Many citizens responded to this threat by urging Members of Congress to vote against the proposal. The comments by one of the pastors in my State of North Dakota came to the very crux of the matter: Present laws permit a time for silent meditation which is all that should be permitted in a pluralistic society such as our own ... If this opposition to prayer In school seems strange on the part of the church. you need only reflect on why there were large groups of people immigrating to this country years ago for religious reasons: it was not because of a lack of religion in their homelands. but because well meaning rulers thought they could make people good by enslaving their consciences. The proponents of the resolution severely weakened their case. when only minutes before the end of debate. they offered an amendment to change the wording from "nondenominational prayer" to "voluntary prayer or meditation." We should not tamper. on a spurofthemoment decision. with our Nations most precious heritage. the Bill of Rights. In this case.
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