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Prayer in public schools is unconstitutional because of separation of Church and state.

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The historical argument against school prayer was not constitutional as the constitution does not mandate separation of church and state. The phrase was taken out of context from a letter by Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists in 1802. In the letter Jefferson assured the Baptists that the government would not interfere with their religious liberties. The constitution itself guarantees freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.

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