Two Fridays in February: The Impact of Congressional Debate Regarding Sectarian Influence in Western States' Schools.

Pitts, Mark

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Publication Date: 1992

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Two Fridays in February: The Impact of Congressional Debate Regarding Sectarian Influence in Western States' Schools.

Pitts, Mark

Religion & Public Education, v19 n1 p67-78 Win 1992

Reviews the constitutions of several western states that provide an absolute barrier between religion and public education. Asserts that these laws were passed after the Civil War when concern about minority religious influence in some states was high. Maintains that these state laws may be the next battleground in the ongoing controversy about church-state separation. (CFR)

Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal State Relationship, Government Role, State Church Separation, State Legislation, United States History

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: First Amendment; United States Constitution

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