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Two Clauses of the First Amendment concern the relationship of the government to religion:
1. Free Exercise Clause:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"
2. Establishment Clause:
Prohibits the government from endorsing a national religion and financially supporting it.
What about religion in public schools?
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"Public school students may have the right to pray on their own in a non-disruptive fashion and schools may teach about religion as a part of objective instruction, but public schools must not sponsor religious worship"
Information adapted from:
http://www.allabouthistory.org/separation-of-church-and-state.htm
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/estabinto.htm
