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From: milhodge@uok.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Orphaned Response - (nf)
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Date: Wed, 2-Nov-83 23:34:57 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov  2 23:34:57 1983
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uok!milhodge    Nov  1 22:41:00 1983

              Hi me again.  It seems unfair at first glance that so many
restrictions are put on where people can pray and where it is appropriate
to quote from a religous text and all that
well it is unfair.  But you have to look atr the situation that brings
things like this about.
	All throughout society is the "VOCAL MINORITY" that tries to get
books banned, organized (with no chance to say no) prayer in school,
creationism taught in public schools, and T.V. with nothing but "Little
House on the Prairie".  All of these things are done in the name of
decency, the American way and the BIBLE.  After a while people get 
tired of having the bible shoved down their throats as the main reason
for doing something. 
	I have never had problems with religion and school.
my high school ran early morning bible studies that attendance at was
totally opotional(I never went)
                               ^and was never forced to go either
but anytime I felt the need to pray (like before a test) I would 
just lower my head and pray. Nobody came up and said "No NO you can't
do that here, this is a public school." But I would have taken offence
if there had been a manditory morning prayer. (

  		(gee shouln't this be in net.religion)

       						mike hodge
						 O.U.
						(that's in Okla.)