Whew! So I'm not the only Republican who's against prayer in public schools!
The Center for Inquiry (CFI)
on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, commended Indiana State Sen. David Long
(R-District 16), President Pro Tempore of the Indiana Senate, for
rejecting a proposal that would have allowed Christian prayer in public
schools.
Earlier this month, Indiana
State Sen. Dennis Kruse, (R-District 14) introduced Senate Bill 23, a
measure that would permit “the governing body of a school corporation or
the equivalent authority of a charter school to provide for the
recitation of the Lord’s Prayer at the beginning of each school day.”
In response, Sen. Long publicly
criticized SB 23 as being “a clear violation of the interpretation of
the First Amendment by the Supreme Court of the United States,” and
referred the bill to a committee, where it will most likely die.
CFI’s letter thanked Sen. Long
for recognizing the importance of the principle of government neutrality
on religion, as outlined in several Supreme Court rulings, and for
protecting Indiana taxpayers from the costs of a doomed yet expensive
legal battle. You can download our letter here.
To thank Sen. Long yourself, click here.
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