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Q: Last year, the Illinois General Assembly passed a law requiring all public schools to reserve time at the beginning of each school day for "silent prayer or silent reflection on the anticipated activities of the day." The law quickly generated controversy and a lawsuit regarding the separation of church and state. What role, if any, should prayer play in public schools?

Group prayer such as a moment of silence at the beginning of the school day should be required in every public school.
Any sort of prayer, whether in groups or individually, should be outlawed in public schools.
I do not have an opinion.

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