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History shows why school prayer is so divisive

  • Written by Frank S. Ravitch, Professor of Law & Walter H. Stowers Chair of Law and Religion, Michigan State University
Members of the senior class of Russell County HIgh School in Kentucky recite the Lord's Prayer, in defiance of a court ruling, during commencement exercises in 2006.AP Photo/James Crisp

The education committee of the Kentucky Senate is currently considering a bill for a “day of prayer” in the state’s schools. The bill known as HB...

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