Separation of Church and State

re to classmates, express their religious beliefs in
             reports and papers, and read the Bible or other religious literature during school, but
             schools cannot teach "creationism," provide for compulsory reading from the Bible or
             other religious works, or use a class assignment that calls for an oral presentation as
             an opportunity to conduct a religious service. Simply, they can practice or preach their
             religion just as they may speak of their political opinions, but they may not favor one
             religion, hold school-sponsored prayer or bible readings, or post religious scriptures in
             a way that suggests advocacy of a particular religion. The Americans United for the
             Separation of Church and State, or the AU, support these various rules. It is a fact that
             the Bill of Rights is not clearly defined, and it does leave items up for interpretation.
             Many say that our Supreme Court Justices have not interpreted the amendments
             correctly, and that we do not know what is clearly the establishment of a religion.
             There have been many debates in history regarding these rules. In Philadelphia
             in the 1840s, there were conflicts over which version of the Bible to use in school. In
             Cincinnati in the 1870s, there were arguments that amounted to what was ca
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