"l believe in an America where the
separation of church and state is
absolute... where no church or church
school is granted any public funds or
political preference..."
John F. Kennedy, 1960
• "l do not believe that any type of
religion should ever be introduced
into the public schools of the
United States."
Thomas Edison
"l hold that in this country there must be
complete severance of Church and State;
that public moneys shall not be used for the
purpose of advancing any particular creed;
and therefore that the public schools shall
be non-sectarian and no public moneys
appropriated for sectarian schools."
Theodore Roosevelt, 1915
"Leave the matter of religion to the
family altar, the church, and the private
schools, supported entirely by private
contributions. Keep the church and the
state forever separate."
Ulysses S. Grant, 1875
'We should not have teacher-led prayers in
public schools, and school officials should
never favor one religion over another, or
favor religion over no religion (or vice versa)."
George W. Bush, 2000
"l endorse [the ban on school prayer]...
Contrary to what many have said, it sought to
outlaw neither prayer nor belief in god. In a
pluralistic society such as ours, who is to
determine what prayer shall be spoken and by
whom? Legally, consütuüonally or omerwise,
the state certainly has no such right."
Martin Luther King, 1965
SECULAR PUBLIC EDUCATION
All those in favor, stand up.
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