Zorach v. Clauson

And All the Students Said, “Amen”

A fourth grade student raises his hand to answer questions regarding the Bill of Rights during Constitution Week at Bitburg Elementary School on Bitburg Annex Germany Sept 120920 F VI983 021 scaled

By offering a voluntary prayer, the government introduces its students to religion in a way that is not coercive or intrusive. It is, rather, a traditional acknowledgement of religion, even if it simply constitutes a recognition of the theistic origins of our unalienable rights.

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