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armstrong80
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Originally posted by menewa
The first Amendment says "...Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting free exercise thereof..."
I think this proves the seperation right there. However, I also think this proves that children can pray where ever and whenever they want to. Be it in a public school or not.
I concede that there should be a separation, but it goes both ways. The ACLU wants laws in place that prohibit christianity in public places and they have won mone that one of their battles. But the way the first amendment is written, they can't make a law about religion one way or another, whether it be congress or a federal judge. Besides the fact that a judge can't make a law, but only interpret them as it applies to the constitution. Therefore by the constitution, a federal judge can't tell the Mississippi Legislature to take down a copy of the Ten Commandments, or tell 200 high school students they can't have a public prayer before a football game. Be cause in doing so, they set a precedent.Unless the precedent is struck down by an appeals court or the the Supreme Court, it then becomes the law.