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Oklahoma superintendent vows to 'fight the radical myth of separation of church and state' (www.rawstory.com)

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Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters on Tuesday vowed to bring Christian prayer back into his state's public schools and suggested that the notion of church-state separation in the United States was a "myth."Writing on Twitter, Walters linked to a story about a recent speech he delivered to th...

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I know this is absolutely remedial, but since I don't see it posted here yet:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Courts have repeatedly found that "Congress" in the First Amendment extends to any governmental authority.