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> > > > a mandatory minute of silence in public schools jsut passed the Virginia legislatures.
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> > > > uni"what do you think about that?"peg
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> > > I think it'll probably be overturned sooner or later.
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> > > Stephen
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> > I just think the student will eventually end up talking through it, a regular scheduled moment of silence will just become routine and meaningless to most of them. I'd proable read or doodle myself.
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> > Speed'realist'ball
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> I think the biggest problem is the word 'mandatory'. American's have this notion that as a free people we cannot be made to do anything we don't want to do. And to a point I have to say that it is rightly so. The governments problem comes when people decide they don't want to do something *simply because* it's mandatory.

Here's the thing: the constitution is extremely clear on this one. The government is to stay out of religion. There is to be no state run religion, no official religion, nothing. You can't have any sort of mandatory time for prayer in school. Why on earth people keep belaboring this is beyond me. You're allowed to pray all you want during breaks, lunch, etc. Just don't ask that the school make it official in any way, shape or form.

Ste "You can bet the instant that school's began issuing some sort of "Daily Buddhist Meditation" period, the Christians would be up in arms" phen