Show me in the Constitution it says that....
@dac1842: Don't need to. The SCOTUS ruled on June 25, 1962, in Engel v. Vitale that a prayer approved by the
New York Board of Regents for use in schools violated the First
Amendment because it represented establishment of religion. The Court explained the importance of separation between church and
state by giving a lengthy history of the issue, beginning with the 16th
century in England. It then stated that school's prayer is a religious
activity by the very nature of it being a prayer, and that prescribing
such a religious activity for school children violates the Establishment
Clause. The program, created by government officials to promote a
religious belief, was therefore constitutionally impermissible.
The Court rejected the defendant's arguments that people are not
asked to respect any specific established religion; and that the prayer
is voluntary. The Court held that the mere promotion of a religion is
sufficient to establish a violation, even if that promotion is not
coercive. The Court further held that the fact that the prayer is
vaguely worded enough not to promote any particular religion is not a
sufficient defense, as it still promotes a family of religions (those
that recognize "Almighty God"), which still violates the Establishment
Clause.
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