinove
American Jewish Committee