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School and Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives, 4/e
Stephen E. Tozer, The University of Illinois, Chicago
Paul C. Violas
Guy Senese, Northern Arizona University

Liberty and Literacy: The Jeffersonian Era

Internet Exercises

There are many sites on the Internet that advocate for or against school prayer; just use those two words as keywords and you will see. These are brief statements from two well-known activist organizations, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Family Research Council, that have opposing viewpoints on school prayer, just as Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Rush did. Read these opinions, and reflect on how you feel about religion's place in public schools. See how many other websites you can find that weigh in on such issues. How are the arguments different from those of two hundred years ago?

ACLU on School Prayer