Since children spend a great deal of their productive hours each day in the school setting, the propagation or non-propagation of religious ideas is a legitimate issue. Many parents, especially those located outside the coastal elite states, believe that religious acts belong in schools as a crucial part of child-rearing. This book examines the core questions of what is and what is not permitted regarding prayer and religion in the public schools as of the latest rulings and presents a selective bibliography of the book and journal literature for further analysis and reading.

First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Considers constitutional amendments to reverse various court decisions prohibiting prayer in public schools.

Provides divergent views on the issue of religion in public schools in the United States.

The fight over the role of religion in public schools is far from finished, and the last and final words have not been written. This collection of original essays reveals and updates the battlefield. Included are essays on school prayer, the evolution/intelligent design debate, public funding of religious groups on university campuses, religious themes in school-taught literature, and more. With diverse tones and points of view, these essays offer quality scholarship while revealing and honoring the heat these themes generate.

Committee Serial No. 9. Considers numerous House Joint Resolutions and House Concurrent Resolutions proposing amendment to the Constitution relating to prayers and Bible reading in public schools.