Free Republic 2nd Qtr 2024 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $35,139
43%  
Woo hoo!! And we're now over 43%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

Keyword: freedomfromgod

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • Parents file suit challenging schools' moment of silence

    03/13/2006 6:56:20 PM PST · by ChessMan · 35 replies · 734+ views
    Parents file suit challenging schools' moment of silence 07:15 PM CST on Monday, March 13, 2006 By KATHERINE LEAL UNMUTH / The Dallas Morning News An atheist couple whose children attend a Carrollton-Farmers Branch elementary school have filed a complaint in federal district court arguing that the state’s mandated moment of silence in public schools is unconstitutional. David and Shannon Croft named the school district and Gov. Rick Perry in their complaint, filed Friday. In it, they say one of their children was told by a teacher to be quiet because the minute is a “time for prayer.” “I do...