to the Constitution. In order to maintain religious liberty in the United States of America,

religion in school and school-sponsored events must be discontinued. This

constitutional mandate of religious neutrality in schools is supported by Americans

United for the Separation of Church and State and various religious minorities. America

has more than 2,000 recognized faith groups and it is the state's duty to have public

schools which serve these students equally and non intrusively of their background and

In the making of our constitution, our forefathers tried to uphold the rights

ofevery citizen of the United States. In the Bill of Rights, which are the first ten

amendments to the Constitution, they provided for other rights, such as freedom of

religion, speech, and press. The First Amendment actually says "Congress shall make

no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercises

thereof." There must be a clean separation of church and state in America. Many

argue that our Bill of Rights guarantees the freedom of religion in two parts. One is the

there are actually very few who oppose. The Southern Baptists in Pontotoc County,

descendants from immigrants who came to this country to escape government

between a person and his or her God; no one else should be present. Some may

The only way to satisfy persons of diverse religions is for the schools to be kept free of

of this issue. Prayer in school is against the Bill of Rights, and needs to be preserved.

built. Those who attended religious meetings of the Baptists could even be arrested.

choices about the religious teachings they believed in. They also were alienated

our schools. Clearly understood and sensibly applied, it works."

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