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Justice John Paul Stevens
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Nonsense.
Justice Stevens didn't ban prayer in school; the US Supreme Court took that action in Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962), before Stevens joined the Court in 1975. Justice Hugo Black wrote the opinion in that case. Justice Black didn't make the decision alone; the landmark decision was settled 6-1(Justices Felix Frankfurter and Byron White didn't participate).
The Supreme Court heard a similar case, Wallace v. Jaffree, 472 US 38 (1985), in which Alabama law permitted public school teachers to lead prayer sessions and teach religion during the school day. In a 6-3 decision, the Court determined the state law was unconstitutional under the First Amendment Establishment Clause. Justice Stevens wrote the majority opinion in Jaffree, but was only one of the six who voted to overturn the Alabama law.
Justice Stevens also wrote the opinion of the Court for Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe, 530 US 290 (2000) when the Supreme Court voted 6-3 that the school district could not permit a student to broadcast a pre-game prayer to a captive audience at home football games. Stevens was joined in his opinion by conservative Justices Anthony Kennedy and Sandra Day O'Connor.
The reason the Court disallows organized prayer in public school is that it violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which holds the government cannot promote religion. Because schools receive federal funds, they must also uphold the Establishment Clause. Private schools that do not receive money from the US government are under no such restriction and can conduct prayer without fear of intervention.
For more information about the Supreme Court's position on prayer in public schools, see Related Questions, below.
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What amendment banned prayer from the school?
The First Amendment Establishment Clause has been used to ban organized prayer in public schools.
Is it legal to have school prayer?
No. Not in public school at least.
Prayer in school violates what clause?
Private prayer in school is allowed under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Institutional prayer is forbidden under the same amendment--freedom of religion is to be respected, and there should be no governmental establishment of religion.
Do you agree to have prayer in school?
No. My opinion is that prayer should not be part of our schools. I raised 5 children through the public school system and I believe religion should be kept in the church or in the privacy of your home.
Where was The Pigman by Paul Zindel banned city school-district?
Hillsboro, Missouri, School District, 1985
What amendment banned prayer from the school?
The First Amendment Establishment Clause has been used to ban organized prayer in public schools.
Who led the movement to have prayer and Bible reading banned from public school?
Madalyn Murray O' Hair
What are the statistics of violence before and after prayer was taken out of schools?
I have a debate on prayer in school. For or against. So I needed to know if possible, the statistics, about violence before and after prayer was taken out of school. Go Here: http://whatyouknowmightnotbeso.com/graphs.html These graphs show different statistical information based on the affects from prayer being banned out of school.
What was the actual prayer that was banned in public schools was there a standard script teachers typically used?
The actual prayer that was banned from public schools was a specific prayer known as the "Regents' Prayer" or the "Almighty God" prayer. This prayer was recited in some public schools in the United States before the ban. While there was no standard script that all teachers used, the Regents' Prayer was frequently used as it was a commonly accepted prayer in many schools.
Should school trips be banned?
they should be banned because it is a waist of school time and money.
Why was Owais Qadri banned in Saudi Arabia?
He was banned because he said that he was not allowed to pray behind a Saudi Imam (leader of prayer), and started leading a prayer of his own. This is why he was banned, and Mushrik (person who do shirk) was being written on his passport. He was banned because he is not wahaabi. The Saudi Government and system-runners in the country are mostly from this divergent school of thought. Owais Qadri belongs to an old school of thought; the one that Turk rulers in the Ottoman Empire believed in. Since today's Arab rulers of Saudi Arabia conspired against this centuries-old empire, they're specially against this religious thought which is proven, and dates back to old times.
Why was the terrorist banned?
it is not banned it is controversal because it is not school compliant
What is the issue about school prayer?
It means that the school is a Christian school, and that prayer is part of the curriculum of the school. In point of fact it is the most important of all the teachings of the school. Whatever else you learn in school it will not get you to heaven, prayer on the other hand will certainly help you along the way.
Is it legal to have school prayer?
No. Not in public school at least.
Who led a movement to have Bible reading and prayer banned in the US?
Madalyn Murray O' Hair
What does organized prayer in public school violate?
Organized prayer in public school violates the First Amendment Establishment Clause.
How has school prayer affected schools in America?
Prayer isn't allowed in schools.
