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John Danforth: But if the Senator will yield, a prayer that is out loud is not constitutionally prohibited. A prayer that is out loud…

On the recordFebruary 3, 1994
But if the Senator will yield, a prayer that is out loud is not constitutionally prohibited. A prayer that is out loud is clearly permitted under the Constitution, but that does not mean that any schoolchild at any time of day during the middle of class or during the middle of an exam has an unlimited power today----
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John Danforth
Missouri

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The speaker is discussing the constitutionality of public prayer in schools.

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