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An old debate over religion in school is opening up again

  • Written by David Mislin, Assistant Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University
A Bible class at a public high school in Georgia,AP Photo/David Goldman

As the 2020 election approaches in the United States, President Donald Trump is adding school prayer to the list of contentious issues up for debate. At a rally in early January he announced plans to “safeguard students’ and teachers’ First Amendment rights to...

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