Personal prayer in schools? Praying out loud in a classroom is just as disruptive as talking, and goes against the biblical injunction against praying in public places just for show. Teacher-led class prayer is indeed government mandated religious activity and exclusionary to anyone who believes differently than the majority. I believe the usual catch-phrase is "Tyranny of the masses".
The mention of God in the oath of office is not written that way. If the incoming officer wishes to include it that's his business. Has there been an attempt to make it illegal? I see it as insidious that some people try to say that an official is "Un-American" if he doesn't use the phrase. It goes directly against the Constitutional limitation "No Religious Test".
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