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Article: Bill would permit military academy prayers; Move aimed at thwarting ACLU.(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- October 4, 2003
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Byline: Amy Fagan, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Republicans on Capitol Hill are stepping into a battle over whether military schools should be allowed to include prayer as part of meals and other school-sponsored activities.
House conservatives are pushing a bill designed to ensure that military academies can have policies to include voluntary, nondenominational prayers during authorized activities, such as meals.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Walter B. Jones, North Carolina Republican, aims to combat the efforts of the American Civil Liberties Union, which successfully sued the Virginia Military Institute because of its prayer-before-meal tradition, and ...
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