- Abington v. Schempp
- Text on the Supreme Court decision on school prayer in 1963, made
available by The National Center for Public Policy Research's Constitution
and the Courts Archive.
- American Atheists:
Schoolhouse - Collection of documents arguing against school-led
prayer and other religious observances in public schools. Includes FAQ,
an account of the "Battle of Philadelphia", and testimony given before
the U.S. Civil Rights Commission on atheist civil rights.
- Ask
Sybil Liberty About Your Right to Religious Freedom - An ACLU publication
for students.
- Can Public
Schools Be Religiously Neutral?- A good legal-based article.
- Challenging Religious
Education - This site promotes the view that religious education
(RE) in schools in England and Wales should encourage pupils to learn
a faith as opposed to learn about faiths.
- Education
Secretary's Statement on Religious Expression - Guidelines set forth
by the U.S. Department of Education to clarify the First Amendment rights
and responsibilities of students, parents, and schools.
- Federal
Guidelines for Religious Expression in Public Schools - Brief synopsis
of federal guidelines for how religious expression may be handled in
public schools.
- Internet
Infidels: School Prayer - Collection of articles for and against
government led prayer in the public schools.
- Mercer
Law Review: Religious Speech in the Public Schools - The Spring
1995 edition of the Mercer Law Review contains articles and casenotes
on various topics relating to religion in the public schools.
- National Association of Christian
Educators / Citizens for Excellence in Education - Helps parents
and educators reform public schools to reflect conservative Christian
views. Resources include newsletters, radio programs, books, seminars,
and assistance in getting elected to school boards. The organization
also urges Christian parents to remove their children from public schools,
and to work for the ultimate privatization of all education.
- National Center for Science
Education - National organization devoted to defending the teaching
of evolution in public schools, and keeping creationism out.
- National Council on Bible
Curriculum in Public Schools - A program to bring a state-certified
elective Bible course, "The Bible as History and Literature", into the
public high schools in the U.S. Provides streaming video, endorsements,
and articles covering historical and legal issues, as well as related
links.
- Parents for Excellence
in District Schools - PEDS serves as an educational resource and
networker link toward keeping public schools safe and secular.
- Pontotoc,
Mississippi School Prayer Case - An essay on the North Pontotoc
school prayer trial in U.S. District Court, involving a suit brought
by Lisa Herdahl of Mississippi against the Pontotoc County School District.
Includes judicial decision and links.
- Pray for
the Children - A petition to the US House of Representatives that
will "allow prayer in our schools".
- Public School
Prayer Persecution - Presents arguments why prayer should not be
permitted in public schools, and criticism of Christian conservatives.
- Public School
System Used Against Christ - Articles from the Christian Parents'
Information Network, arguing against the secular public school system.
- Religion
and the Community School - Discusses the experiences of one teacher
with the intersection of the community school model with the desire
of a community to include Christian teachings in their public school's
activities.
- Religion
in the Public Schools: A Joint Statement of Current Law - A statement
drafted by 35 religious and public-policy organizations, in an effort
to find common ground on the issue of religious expression in public
schools.
- Religion in
U.S. Public Schools - Presents both sides of the issue on religious
activities in schools, with essays on current legal decisions.
- Religion
in the Public Schools- A joint statement of current law.
- Secretary's
Statement on Religious Expression- The official statement of the
government stand on this issue.
- Teaching About Religion
In Public Schools - Offers help to educators to encourage students
toward objective consideration of the varied worldviews they may study
in history.
- U.S.
Supreme Court Church v. State Decisions- Major decisions in the
Church vs. State issue.
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