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Federal Court Strikes Down Illinois School Prayer “Moment of Silence” Law

Filed in National by on January 22, 2009 69 Comments

Another blow to the school prayer crowd was delivered in federal court yesterday, as the Illinois Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act was ruled unconstitutional by U.S. District Judge Robert W. Gettleman. The “teacher is required to instruct her pupils, especially in the lower grades, about prayer and its meaning as well as the limitations […]

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