Of course kids can organize Christian Clubs and have prayer meetings during non-school hours. That's not what you said. In fact, you wrote your line in answer to my question which was, and I quote:
"Is there any school endorsed religious activity that wouldn't seem innocuous to you?"
See that word?
Endorsed?
It's in the blurb you quoted from the ACLU:
"provided no elements of school sponsorship or
endorsement are present."
Of course people are allowed to pray in schools. But school prayer is not allowed. Do you understand the difference? No, you don't.
Post #21, here's what I said, and I quote:
"Organized, School-Led prayer is unconstitutional. Kids CAN pray in schools, but the school can't endorse it." http://www.democraticunderground.com/discu... That's what *I* said. In this thread. Yesterday. Yet, here, tonight, you think you're shining some kind of brilliant illuminating light of reason by informing me
"Prayer is protected in schools, sorry but people are allowed to pray in schools." Well, gee whiz. Thanks for clearing that up. Did you hear on the AM Radio that mean ol' Atheists don't know that kids are free to pray in schools on their own volition, perchance? Right. Never mind what I actually said, you're having a grand old time arguing with some fucking straw man figment of your imagination, the God-hatin' Atheist who wants to rip the Bibles out of the wee childrens' hands.
Actually, given that there
"is no evidence that there is anything resembling systematic suppression of religious activity anywhere in public schools." (your quote), we must ONLY exist in the imaginations of "some people"- probably those same full of shit "some people" who pretend they know more about the Constitution than they do.
Cough.
What you don't seem to get is the difference between the school allowing a Christian Group (or a Wiccan Group, or a Cthulu Group) to meet and pray, and the school HAVING organized, Christian (or Wiccan, or Cthulu) prayers as part of the Curriculum. The SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION posting a sign saying "In God We Trust" is a clear ENDORSEMENT of the idea that "GOD" exists. That is an ENDORSEMENT of a RELIGIOUS BELIEF. And as such, it is UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
And the ACLU, which you have liberally quoted as an authority on this subject, is going to agree with me on that.
