Let the religious wars in Florida schools begin
BY FABIOLA SANTIAGO
APRIL 7, 2017 7:00 AM
Devout students, rejoice.
The Florida Legislature seems to have forgotten that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled long ago that public school officials cannot impose prayer or religion on students. But that’s not keeping the legislative body from pursuing a measure to bring religion full throttle to public school life.
If they succeed, Muslim students, for example, would be able to bring to school their prayer rugs, unfurl them, and bow in prayer to Allah. Why not? Any religious practice in public schools would have to be inclusive. No religion could be exempted from being expressed on school grounds. Expand religious rights of one and school officials have to allow space for all. And atheists and agnostics can’t be punished for not engaging in religious activities. They too would have to be given space to express those points of views in equal measure to religious fervor.
So let the 2017 religious wars in Florida schools begin.
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http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=471677.docx&DocumentType=Amendments&BillNumber=0436&Session=2017
