Illinois moment of silence law ruled unconstitutional
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Posted: 7:22 AM Jan 22, 2009
Illinois moment of silence law ruled unconstitutional
A federal judge has ruled unconstitutional a law passed by the Illinois legislature requiring the state's schools to require a moment of prayer or reflection on the day's activities.
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Posted by: Dennis Location: New Jersey on Mar 7, 2009 at 12:04 PM

Students can already pray or meditate silently whenever and wherever they please. Who needs a law requiring it? This is just one more effort by fundamentalist Christians to force religion back into the public schools, and the judge did the right thing declaring it unconstitutional.
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Posted by: Glenda Location: Belvidere on Mar 2, 2009 at 05:55 AM

What kind of jerks do we have in our legal systems, a they are so worried about anyone who have faith, so scared of those who believe in GOD. A moment of silence can also be used to relfelcted on how one wants to deal with themselves and their day. Maybe this so called judge should try taking a moment to refelct each day before he passes his judgement, to see whoses best interest he is really reflecting. Freedom of speech whether vocally or in thoughts should always be.
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Posted by: Mac Location: OKC on Jan 22, 2009 at 11:34 AM

A momoment of silence is too much? WHAT HAPPENED TO TOLERANCE!!! What a bigoted and intolerant person!! Sheeeshh!
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