Engel v. Vitale
(1962), a U.S. Supreme Court decision addressing the issue of school prayer.In the early 1960s some New York public school districts asked children to recite a state-composed prayer each day: “Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers and our Country.” Some non-Christian parents objected that the prayer, though supposedly not compulsory, was nonetheless required and that tax-supported facilities were used for a religious observance. While the ... ...
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