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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Appealing Schools' "Moment of Silence" Law"

The legal appeal to a 2003 Texas law mandating a moment of silence in school is going to the 5th US Circuit court of Appeals this fall. A North Texas couple are appealing the law upheld by a Federal district court, contending that the moment of silence is advancing religion, while the Texas attorney general will argue that the law is allowing students to, "reflect, pray, (or) mediate."

Check out the entire article at:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5924034.html

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