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To: tejek who wrote (208770)	10/26/2004 7:21:48 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1584697

Ted, Why do you think the school prayer is an example of religious expression? I don't, at least not in the context you're thinking about. But consider this. Most schools before the middle of the 19th century were private and Christian. With the advent of public education, a lot of the religious teachings were toned down, but still remained as part of the curriculum. No one really had a problem with that, given the huge majority of Christians at the time. It wasn't until the middle of the 20th century that people started to wonder why the Bible was still part of the public school curriculum, and why prayer in schools remained. Was it wrong for public schools to even include religion in its curriculum in the first place? You might think so today, but today's society is a lot more diverse and secular than the society back then. Times are changing, and with it the definition of the separation of church and state. Tenchusatsu