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On the recordNovember 13, 2001
Frankly, the God I pray to never left the schools. And the God I pray to is so powerful that no government body in any nation has the ability to take God or prayers out of our schools. [...] I would argue the case, with which many religious conservative organizations, including many Christian organizations in this country, that would agree with my position that government ought not to be suggesting or dictating prayers; and especially should not be dictating what the content of American citizens and school children's prayers should be.
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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Addressing a resolution related to prayer in schools during a congressional debate.

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