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To: gronieel2 who wrote (853310)	4/30/2015 1:43:34 PM
From: jlallen	2 Recommendations Recommended By FJB locogringo Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574104

Are you embarrassed by your source....??? How do you expect anyone to believe what you just posted? lol

To: gronieel2 who wrote (853310)	4/30/2015 1:46:39 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 1574104

But they have Koran reading in the US public schools now. Common Core loves it.

To: gronieel2 who wrote (853310)	4/30/2015 5:40:17 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1574104

According to that, there only 5 states that mandated Bible reading and that before class in the morning. And going back to before the Cold War era, there were even fewer: Americans United for the Separation of Church and State did a survey on the matter back in 1960. At the time, they found only five states which legally required Bible readings, 25 states which permitted Bible readings in public schools, and eleven which had specifically declared such religious exercises to be unconstitutional. .... In 1913, only two states required Bible readings in public schools, and prior to 1900, only the state of Massachusetts had a law regarding prayers and Bible reading in public schools. The change in state laws was the product of a nation-wide effort on the part of the National Reform Association — perhaps the first "Religious Right" organization in America. The National Reform Association was a coalition of very conservative church groups determined to increase the influence of religion in politics and society. That's from atheism.about.com The site is misleading about the National Reform Association ... that was a movement active immediately after the Civil War. The real move to promote Bible reading and prayer in public schools was a reaction to communism and occurred during the Cold War when people wanted to distinguish the US from the USSR. It seems you and your atheism site are both being somewhat hysterical about an alleged theocratic threat.