Abington School District v. Schempp - Wikipedia

So what is this stuff with the Koran?

Going in to my senior year of high school when this passed, recall mandatory periods of silence in place of Lords Prayer in home room.

I was entering 3rd grade that year and didn't quite understand what was going on SGT (Join to see) I remember the Lord's Prayer being read in my elementary school in Drexel Hill Pa.

That same summer in Baltimore, Maryland, Murray v. Curlett dealt with state-approved reading of Bible passages before classes in public schools.
1. Schempp was brought to trial by a religious family who had contacted the ACLU. The Schempps challenged a Pennsylvania law which stated that:
...at least ten verses from the Holy Bible shall be read, without comment, at the opening of each public school day. Any child shall be excused from such Bible reading, or attending such Bible reading, upon written request of his parent or guardian.
This was disallowed by a federal district court.
2. Murray was brought to trial by an atheist: Madalyn Murray (later O'Hair), who was working on behalf of her sons, William and Garth. Murray challenged a Baltimore statute that provided for the "reading, without comment, of a chapter of the Holy Bible and/or of the Lord's Prayer" before the start of classes.
This statute was upheld by both a state court and the Maryland Court of Appeals."
https://www.thoughtco.com/abington-school-district-v-schempp-and-murray-v-curlett-250694

This conflict in decision resulted in the case being held by the U.S. Supreme Court which issued its decision on June 17, 1963.
An irony to me is that POTUS JFK was assassinated that November and Madalyn Murray (later O'Hair) spent her lifetime battling public reading of the Bible and acknowledging God publicly.

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