David Fritzinger
2/21/2012 8:52:00 PM
In article
<Jason-2102121023560001@67-150-126-192.lsan.mdsg-pacwest.com>,
Jason@nospam.com (Jason) wrote:
> In article <dfritzin-C2CECE.06255921022012@news.eternal-september.org>,
> David Fritzinger <dfritzin@nospamtome.hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > In article
> > <Jason-2002121557490001@67-150-168-157.lsan.mdsg-pacwest.com>,
> > Jason@nospam.com (Jason) wrote:
> >
> > > In article <dfritzin-922BD1.06435220022012@news.eternal-september.org>,
> > > David Fritzinger <dfritzin@nospamtome.hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > In article <Jason-1902122357180001@66.53.221.239>,
> > > > Jason@nospam.com (Jason) wrote:
> > > >
> > > > [snip]
> > > > > There was a Supreme Court Case related to this issue that made it
> illegal
> > > > > to pray in public schools.
> > > >
> > > > Sorry to respond twice to this post.
> > > >
> > > > It never was, and never shall be illegal to pray in public school. What
> > > > is illegal, and unconstitutional, is to have teachers leading the
> > > > prayers in public school. After all, would you like a teacher to lead a
> > > > prayer to Allah in your local school?
> > >
> > > No--believe it or not--when I was in the second grade (1956) our grade
> > > school teacher led us as we said the Lord's Prayer together. It was legal
> > > in those days for grade school teachers to do that. The Supreme Court case
> > > made it illegal for teachers to continue to it. The Supreme Court case
> > > also caused every public school principal in Virginia to remove all copies
> > > of the 10 commandments that were in most every classroom in Virginia.
> >
> > You have said nothing new, nor did you answer my question. The Supremes
> > found as they did, based on the 1st Amendment to the Constitution, which
> > says there should be no state religion. By teachers leading the class in
> > a prayer from a particular religion, the state is endorsing that
> > religion.
> >
> > Now, answer my question. Would you like to see teachers leading prayers
> > to Allah in your schools?
> > >
> > > I graduated from high school in 1970.
>
> No--but some schools do release Muslims from their classes so they can
> engage in prayer. Is that legal under the constitution?
Why should the Muslims be discriminated against? What you want is
unconstitutional. Deal with reality, for once in your life.