For all the often understandable criticism levied against politicians, a legislator’s principled stance in favor of traditional values can sometimes restore conservatives’ faith in the lawmaking process. While its ultimate passage remains to be seen, one Alabama state representative is pushing a bill that might do just that.
Republican Steve Hurst is putting the longstanding ban on school prayer in the crosshairs, using some sound logic to back up his position. His proposal would allow schools to mirror the practice of both the state and federal legislature by beginning each day with an invocation.
“If Congress can open with a prayer, and the state of Alabama Legislature can,” he explained, “I don’t see why schools can’t.”
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Republican Steve Hurst is putting the longstanding ban on school prayer in the crosshairs, using some sound logic to back up his position. His proposal would allow schools to mirror the practice of both the state and federal legislature by beginning each day with an invocation.
“If Congress can open with a prayer, and the state of Alabama Legislature can,” he explained, “I don’t see why schools can’t.”
Read more at http://www.westernjournalism.com/clever-way-prayer-might-return-alabama-schools/#qylBvfvx6gPOUjR3.99